August 2023
To the press(NPO) Japan Dream Baseball league
President Keiichiro Yamauchi

Request for Photographs, Video and Media Coverage

Regarding our coverage activities for the 5th World Baseball Japan for the PhysicallyHandicapped.（World Dream baseball 2023） which will be held on 9 (Sat) and 10 (Sun) at theBanderin Dome Nagoya in Nagoya City, Nagoya, we ask for your cooperation in the smooth
operation of the tournament.

1. Application for media coverage(1) Organizations that can provide news coverage: TV, radio, general newspapers, local
newspapers, news agencies, and sports newspapers,Only media organizations that cover sports, welfare, and general news coverage are eligible toapply for coverage.
The organizer reserves the right to refuse coverage in cases that do not fall into the above
categories.
(2) How to apply: Please apply in advance using the application form for media coverage.
Please submit your application by 17:00 on September 1 (Fri.) using the dedicated form below.
We will later send you an e-mail with a permission form for coverage.
Please make sure that one representative per company submits the application together.
Application Form for Press Coverage:
Please present a printout or mobile screen of the e-mailed permission for coverage on the dayof the reception.

2. Limitation on the number of reporters*Except for sponsors, co-sponsors, and supporters.
Pen reporters: Up to 2 reporters per company on the day of the event (up to 4 registeredreporters)
Photo press: Up to 1 reporter per company on the day of the event (up to 3 registeredreporters)
TV/radio: Up to 5 crew members per affiliate on the day of the event.
*The number of applicants may be requested to be adjusted depending on the content of theapplication.
The person who has been approved will be given an ID pass at the registration desk.

3. Precautions at the registration desk
(1) Press reception desk and entrance/exit: Press reception desk ⇒ In front of the entrances
for related parties (Gate 1)(2) All members of the press must be admitted after the reception desk each day (including reentry on the same day).
(3) Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. on each day. No entry before 8:00 a.m. on each day.
(4) During the coverage period, please wear the ID pass given to you at the reception desk andyour company's armband at all times.
Please keep the ID pass in your company.
Be sure to return the ID pass to the press reception on the last day of coverage.
(5) IDs will not be reissued, so please handle them with care to avoid losing them.
IDs cannot be transferred or lent to third parties.
The ID is valid only for the person who has applied for and been approved for registration.

(6) Please carry in materials and equipment as little as possible.
(7) No parking space is available for the press.

4. Rules for Media Coverage and Photography at the Games(1) Press stand, photographers' stand, and ENG area and how to use them.
Reporters' Seats → Please use the stands' reporters' seats.
Photographers' seats are located next to the 1st and 3rd base dugouts.
(2) Priority for photographers' seats will be given to companies related to the sponsor, cosponsor or supporters of the event.
(3) Please keep a safe distance of at least 2 m (minimum 1 m) between seats.
(4)Interviews with teams will be conducted only after each game and will be limited to thefollowing methods.
No interviews with team members will be permitted.
After each game, each company will directly ask players and staff of their choice forinterviews in the stand area above the benches,
Please make a request to the players and staff members of your choice directly in the standarea above the benches after each game.
Please be sure to conduct interviews in the stand area.
Please limit your interview time to 5 minutes per person.
(5) It is prohibited to enter the benches, film on the benches, go in front of the benches
between innings, or film the players just before the game.
(6) Stand coverage must be completed within a short period of time, and all media must
follow the instructions of the organizers.
(7) Although there are no restrictions on the position of photographers during the opening

and closing ceremonies, please be considerate so as not to interfere with the progress of theevent.
(8) No news coverage is allowed on the concourse or around the perimeter of the stadium.
(9) Please eat at the press box and outside the stadium.
(10) Please do not move existing equipment and facilities, such as desks and chairs, which
are prohibited to use.
(11) Smoking is permitted in designated areas.
(12) Photographers commissioned by the federation (wearing jumpers or hats with the word"staff" written on them) may move around differently from you.
Please understand that the cameraman (wearing a jumper or cap marked "staff") may movein a different way from you, but this is for the official record of the federation.
⑬ Please leave the venue within one hour after the last game in order to clean up and dis

5. Others
These guidelines may be subject to change on the day of the tournament or at any other time
due to circumstances related to the tournament operation.
In such cases, please follow the instructions of the tournament organizer. In such cases, please
follow the instructions of the tournament organizer.
For any other inquiries regarding the tournament, please contact the following address.

Inquiries about media coverage
By September 30
Japan Baseball Federation for the Disabled (NPO)
Public Relations: Ryohei Shiraishi E-mail: press@jdl.or.jp

For inquiries regarding tournament coverage applications, please contact
By September 11
Japan Baseball Federation for the Disabled
Public Relations: Shinichi Nishimura E-mail: shizuoka.dreams@gmail.com