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Lots of activity over a two-week period got our attention on this one. This week, Tokyo-based sports and social business company LEIFRAS Co. Ltd. (LFS:NASDAQ) announced plans to launch a dribbling school with dribble designer Masakazu Okabe in Spring 2026, per PR Newswire. That's dribble, as in ballhandling skills in the sports of basketball. The previous week, Leifras and Sanko Gakuen announced they would sign a comprehensive partnership agreement to develop next generation sports business talent, per PR Newswire. Additionally, Leifras signed a sponsorship agreement with the Japan Sport Association, contributing to the future of sports, per PR Newswire. Lastly, in late March Leifras was ranked #1 in Japan by membership in children's sports schools and by number of schools where it manages club activities, per PR Newswire.

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