Sporting Goods

Some examples of Japanese ownership in American sports:

GOLF

Pebble Beach Co. (Calif.)--Minoru Isutani, $900 million.

La Costa Hotel and Spa (Calif.)--Sports Shinko, $250 million.

Riviera Country Club (Calif.)--Marukin Corporation of Tokyo, $108 million.

Valencia Country Club (Calif.)--Uniden Valencia Inc., subsidiary of Uniden Corp. of Japan.

River Vale Golf Club (New Jersey)--Fuji Country USA, $28 million.

The Ridge Club (Massachusetts)--Dais Aburo Nakamoto, $10.8 million.

Forest Oaks Country Club (North Carolina)--Nichii Shinwa Corp., $20 million.

Princeville Resort (Hawaii)--Nippon Shinpan, Mitsui, $200 million.

Ko Olina hotel site and golf course (Hawaii)--Pan Pacific Hoteliers, $25.2 million.

NOTE: Japanese have full or partial ownership in more than 100 courses, including at least 20 in Hawaii, at a cost of over $2 billion.

THOROUGHBRED RACING

Sunday Silence--Zenya Yoshida (owner, Shaidai Farms, Paris, Ky.), $12.5 million.

NOTE: Japanese horsemen paid $2.73 million for 10 yearlings during the Keeneland sales in July, 1990.

BASEBALL

Birmingham Barons (Southern League)--Suntory International, $3.6 million for 90%.

Salinas Spurs (California League)--Sacci International owns 50%.

Vancouver Canadians (Pacific Coast League)--Japan Sports Systems Co., Ltd., $5.5 million.

Visalia Oaks (California League)--Japan Sports Systems Co., Ltd., owns 50%.

HOCKEY

Quebec Nordiques--Daishowa (lumber company), $3.24 million for 18%.