{"id":3440,"date":"2026-04-11T02:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/?page_id=3440"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:36:43","slug":"business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/business\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABOUT PICKLE TIMES<\/p>

Everything you want to know about pickleball, straight from the field.<\/h1>

Pickle Times is a pickleball-specialist media outlet you can read in Japanese. We research venues across Japan and Vietnam on foot, delivering everything from tournaments, players, and gear to the latest news, with a commitment to primary sources.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Venue database<\/p>

1,396 venues across Japan and Asia on record. Searchable by area, indoor\/outdoor, and facility type.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Tournaments, players, and gear<\/p>

87 domestic and overseas tournaments, 94 players, and 14 paddle models in our database. Watching, starting, and choosing\u2014all in one place.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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On-the-ground reporting from Vietnam<\/p>

Our editor-in-chief lives in Ho Chi Minh City. We deliver 968 Vietnamese venues and the latest local situation as primary sources.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

What Pickle Times does<\/h2>

Pickle Times is a specialist media outlet that captures the \"now\" of rapidly spreading pickleball from a player's perspective. Finding venues, following tournaments, getting to know players, choosing gear\u2014for everyone from those who want to start to the competition-oriented, we aim to be a place where you reach the information you need by the shortest route.<\/p>

Its hallmark is a commitment toprimary sources<\/strong>that the editorial team has verified with its own feet and data. We confirm venues with real data and official information, and write frankly about both the good points and the caveats of gear. From our two bases in Japan and Vietnam, we deliver the facts we've seen on the ground in Japanese.<\/p>

Listing is free. We also welcome inquiries about venue owner and brand listings, coverage, and collaboration.<\/p>\n

VIETNAM<\/p>

Vietnam's pickleball, in Japanese.<\/h2>

Vietnam is now one of the hottest countries for pickleball in Asia. Courts are surging, centered on urban areas, and are bustling with many players from morning to night on weekdays. On the other hand, there was almost no consolidated local information you could read in Japanese.<\/p>

At Pickle Times, oureditor-in-chief lives in Ho Chi Minh City<\/strong>and reports on everything from local venues, fees, and reservation methods to tournaments and gear, verified on foot. We answer trips and business travel from Japan, and locals' \"I want to play right now,\" with real, primary-source information.<\/p>