The first night of NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo 2018 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 27, 2018, at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Japan, and was headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.