Little League World Series in Japan

Japan RegionMost recent season or competition:
2024 Little League World Series qualification

Formerly| Far East Region
Asia Region
Sport| Baseball
Founded| 2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Country|  Japan
Most recent
champion(s)|  Johoku Little League, Nakano, Tokyo
Most titles|  Chōfu Little League, Chōfu, Tokyo (12)

Japan first participated in the Little League World Series in 1962. Between 1962 and 2000, Japan participated in the Far East Region of the LLWS. In 2001, the Far East Region was divided into the Asia Region and the Pacific Region. From 2001 to 2006, Japan competed in the Asia Region. In 2007, the Japan Region was created, so that the winner of the Japanese championship receives an automatic berth in the Series.

## Japan Championships

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In 1967, the first All-Japan championship took place.[1] Prior to 1967, Japanese teams participated in the Far East region in each year between 1962 and 1966. In 1969, the Far East Region conducted its first regional tournament, with teams from six nations.

Year | Champion | City | Runner-up | City | Region | LLWS | Record

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1961 | Misawa |  Aomori |  |  | Pacific | DNQ | –
1962 | Kunitachi |  Tokyo |  |  | Far East | 7th place | 1–2
1963 | Gyokusen |  Tokyo |  |  | Far East | Withdrew | –
1964 | Tachikawa |  Tokyo |  |  | Far East | 4th place | 1–2
1965 | Arakawa |  Tokyo |  |  | Far East | 6th place | 1–2
1966 | Wakayama |  Wakayama |  |  | Far East | 4th place | 1–2
All-Japan Championship
1967 | West Tokyo |  Tokyo | Osaka Nishi |  Osaka | Far East | Champions | 3–0
1968 | Wakayama |  Wakayama | Little Hawks | ? | Far East | Champions | 3–0
1969 | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Little Hawks | ? | Far East | DNQ | –
1970 | Wakayama |  Wakayama | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Far East | DNQ
1971 | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Wakayama |  Wakayama | Far East | DNQ
1972 | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Izumi Otsu |  Otsu | Far East | DNQ
1973 | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Sendai Minami |  Sendai | Far East | DNQ
1974 | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Nerima |  Tokyo | Far East | DNQ
1975 | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Tokyo Machida |  Tokyo | Far East | Banned[2]
1976 | Chōfu[3] |  Chōfu | Komae |  Tokyo | Far East | Champions | 3–0
1977 | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Higashi Osaka |  Osaka | Far East | DNQ | –
1978 | Amagasaki Kita |  Amagasaki | Suginami |  Tokyo | Far East | DNQ
1979 | Settsu |  Settsu | Sendai Chuo |  Sendai | Far East | DNQ
1980 | Suginami |  Tokyo | Wakayama |  Wakayama | Far East | DNQ
1981 | Motomaki Chuo |  ? | Nakano Higashi |  Tokyo | Far East | DNQ
1982 | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Kohhoku |  Yokohama | Far East | DNQ
1983 | Osaka Yodogawa |  Osaka | Asahi |  Yokohama | Far East | 3rd place | 2–1
1984 | Taisho |  Osaka | Hamamatsu |  Hamamatsu | Far East | DNQ | –
1985 | Hoya |  Tokyo | Adachi Kita |  Tokyo | Far East | DNQ
1986 | Tokorozawa |  Tokorozawa | Ehime Nishi |  ? | Far East | DNQ
1987 | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Aichi Iwakura |  Iwakura | Far East | DNQ
1988 | Osaka Higashi |  Osaka | Nagoya Higashi |  Nagoya | Far East | DNQ
1989 | Settsu |  Settsu | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Far East | DNQ
1990 | Hadano |  Hadano | Takaishi |  Takaishi | Far East | DNQ
1991 | Omiya |  Ōmiya | Takatsuki |  Takatsuki | Far East | DNQ
1992 | Minato |  Tokyo | Hasuda |  Hasuda | Far East | DNQ
1993 | Sumida |  Tokyo | Kumamoto Chuo |  Chūō | Far East | DNQ
1994 | Edogawa Minami |  Tokyo | Seya |  Yokohama | Far East | DNQ
1995 | Izumisano |  Izumisano | Midori Chuo | Kanagawa | Far East | DNQ
1996 | Matsusaka |  Matsusaka | Hiratsuka |  Hiratsuka | Far East | DNQ
1997 | Seya |  Yokohama | Takarazuka |  Takarazuka | Far East | 3rd place | 2–2
1998 | Kashima |  Kashima | Seya |  Yokohama | Far East | Runner-up | 3–2
1999 | Hirakata |  Hirakata | Hyogo Harima |  Harima | Far East | Champions | 4–1
2000 | Musashi Fuchu |  Tokyo | Kodaira |  Kodaira | Far East | 3rd place | 3–1
2001 | Tokyo Kitasuna |  Tokyo | Nagoya Kita |  Nagoya | Asia | Champions | 5–1
2002 | Sendai Higashi |  Sendai | Takarazuka |  Takarazuka | Asia | Runner-up | 5–1
2003 | Musashi Fuchu |  Tokyo | Chōfu |  Chōfu | Asia | Champions | 6–0
2004 | Sendai Higashi |  Sendai | Tokyo Kitasuna |  Tokyo | Asia | DNQ | –
2005 | Chiba City |  Chiba | Gifu Tohno |  Gifu | Asia | 4th place | 4–2
2006 | Kawaguchi |  Kawaguchi | Musashi Fuchu |  Tokyo | Asia | Runner-up | 5–1
2007 | Tokyo Kitasuna |  Tokyo | Hiratsuka |  Hiratsuka | Japan | Runner-up | 4–1
2008 | Edogawa Minami |  Tokyo | Matsusaka |  Matsusaka | Japan | 3rd place | 5–1
2009 | Chiba City |  Chiba | Izumisano |  Izumisano | Japan | Quarterfinals | 2–2
2010 | Edogawa Minami |  Tokyo | Hirosaki Aomori |  Hirosaki | Japan | Champions | 5–0
2011 | Hamamatsu Minami |  Hamamatsu | Seya |  Yokohama | Japan | Runner-up | 5–2
2012 | Tokyo Kitasuna |  Tokyo | Matsusaka |  Matsusaka | Japan | Champions | 5–0
2013 | Musashi Fuchū |  Tokyo | Sendai Aoba |  Sendai | Japan | Champions | 5–0
2014 | Tokyo Kitasuna |  Tokyo | Toyonaka |  Toyonaka | Japan | 3rd place | 4–2
2015 | Tokyo Kitasuna |  Tokyo | Hachioji |  Tokyo | Japan | Champions | 5–0
2016 | Chōfu |  Tokyo | Sendai Higashi |  Sendai | Japan | Round 1 | 1–2
2017 | Tokyo Kitasuna |  Tokyo | Chiba City |  Chiba | Japan | Champions | 5–0
2018 | Kawaguchi |  Kawaguchi | Nagasaki Minami |  Nagasaki | Japan | 3rd place | 4–2
2019 | Chōfu |  Tokyo | Ushiku |  Ushiku | Japan | 3rd place | 4–1
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis [4]
2021 | Takarazuka |  Takarazuka | Fukaya City |  Fukaya | Japan | No Int'l teams [5] | –
2022 | Takarazuka |  Takarazuka | Hiroshima Aki |  Hiroshima | Japan | Round 2 | 0–2
2023 | Musashi Fuchu |  Tokyo | Shōnan |  Shōnan | Japan | Round 4 | 3–2
2024 | Johoku |  Tokyo | Joto |  Tokyo | Japan | Int'l Semifinal | 2–2

## Summary

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As of the 2024 Little League World Series.

Prefecture | JC | WS | Record | PCT

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Tokyo | 35 | 20 | 71–19 | .789
Osaka | 7 | 2 | 6–2 | .750
Saitama | 4 | 2 | 9–3 | .750
Wakayama | 3 | 2 | 4–2 | .667
Kanagawa | 3 | 1 | 2–2 | .500
Hyogo | 3 | 1 | 0–2 | .000
Chiba | 2 | 2 | 6–4 | .600
Miyagi | 2 | 1 | 5–1 | .833
Shizuoka | 1 | 1 | 5–2 | .714
Ibaraki | 1 | 1 | 3–2 | .600
Mie | 1 | 0 | – | –
Aomori | 1 | 0 | – | –

## See also

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* Baseball awards#World

Asia-Pacific Region in each Little League division

* Little League
* Far East Region (1962-2000)
* Asia Region (2001–2006)
* Pacific Region (2001–2006)
* Asia–Pacific Region (2007–2012) (Japan Region created in 2007)
* Asia–Pacific & Middle East Region (2013–) (Australia Region created in 2013)
* Intermediate League
* Junior League
* Senior League
* Big League

## References

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1. ^ "Japanese Region Little League World Series". UNPage.org. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
2. ^ See: Little League World Series (Far East Region) § 1975 Ban.
3. ^ "Past Divisional Champs – Little League Baseball®".
4. ^ "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.
5. ^ "2021 Little League® World Series and Regional Tournament update". littleleague.org. May 3, 2021.

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