Japan men's junior national softball team is the junior national under-17 team for Japan. The team competed at the 1985 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Fargo, North Dakota where they finished fourth. [1] The team competed at the 1989 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island where they finished third. [2] The team competed at the 1993 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand where they finished third. [3] The team competed at the 1997 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in St. John's, Newfoundland where they finished fifth. [4] The team competed at the 2001 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Sydney, Australia where they finished second. [5] The team competed at the 2005 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Summerside, Prince Edward Island where they finished second. [6] The team competed at the 2008 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon where they finished third. [7] The team competed at the 2012 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Parana, Argentina where they finished second. [8]