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| Information | |
| Country | Japan |
| Federation | Baseball Federation of Japan |
| Confederation | WBSC Asia |
| Manager | Kenta Wakamatsu |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 5  (9 August 2024) [1] |
| Baseball5 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2022 ) |
| Best result |  2nd (2 times, most recent in 2024 ) |
| Baseball5 Asia Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2022 ) |
| Best result |  1st (1 time, in 2024 ) |
The Japan national Baseball5 team represents Japan in international Baseball5 competitions.
In January 2019, the Baseball Federation of Japan held a baseball5 seminar in Tokyo, with the goal of promoting the sport in Japan, specially among the kids, youth and high school and university students. [2]
Japan participated in the inaugural Baseball5 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, where the team finished second after losing to Chinese Taipei 1 match to 2. [3]
Japan qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup, held in Mexico City. The Japanese team finished second with a 6–3 record after losing the final against Cuba 2 matches to 0. [4]
Japan won the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup, held in Seoul, South Korea, to claim their first Asian title. The team finished the tournament undefeated with a 6–0 record and defeated Chinese Taipei 2 sets to 1 in the final game, to win the gold medal. [5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Gender | Club [8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | IF | Meiko Karaki | F | Junk 5 |
| 1 | IF | Ayano Kazuta | F | 5STARs |
| 5 | IF | Shun Mikami | M | Junk 5 |
| 35 | IF | Taichi Motoike | M | Tokyo Verdy Bambaataa |
| 0 | IF | Miho Oshima | F | Junk 5 |
| 36 | IF | Ayako Rokkaku | F | 5STARs |
| 8 | IF | Takuya Shima | M | Junk 5 |
| 6 | IF | Harutomo Tsuji | M | S. T. J. |
| No. | Pos. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Manager | Kenta Wakamatsu |
| 38 | Coach | Mizuki Nakahama |
| Baseball5 World Cup record | ||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 67 | 63 |
 2024 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 111 | 49 |
| Total | 2/2 | – | 13 | 5 | 178 | 112 |
| Baseball5 Asia Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 91 | 33 |
 2024 | Final | 1st | 6 | 0 | 94 | 10 |
| Total | 2/2 | – | 12 | 2 | 185 | 43 |
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