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Japan women's national baseball team | |
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Information | |
Country | Japan |
Federation | Baseball Federation of Japan |
Confederation | Baseball Federation of Asia |
Manager | Risa Nakajima |
Women's World Cup | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 2004 ) |
Best result | 2024 |
Best result | ![]() |
Women's Asian Cup | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2017 ) |
Best result | ![]() |
The Japan women's national baseball team represents Japan in women's international competitions. They are currently ranked first in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. [1]
The team won the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup, their seventh consecutive title. [2] The team won 39 consecutive games in the top international tournament from 2012 to 2024. [3] Japan has also won all three continental Women's Asian Cups, held from 2017 to 2023. [4]
Since 2008, the Japanese team's nickname is Madonna Japan. The team also shares the Samurai Japan nickname with the men's national team. [5] [6]
Year | Host | Position | W | L | Number of teams | ||
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2004 | ![]() | 2nd | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
2006 | ![]() | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||
2008 | ![]() | 1st | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||
2010 | ![]() | 1st | 8 | 1 | 10 | ||
2012 | ![]() | 1st | 8 | 1 | 8 | ||
2014 | ![]() | 1st | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||
2016 | ![]() | 1st | 9 | 0 | 12 | ||
2018 | ![]() | 1st | 11 | 0 | 12 | ||
2021 | ![]() | Cancelled | 12 | ||||
2024 | ![]() ![]() | 1st | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Year | Host | Position | W | L | Number of teams | ||
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2017 | ![]() | 1st | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
2019 | ![]() | 1st | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||
2023 | ![]() | 1st | 6 | 0 | 12 |