Little League World Series in Japan

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Japan Region
Most recent season or competition:
2025 Little League World Series qualification
Formerly Far East Region
Asia Region
Sport Baseball
Founded2007;18 years ago (2007)
Country Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Joto Little League, Tokyo
Most titles Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg 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.

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Japan Championships

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.

YearChampionCityRunner-upCityRegionLLWSRecord
1961 Misawa Flag of Aomori Prefecture.svg Aomori PacificDNQ
1962 Kunitachi Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Far East7th place1–2
1963 Gyokusen Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Far EastWithdrew
1964 Tachikawa Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Far East4th place1–2
1965 Arakawa Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Far East6th place1–2
1966 Wakayama Flag of Wakayama Prefecture.svg Wakayama Far East4th place1–2
All-Japan Championship
1967 West Tokyo Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Osaka Nishi Flag of Osaka.svg Osaka Far EastChampions3–0
1968 Wakayama Flag of Wakayama Prefecture.svg Wakayama Little Hawks?Far EastChampions3–0
1969 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Little Hawks?Far EastDNQ
1970 Wakayama Flag of Wakayama Prefecture.svg Wakayama Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Far EastDNQ
1971 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Wakayama Flag of Wakayama Prefecture.svg Wakayama Far EastDNQ
1972 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Izumi Otsu Flag of Shiga Prefecture.svg Otsu Far EastDNQ
1973 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Sendai Minami Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Sendai Far EastDNQ
1974 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Nerima Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Far EastDNQ
1975 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Tokyo Machida Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Far EastBanned [2]
1976 Chōfu [3] Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Komae Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Far EastChampions3–0
1977 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Higashi Osaka Flag of Osaka.svg Osaka Far EastDNQ
1978 Amagasaki Kita Flag of Hyogo.svg Amagasaki Suginami Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Far EastDNQ
1979 Settsu Flag of Osaka.svg Settsu Sendai Chuo Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Sendai Far EastDNQ
1980 Suginami Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Wakayama Flag of Wakayama Prefecture.svg Wakayama Far EastDNQ
1981 Motomaki Chuo Flag of Kanagawa.svg  ?Nakano Higashi Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Far EastDNQ
1982 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Kohhoku Flag of Kanagawa.svg Yokohama Far EastDNQ
1983 Osaka Yodogawa Flag of Osaka.svg Osaka Asahi Flag of Kanagawa.svg Yokohama Far East3rd place2–1
1984 Taisho Flag of Osaka.svg Osaka Hamamatsu Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg Hamamatsu Far EastDNQ
1985 Hoya Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Adachi Kita Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Far EastDNQ
1986 Tokorozawa Flag of Saitama.svg Tokorozawa Ehime Nishi Flag of Ehime Prefecture.svg  ?Far EastDNQ
1987 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Aichi Iwakura Flag of Aichi Prefecture.svg Iwakura Far EastDNQ
1988 Osaka Higashi Flag of Osaka.svg Osaka Nagoya Higashi Flag of Aichi Prefecture.svg Nagoya Far EastDNQ
1989 Settsu Flag of Osaka.svg Settsu Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu Far EastDNQ
1990 Hadano Flag of Kanagawa.svg Hadano Takaishi Flag of Osaka.svg Takaishi Far EastDNQ
1991 Omiya Flag of Saitama.svg Ōmiya Takatsuki Flag of Osaka.svg Takatsuki Far EastDNQ
1992 Minato Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Hasuda Flag of Saitama.svg Hasuda Far EastDNQ
1993 Sumida Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Kumamoto Chuo Flag of Kumamoto.svg Chūō Far EastDNQ
1994 Edogawa Minami Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Seya Flag of Kanagawa.svg Yokohama Far EastDNQ
1995 Izumisano Flag of Osaka.svg Izumisano Midori ChuoKanagawaFar EastDNQ
1996 Matsusaka Flag of Mie prefecture.svg Matsusaka Hiratsuka Flag of Kanagawa.svg Hiratsuka Far EastDNQ
1997 Seya Flag of Kanagawa.svg Yokohama Takarazuka Flag of Hyogo.svg Takarazuka Far East3rd place2–2
1998 Kashima Flag of Ibaraki.svg Kashima Seya Flag of Kanagawa.svg Yokohama Far EastRunner-up3–2
1999 Hirakata Flag of Osaka.svg Hirakata Hyogo Harima Flag of Hyogo.svg Harima Far EastChampions4–1
2000 Musashi Fuchu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Kodaira Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Kodaira Far East3rd place3–1
2001 Tokyo Kitasuna Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Nagoya Kita Flag of Aichi Prefecture.svg Nagoya AsiaChampions5–1
2002 Sendai Higashi Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Sendai Takarazuka Flag of Hyogo.svg Takarazuka AsiaRunner-up5–1
2003 Musashi Fuchu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Chōfu AsiaChampions6–0
2004 Sendai Higashi Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Sendai Tokyo Kitasuna Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo AsiaDNQ
2005 Chiba City Flag of Chiba.svg Chiba Gifu Tohno Flag of Gifu Prefecture.svg Gifu Asia4th place4–2
2006 Kawaguchi Flag of Saitama.svg Kawaguchi Musashi Fuchu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo AsiaRunner-up5–1
2007 Tokyo Kitasuna Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Hiratsuka Flag of Kanagawa.svg Hiratsuka JapanRunner-up4–1
2008 Edogawa Minami Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Matsusaka Flag of Mie prefecture.svg Matsusaka Japan3rd place5–1
2009 Chiba City Flag of Chiba.svg Chiba Izumisano Flag of Osaka.svg Izumisano JapanQuarterfinals2–2
2010 Edogawa Minami Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Hirosaki Aomori Flag of Aomori Prefecture.svg Hirosaki JapanChampions5–0
2011 Hamamatsu Minami Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg Hamamatsu Seya Flag of Kanagawa.svg Yokohama JapanRunner-up5–2
2012 Tokyo Kitasuna Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Matsusaka Flag of Mie prefecture.svg Matsusaka JapanChampions5–0
2013 Musashi Fuchū Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Sendai Aoba Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Sendai JapanChampions5–0
2014 Tokyo Kitasuna Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Toyonaka Flag of Osaka.svg Toyonaka Japan3rd place4–2
2015 Tokyo Kitasuna Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Hachioji Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo JapanChampions5–0
2016 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Sendai Higashi Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Sendai JapanRound 11–2
2017 Tokyo Kitasuna Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Chiba City Flag of Chiba.svg Chiba JapanChampions5–0
2018 Kawaguchi Flag of Saitama.svg Kawaguchi Nagasaki Minami Flag of Nagasaki Prefecture.svg Nagasaki Japan3rd place4–2
2019 Chōfu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Ushiku Flag of Ibaraki.svg Ushiku Japan3rd place4–1
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2021 Takarazuka Flag of Hyogo.svg Takarazuka Fukaya City Flag of Saitama.svg Fukaya JapanNo Int'l teams [5]
2022 Takarazuka Flag of Hyogo.svg Takarazuka Hiroshima Aki Flag of Hiroshima Prefecture.svg Hiroshima JapanRound 20–2
2023 Musashi Fuchu Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Shōnan Flag of Kanagawa.svg Shōnan JapanRound 43–2
2024 Johoku Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Joto Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo JapanRound 42–2
2025 Joto Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo Yohokama Flag of Kanagawa.svg Yokohama JapanRound 42–2

Summary

As of the 2025 Little League World Series.

PrefectureJCWSRecordPCT
Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo 362173–21.777
Flag of Osaka.svg Osaka 726–2.750
Flag of Saitama.svg Saitama 429–3.750
Flag of Wakayama Prefecture.svg Wakayama 324–2.667
Flag of Kanagawa.svg Kanagawa 312–2.500
Flag of Hyogo.svg Hyogo 310–2.000
Flag of Chiba.svg Chiba 226–4.600
Flag of Miyagi Prefecture.svg Miyagi 215–1.833
Flag of Shizuoka Prefecture.svg Shizuoka 115–2.714
Flag of Ibaraki.svg Ibaraki 113–2.600
Flag of Mie prefecture.svg Mie 10
Flag of Aomori Prefecture.svg Aomori 10
Total6434113–41.734

See also

Asia-Pacific Region in each Little League division

References

  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.