Little League World Series in Japan

Japan Region
Most recent season or competition:
2016 Little League World Series qualification
Formerly Far East Region
Asia Region
Sport Baseball
Founded 2007
Country Japan Japan
Most recent
champion(s)		 Tokyo Chofu Little League, Tokyo
Most titles Tokyo Tokyo (28)

Japan first participated in the Little League World Series in 1962. Between 1962 and 2006, Japan participated in the Far East region (renamed Asia region in 2001) of the LLWS. Beginning in 2007, the winner of the Japanese championship has earned an automatic berth in the Series.

As of the 2014 tournament, Japan has participated in the LLWS 24 times since 1962, and have won the tournament ten times (1967, 1968, 1976, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015).

Japan Championships

In 1967, the first All-Japan championship took place.[1] Prior to 1967, Japanese teams represented the Far East region in each year between 1962 and 1966.

YearChampionCityRunner-UpCityRegionLLWS
1961MisawaAomori Prefecture Aomori PacificDNQ
1962KunitachiTokyo Tokyo Far East7th Place
1963GyokusenTokyo Tokyo Far EastWithdrew
1964TachikawaTokyo Tokyo Far East4th Place
1965ArakawaTokyo Tokyo Far East6th Place
1966WakayamaWakayama Prefecture Wakayama Far East4th Place
All-Japan Championship
1967West TokyoTokyo TokyoOsaka NishiOsaka Prefecture OsakaFar EastChampions
1968WakayamaWakayama Prefecture WakayamaLittle Hawks?Far EastChampions
1969ChofuTokyo ChōfuLittle Hawks?Far EastDNQ
1970WakayamaWakayama Prefecture WakayamaChofuTokyo ChōfuFar EastDNQ
1971ChofuTokyo ChōfuWakayamaWakayama Prefecture WakayamaFar EastDNQ
1972ChofuTokyo ChōfuIzumi OtsuShiga Prefecture OtsuFar EastDNQ
1973ChofuTokyo ChōfuSendai MinamiMiyagi Prefecture SendaiFar EastDNQ
1974ChofuTokyo ChōfuNerimaTokyo TokyoFar EastDNQ
1975ChofuTokyo ChōfuTokyo MachidaTokyo TokyoFar EastBanned
1976FunabashiChiba Prefecture FunabashiKomaeTokyo TokyoFar EastChampions
1977ChofuTokyo ChōfuHigashi OsakaOsaka Prefecture OsakaFar EastDNQ
1978Amagasaki KitaHyōgo Prefecture AmagasakiSuginamiTokyo TokyoFar EastDNQ
1979SettsuOsaka Prefecture SettsuSendai ChuoMiyagi Prefecture SendaiFar EastDNQ
1980SuginamiTokyo TokyoWakayamaWakayama Prefecture WakayamaFar EastDNQ
1981Motomaki Chuo?Nakano HigashiTokyo TokyoFar EastDNQ
1982ChofuTokyo ChōfuKohhoku?Far EastDNQ
1983Osaka YodogawaOsaka Prefecture OsakaAsahi?Far East3rd Place
1984TaishoOsaka Prefecture OsakaHamamatsuShizuoka Prefecture HamamatsuFar EastDNQ
1985HoyaTokyo TokyoAdachi KitaTokyo TokyoFar EastDNQ
1986TokorozawaSaitama Prefecture TokorozawaEhime NishiEhime Prefecture ?Far EastDNQ
1987ChofuTokyo ChōfuAichi IwakuraAichi Prefecture IwakuraFar EastDNQ
1988Osaka HigashiOsaka Prefecture OsakaNagoya HigashiAichi Prefecture NagoyaFar EastDNQ
1989SettsuOsaka Prefecture SettsuChofuTokyo ChōfuFar EastDNQ
1990HadanoKanagawa Prefecture HadanoTakaishiOsaka Prefecture TakaishiFar EastDNQ
1991OmiyaKitakantoTakatsukiOsaka Prefecture TakatsukiFar EastDNQ
1992MinatoTokyo TokyoHasudaSaitama Prefecture HasudaFar EastDNQ
1993SumidaTokyo TokyoKumamoto ChuoKumamoto Prefecture ChūōFar EastDNQ
1994Edogawa MinamiTokyo TokyoSeyaKanagawa Prefecture YokohamaFar EastDNQ
1995IzumisanoOsaka Prefecture IzumisanoMidori ChuoKanagawaFar EastDNQ
1996MatsusakaMie Prefecture MatsusakaHiratsukaKanagawa Prefecture HiratsukaFar EastDNQ
1997SeyaKanagawa Prefecture YokohamaTakarazukaHyōgo Prefecture TakarazukaFar East3rd Place
1998KashimaIbaraki Prefecture KashimaSeyaKanagawa Prefecture YokohamaFar EastRunners-Up
1999HirakataOsaka Prefecture Hirakata Hyogo HarimaHyōgo Prefecture HarimaFar EastChampions
2000Musashi FuchuTokyo TokyoKodairaTokyo KodairaFar East3rd Place
2001Tokyo KitasunaTokyo TokyoNagoya KitaAichi Prefecture NagoyaAsiaChampions
2002Sendai HigashiMiyagi Prefecture SendaiTakarazukaHyōgo Prefecture TakarazukaAsiaRunners-Up
2003Musashi FuchuTokyo TokyoChofuTokyo ChōfuAsiaChampions
2004Sendai HigashiMiyagi Prefecture SendaiTokyo KitasunaTokyo TokyoAsiaDNQ
2005Chiba CityChiba Prefecture ChibaGifu TohnoGifu Prefecture GifuAsia4th Place
2006KawaguchiSaitama Prefecture KawaguchiMusashi FuchuTokyo TokyoAsiaRunners-Up
2007Tokyo KitasunaTokyo TokyoHiratsukaKanagawa Prefecture HiratsukaJapanRunners-Up
2008Edogawa MinamiTokyo TokyoMatsusakaMie Prefecture MatsusakaJapan3rd Place
2009Chiba CityChiba Prefecture ChibaIzumisanoOsaka Prefecture IzumisanoJapanQuarterfinals
2010Edogawa MinamiTokyo TokyoHirosaki AomoriAomori Prefecture HirosakiJapanChampions
2011Hamamatsu MinamiShizuoka Prefecture HamamatsuSeyaKanagawa Prefecture YokohamaJapanRunners-up
2012Tokyo KitasunaTokyo TokyoMatsusakaMie Prefecture MatsusakaJapanChampions
2013Musashi FuchūTokyo TokyoSendai AobaMiyagi Prefecture SendaiJapanChampions
2014Tokyo KitasunaTokyo TokyoToyonakaOsaka Prefecture ToyonakaJapan3rd Place
2015Tokyo KitasunaTokyo TokyoHachiojiTokyo TokyoJapanChampions
2016ChofuTokyo TokyoSendai HigashiMiyagi Prefecture SendaiJapanRound 1

Summary

As of the 2016 Little League World Series.

PrefectureJCWSRecordPCT
Tokyo Tokyo261552–13.800
Osaka Prefecture Osaka726–2.750
Chiba Prefecture Chiba339–4.692
Kanagawa Prefecture Kanagawa212–2.500
Miyagi Prefecture Miyagi215–1.833
Saitama Prefecture Saitama215–1.883
Wakayama Prefecture Wakayama223–01.000
Hyōgo Prefecture Hyogo10 – .000
Ibaraki Prefecture Ibaraki113–2.600
Mie Prefecture Mie10 – .667
Shizuoka Prefecture Shizuoka114–2.667

See also

Asia-Pacific Region in other Little League divisions

References

  1. ↑ "Japanese Region Little League World Series". UNPage.org. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
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