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.
As of the 2017 tournament, Japan has participated in the LLWS 25 times since 1962, and has won the tournament eleven times (1967, 1968, 1976, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017).
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Japan Championships
In 1967, the first All-Japan championship took place. 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.
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Summary
As of the 2017 Little League World Series.
See also
- Baseball awards#World
- Asia-Pacific Region in each Little League division
- Little League
- Far East Region (1962-2000)
- Asia Region (2001-2006)
- Pacific Region (2001-2006)
- Asia-Pacific Region (2007-2012) (Japan Region created in 2007)
- Asia-Pacific & Middle East Region (2013-. ) (Australia Region created in 2013)
- Intermediate League
- Junior League
- Senior League
- Big League
References
External links
- Official Site in Japanese
- Japanese Region Tournament Results
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