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 Japan |
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| Federation | Baseball Federation of Japan |
| Confederation | Baseball Federation of Asia |
| Manager | Hiroki Kokubo |
| WBSC World Rank | 1st |
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| World Baseball Classic | |
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2006) |
| Best result |
 1st (2 times, most recent in 2009) |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1992) |
| Best result |
 2nd (1 time, in 1996) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1972) |
| Best result |
 2nd (1 time, in 1982) |
| Intercontinental Cup | |
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1973) |
| Best result |
 1st (2 times, most recent in 1997) |
| Asian Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1994) |
| Best result |
 1st (1 time, in 1994) |
| Asian Championship | |
| Appearances | 25 (First in 1954) |
| Best result |
1st (16 times, most recent in 2009) |
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Japan World Baseball Classic |
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| Tournament Results | |
| Japan / United States 2006 | 1st |
| Japan / United States 2009 | 1st |
| Japan / United States 2013 | 3rd |
| Japan / United States 2017 | 3rd |
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The Japan national baseball team is the national team representing Japan in international baseball competitions. They have reached 2nd place in the Baseball World Cup in 1982, and have won the World Baseball Classic in 2006 and 2009. The team is currently ranked #1 in the world by the International Baseball Federation.
The team participated in every Summer Olympic Games since the first demonstration tournament in 1984, through when it was discontinued following the 2008 Beijing Games. Until 2000, the team was made up exclusively of amateur players. Since the 2000 Summer Olympics, the team has been composed of players from Nippon Professional Baseball. The team that played in the 2006 World Baseball Classic included Japanese players from Major League Baseball as well.
In the 2006 Classic, the team played in Pool A and placed second, advancing to round two. They went on to win the 2006 Classic. They played at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, as they had qualified through the Asian Baseball Championship in 2007. Unlike the WBC roster, the Olympic team was exclusively formed by NPB players (but included one amateur player, who was drafted during the tournament's progress).
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