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.
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. Kazuo Hayashi founded Little League Japan in 1964. His West Tokyo team was the very first Japanese team to win the Little League World Series, doing so in 1967. https://www.baseballjapan.org/system/prog/news.php?l=e&i=793
YearChampionCityRunner-upCityRegionLLWSRecordMisawa Aomori PacificDNQ–Kunitachi Tokyo Far East7th place1–2Gyokusen Tokyo Far EastWithdrew–Tachikawa Tokyo Far East4th place1–2Arakawa Tokyo Far East6th place1–2Wakayama Wakayama Far East4th place1–2All-Japan ChampionshipWest Tokyo TokyoOsaka Nishi OsakaFar EastChampions3–0Wakayama WakayamaLittle Hawks?Far EastChampions3–0Chōfu ChōfuLittle Hawks?Far EastDNQ–Wakayama WakayamaChōfu ChōfuFar EastDNQChōfu ChōfuWakayama WakayamaFar EastDNQChōfu ChōfuIzumi Otsu OtsuFar EastDNQChōfu ChōfuSendai Minami SendaiFar EastDNQChōfu ChōfuNerima TokyoFar EastDNQChōfu ChōfuTokyo Machida TokyoFar EastBannedSee: .Chōfu ChōfuKomae TokyoFar EastChampions3–0Chōfu ChōfuHigashi Osaka OsakaFar EastDNQ–Amagasaki Kita AmagasakiSuginami TokyoFar EastDNQSettsu SettsuSendai Chuo SendaiFar EastDNQSuginami TokyoWakayama WakayamaFar EastDNQMotomaki Chuo ?Nakano Higashi TokyoFar EastDNQChōfu ChōfuKohhoku YokohamaFar EastDNQOsaka Yodogawa OsakaAsahi YokohamaFar East3rd place2–1Taisho OsakaHamamatsu HamamatsuFar EastDNQ–Hoya TokyoAdachi Kita TokyoFar EastDNQTokorozawa TokorozawaEhime Nishi ?Far EastDNQChōfu ChōfuAichi Iwakura IwakuraFar EastDNQOsaka Higashi OsakaNagoya Higashi NagoyaFar EastDNQSettsu SettsuChōfu ChōfuFar EastDNQHadano HadanoTakaishi TakaishiFar EastDNQOmiya ŌmiyaTakatsuki TakatsukiFar EastDNQMinato TokyoHasuda HasudaFar EastDNQSumida TokyoKumamoto Chuo ChūōFar EastDNQEdogawa Minami TokyoSeya YokohamaFar EastDNQIzumisano IzumisanoMidori ChuoKanagawaFar EastDNQMatsusaka MatsusakaHiratsuka HiratsukaFar EastDNQSeya YokohamaTakarazuka TakarazukaFar East3rd place2–2Kashima KashimaSeya YokohamaFar EastRunner-up3–2Hirakata Hirakata Hyogo Harima HarimaFar EastChampions4–1Musashi Fuchu TokyoKodaira KodairaFar East3rd place3–1Tokyo Kitasuna TokyoNagoya Kita NagoyaAsiaChampions5–1Sendai Higashi SendaiTakarazuka TakarazukaAsiaRunner-up5–1Musashi Fuchu TokyoChōfu ChōfuAsiaChampions6–0Sendai Higashi SendaiTokyo Kitasuna TokyoAsiaDNQ–Chiba City ChibaGifu Tohno GifuAsia4th place4–2Kawaguchi KawaguchiMusashi Fuchu TokyoAsiaRunner-up5–1Tokyo Kitasuna TokyoHiratsuka HiratsukaJapanRunner-up4–1Edogawa Minami TokyoMatsusaka MatsusakaJapan3rd place5–1Chiba City ChibaIzumisano IzumisanoJapanQuarterfinals2–2Edogawa Minami TokyoHirosaki Aomori HirosakiJapanChampions5–0Hamamatsu Minami HamamatsuSeya YokohamaJapanRunner-up5–2Tokyo Kitasuna TokyoMatsusaka MatsusakaJapanChampions5–0Musashi Fuchū TokyoSendai Aoba SendaiJapanChampions5–0Tokyo Kitasuna TokyoToyonaka ToyonakaJapan3rd place4–2Tokyo Kitasuna TokyoHachioji TokyoJapanChampions5–0Chōfu TokyoSendai Higashi SendaiJapanRound 11–2Tokyo Kitasuna TokyoChiba City ChibaJapanChampions5–0Kawaguchi KawaguchiNagasaki Minami NagasakiJapan3rd place4–2Chōfu TokyoUshiku UshikuJapan3rd place4–12020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Takarazuka TakarazukaFukaya City FukayaJapanNo Int'l teams – Takarazuka TakarazukaHiroshima Aki HiroshimaJapanRound 20–2 Musashi Fuchu TokyoShōnan ShōnanJapanRound 43–2 Johoku TokyoJoto TokyoJapanInt'l Semifinal2–2 Joto TokyoYohokama YokohamaJapanRound 42–2 Joto TokyoChiba City ChibaJapan3rd place6–2
Summary As of the 2026 Little League World Series.
PrefectureJCWSRecordPCT Tokyo372279–23 Osaka726–2 Saitama429–3 Wakayama324–2 Kanagawa312–2 Hyogo310–2 Chiba226–4 Miyagi215–1 Shizuoka115–2 Ibaraki113–2 Mie10– Aomori10– Total 65 35 119–43
See also Baseball awards#World Little League World Series (Far East Region) Little League World Series (Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region) Asia-Pacific Region in other Little League divisions Intermediate League Junior League Senior League Big League
References
External links Official Site in Japanese Japanese Region Tournament Results