The Junior Tag League is an annual professional wrestling tag team tournament held by the All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) promotion. The tournament is meant for wrestlers under the weight limit of , who are referred to in Japan as junior heavyweights. In 2013, the tournament was rebranded , following in the footsteps of the Junior League, which had been renamed "Junior Hyper League" the previous year. In 2014, the tournament was again rebranded after the singles Junior League, now taking the name .
The tournament is contested in a single block round-robin format with all teams facing each other once. All matches have a thirty-minute time limit and in case of a time limit draw, both teams are awarded one point, while a win earns a team two points. In case of a draw through a double countout, the match is declared a no contest with neither team being awarded a point. After all teams have faced each other, the top two teams move onto the finals to determine the winner of the tournament. Rankings in the tournament are not determined by head-to-head matches and in the event of more than two teams finishing clear of the other teams, extra matches will be held to determine the finalists. Usually, the winners of the tournament earn themselves a shot at All Japan's secondary tag team championship, the All Asia Tag Team Championship, if not already the reigning champions.
Hikaru Sato holds the record for most Junior Tag League wins with five. Sato and Atsushi Aoki are the only team to have won the tournament more than once, having won it in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
List of winners 1984: Gran Hamada and Mighty Inoue 2002: Jimmy Yang and Kaz Hayashi 2006: Mazada and Nosawa Rongai 2008: Katsuhiko Nakajima and Ryuji Hijikata 2009: Minoru and Toshizo 2010: Bushi and Super Crazy 2011: Kai and Kaz Hayashi 2012: Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo 2013: Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki 2014: Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato 2015: Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato 2016: Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato 2017: Atsushi Maruyama and Masashi Takeda 2018: Koji Iwamoto and Tajiri 2019: Hikaru Sato and Yusuke Okada 2020: Evolution (Dan Tamura and Hikaru Sato) 2021: Total Eclipse (Yusuke Kodama and Hokuto Omori) 2023 : Black Generation International (Kaito Ishida and Kotaro Suzuki)
1984 In 1984, All Japan Pro Wrestling held the "International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team League" between August 30 and September 12.
+Final standings Wrestlers Score Gran Hamada and Mighty Inoue 7 Chavo Guerrero and Héctor Guerrero 5 Atsushi Onita and Masanobu Fuchi 4 Magic Dragon and Ultra Seven 3 Baby Face and Fishman 0
Results OnitaFuchi FaceFishman ChavoHéctor HamadaInoue DragonSeven OnitaFuchi X OnitaFuchi(10:22) DCO(12:17) No Contest(9:23) OnitaFuchi(18:17) FaceFishman OnitaFuchi(10:22) X ChavoHector(7:08) HamadaInoue(10:09) DragonSeven(12:15) ChavoHéctor DCO(12:17) ChavoHector(7:08) X Draw(30:00) ChavoHector(11:38) HamadaInoue No Contest(9:23) HamadaInoue(10:09) Draw(30:00) X HamdaInoue(14:58) DragonSeven OnitaFuchi(18:17) DragonSeven(12:15) ChavoHector(11:38) HamdaInoue(14:58) X
2002 In 2002, All Japan Pro Wrestling held the first "World's Strongest Junior Tag League", a junior heavyweight version of the World's Strongest Tag Determination League. The tournament took place over eleven shows between September 8 and 22. The day after winning the tournament, Jimmy Yang and Kaz Hayashi went on to unsuccessfully challenge Arashi and Nobutaka Araya for the All Asia Tag Team Championship.
+Final standings Wrestlers Score Kendo Kashin and Robbie Brookside 6 Jimmy Yang and Kaz Hayashi 5 Gran Hamada and Masanobu Fuchi 5 Dark Guerrera and Gran Naniwa 2 Kazushi Miyamoto and Ryuji Hijikata 2
Results GuerreraNaniwa HamadaFuchi YangHayashi MiyamotoHijikata KashinBrookside GuerreraNaniwa X GuerreraNaniwa(12:11) YangHayashi(13:21) MiyamotoHijikata(12:59) KashinBrookside(10:29) HamadaFuchi GuerreraNaniwa(12:11) X Draw(30:00) HamadaFuchi(9:24) HamadaFuchi(3:11) YangHayashi YangHayashi(13:21) Draw(30:00) X YangHayashi(11:25) KashinBrookside(12:29) MiyamotoHijikata MiyamotoHijikata(12:59) HamadaFuchi(9:24) YangHayashi(11:25) X KashinBrookside(10:39) KashinBrookside KashinBrookside(10:29) HamadaFuchi(3:11) KashinBrookside(12:29) KashinBrookside(10:39) X
2006 After a four-year break, All Japan Pro Wrestling held its first Junior Tag League over nine shows between February 25 and March 10, 2006.
+Final standings Wrestlers Score "brother" Yasshi and Shuji Kondo 10 Mazada and Nosawa Rongai 6 Akira and Ryuji Hijikata 4 Katsuhiko Nakajima and Taiji Ishimori 4 Kaz Hayashi and Taka Michinoku 4 Kikujiro and Kikutaro 2
Results AkiraHijikata YasshiKondo NakajimaIshimori HayashiMichinoku KikujiroKikutaro MazadaRongai AkiraHijikata X YasshiKondo(9:43) NakajimaIshimori(16:06) AkiraHijikata(16:51) AkiraHijikata(14:46) MazadaNosawa(16:18) YasshiKondo YasshiKondo(9:43) X YasshiKondo(12:56) YasshiKondo(13:17) YasshiKondo(14:03) YasshiKondo(14:05) NakajimaIshimori NakajimaIshimori(16:06) YasshiKondo(12:56) X HayashiMichinoku(17:18) NakajimaIshimori(11:06) MazadaNosawa(15:18) HayashiMichinoku AkiraHijikata(16:51) YasshiKondo(13:17) HayashiMichinoku(17:18) X HayashiMichinoku(13:01) MazadaNosawa(forfeit) KikujiroKikutaro AkiraHijikata(14:46) YasshiKondo(14:03) NakajimaIshimori(11:06) HayashiMichinoku(13:01) X KikujiroKikutaro(16:05) MazadaRongai MazadaNosawa(16:18) YasshiKondo(14:05) MazadaNosawa(15:18) MazadaNosawa(forfeit) KikujiroKikutaro(16:05) X
2008 After no Junior Tag League took place in 2007, the tournament returned in early 2008, held over seven shows between March 12 and 23.
+Final standings Wrestlers Score El Samurai and Kaz Hayashi 6 Katsuhiko Nakajima and Ryuji Hijikata 6 Mazada and Nosawa Rongai 5 Shuji Kondo and Silver King 5 Hiroshi Yamato and Kai 4 Kushida and T28 4
Results SamuraiHayashi YamatoKai NakajimaHijikata KushidaT28 MazadaNosawa KondoSilver SamuraiHayashi X SamuraiHayashi(16:08) SamuraiHayashi(12:47) KushidaT28(14:22) MazadaNosawa(10:09) SamuraiHayashi(16:05) YamatoKai SamuraiHayashi(16:08) X YamatoKai(13:00) KushidaT28(12:03) YamatoKai(13:42) KondoSilver(8:11) NakajimaHijikata SamuraiHayashi(12:47) YamatoKai(13:00) X NakajimaHijikata(13:06) NakajimaHijikata(17:24) NakajimaHijikata(12:34) KushidaT28 KushidaT28(14:22) KushidaT28(12:03) NakajimaHijikata(13:06) X MazadaNosawa(16:42) KondoSilver(12:19) MazadaNosawa MazadaNosawa(10:09) YamatoKai(13:42) NakajimaHijikata(17:24) MazadaNosawa(16:42) X Draw(30:00) KondoSilver SamuraiHayashi(16:05) KondoSilver(8:11) NakajimaHijikata(12:34) KondoSilver(12:19) Draw(30:00) X
2009 The 2009 Junior Tag League took place over eight shows between April 17 and 29.
+Final standings Wrestlers Score Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo 6 Minoru and Toshizo 6 El Samurai and Masanobu Fuchi 5 Mazada and Nosawa Rongai 5 Hiroshi Yamato and Kai 4 Petey Williams and Phil Atlas 4
Results SamuraiFuchi YamatoKai HayashiKondo MazadaNosawa MinoruToshizo WilliamsAtlas SamuraiFuchi X YamatoKai(13:01) Draw(30:00) SamuraiFuchi(6:22) MinoruToshizo(13:48) SamuraiFuchi(9:25) YamatoKai YamatoKai(13:01) X HayashiKondo(13:35) MazadaNosawa(14:52) YamatoKai(20:00) WilliamsAtlas(8:52) HayashiKondo Draw(30:00) HayashiKondo(13:35) X MazadaNosawa(12:01) Draw(30:00) HayashiKondo(14:42) MazadaNosawa SamuraiFuchi(6:22) MazadaNosawa(14:52) MazadaNosawa(12:01) X Draw(30:00) WilliamsAtlas(13:38) MinoruToshizo MinoruToshizo(13:48) YamatoKai(20:00) Draw(30:00) Draw(30:00) X MinoruToshizo(14:18) WilliamsAtlas SamuraiFuchi(9:25) WilliamsAtlas(8:52) HayashiKondo(14:42) WilliamsAtlas(13:38) MinoruToshizo(14:18) X
2010 The 2010 Junior Tag League took place over seven shows between April 18 and May 2.
+Final standings Wrestlers Score Bushi and Super Crazy 5 Hiroshi Yamato and Shuji Kondo 5 Kai and Kaz Hayashi 4 Hate and Minoru 2 Mazada and Nosawa Rongai 2
Results BushiCrazy HateMinoru YamatoKondo KaiHayashi MazadaRongai BushiCrazy X BushiCrazy(13:52) Draw(30:00) BushiCrazy(13:41) MazadaNosawa(12:32) HateMinoru BushiCrazy(13:52) X YamatoKondo(13:04) KaiHayashi(12:45) HateMinoru(11:52) YamatoKondo Draw(30:00) YamatoKondo(13:04) X KaiHayashi(17:43) YamatoKondo(17:47) KaiHayashi BushiCrazy(13:41) KaiHayashi(12:45) KaiHayashi(17:43) X NC(14:38) MazadaRongai MazadaNosawa(12:32) HateMinoru(11:52) YamatoKondo(17:47) NC(14:38) X
2011 The 2011 Junior Tag League took place over eight shows between April 17 and 30.
+Final standings Wrestlers Score Koji Kanemoto and Minoru 10 Kai and Kaz Hayashi 9 Hiroshi Yamato and Shuji Kondo 7 Bushi and Super Crazy 6 Hikaru Sato and Kikutaro 4 Masanobu Fuchi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 4 Mazada and Super Hate 2
Results BushiCrazy SatoKikutaro YamatoKondo KaiHayashi KanemotoMinoru FuchiKikuchi MazadaHate BushiCrazy X SatoKikutaro(14:18) YamatoKondo(17:07) KaiHayashi(17:57) BushiCrazy(15:51) BushiCrazy(11:48) BushiCrazy(9:33) SatoKikutaro SatoKikutaro(14:18) X YamatoKondo(12:01) KaiHayashi(13:39) KanemotoMinoru(15:17) FuchiKikuchi(13:49) SatoKikutaro(11:48) YamatoKondo YamatoKondo(17:07) YamatoKondo(12:01) X Draw(30:00) KanemotoMinoru(13:49) YamatoKondo(9:28) MazadaHate(11:37) KaiHayashi KaiHayashi(17:57) KaiHayashi(13:39) Draw(30:00) X KanemotoMinoru(21:17) KaiHayashi(15:10) KaiHayashi(13:54) KanemotoMinoru BushiCrazy(15:51) KanemotoMinoru(15:17) KanemotoMinoru(13:49) KanemotoMinoru(21:17) X KanemotoMinoru(15:21) KanemotoMinoru(12:37) FuchiKikuchi BushiCrazy(11:48) FuchiKikuchi(13:49) YamatoKondo(9:28) KaiHayashi(15:10) KanemotoMinoru(15:21) X FuchiKikuchi(12:54) MazadaHate BushiCrazy(9:33) SatoKikutaro(11:48) MazadaHate(11:37) KaiHayashi(13:54) KanemotoMinoru(12:37) FuchiKikuchi(12:54) X
2012 The 2012 Junior Tag League took place over six shows between April 1 and 14. The winners of the tournament, Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo, went on to unsuccessfully challenge Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi for the All Asia Tag Team Championship on May 27.
+Final standings Wrestlers Score Bushi and Sushi 6 Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo 6 Hikaru Sato and Hiroshi Yamato 5 Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka 5 Gillette and Kai 4 Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa 4
Results BushiSushi GilletteKai SatoYamato HayashiKondo OmegaNakazawa KanemotoTanaka BushiSushi X BushiSushi(14:20) BushiSushi(13:22) BushiSushi(14:20) OmegaNakazawa(13:48) KanemotoTanaka(15:34) GilletteKai BushiSushi(14:20) X SatoYamato(15:42) HayashiKondo(14:52) GilletteKai(11:50) GilletteKai(17:54) SatoYamato BushiSushi(13:22) SatoYamato(15:42) X SatoYamato(17:17) OmegaNakazawa(12:51) Draw(30:00) HayashiKondo BushiSushi(14:20) HayashiKondo(14:52) SatoYamato(17:17) X HayashiKondo(12:32) HayashiKondo(15:01) OmegaNakazawa OmegaNakazawa(13:48) GilletteKai(11:50) OmegaNakazawa(12:51) HayashiKondo(12:32) X KanemotoTanaka(15:54) KanemotoTanaka KanemotoTanaka(15:34) GilletteKai(17:54) Draw(30:00) HayashiKondo(15:01) KanemotoTanaka(15:54) X
2013 In 2013, All Japan Pro Wrestling renamed the Junior Tag League the "Junior Hyper Tag League", following in the footsteps of the singles Junior League, which had been renamed "Junior Hyper League" the previous summer. The tournament was held over six shows between March 30 and April 7, 2013. The winners of the tournament, Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki, went on to defeat Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka for the All Asia Tag Team Championship on April 25.
+Final standings Wrestlers Score Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki 7 Hikaru Sato and Hiroshi Yamato 6 Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka 5 Andy Wu and Sushi 4 Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo 4 Masanobu Fuchi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru 4