 Japan | |
| Country: | Japan |
| Federation: | Baseball Federation of Japan |
| Confederation: | WBSC Asia |
| Manager: | Kenta Wakamatsu |
| B5wc Apps: | 2 |
| B5wc First: | 2022 |
| B5wc 2Nd Times: | 2 |
| B5wc 2Nd Most Recent: | 2024 |
| B5ac Apps: | 2 |
| B5ac First: | 2022 |
| B5ac 1St Times: | 1 |
| B5ac 1St Most Recent: | 2024 |
The Japan national Baseball5 team represents Japan in international Baseball5 competitions.
In January 2019, the Baseball Federation of Japan held a baseball5 seminar in Tokyo, with the goal of promoting the sport in Japan, specially among the kids, youth and high school and university students.[1]
Japan participated in the inaugural Baseball5 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, where the team finished second after losing to Chinese Taipei 1 match to 2.[2]
Japan qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup, held in Mexico City. The Japanese team finished second with a 6–3 record after losing the final against Cuba 2 matches to 0.[3]
Japan won the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup, held in Seoul, South Korea, to claim their first Asian title. The team finished the tournament undefeated with a 6–0 record and defeated Chinese Taipei 2 sets to 1 in the final game, to win the gold medal.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Gender | Club[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | IF | Meiko Karaki | F | align=left | Junk 5 | |
| 1 | IF | Ayano Kazuta | F | align=left | 5STARs | |
| 5 | IF | Shun Mikami | M | align=left | Junk 5 | |
| 35 | IF | Taichi Motoike | M | align=left | Tokyo Verdy Bambaataa | |
| 0 | IF | Miho Oshima | F | align=left | Junk 5 | |
| 36 | IF | F | align=left | 5STARs | ||
| 8 | IF | Takuya Shima | M | align=left | Junk 5 | |
| 6 | IF | M | align=left | S. T. J. |
| No. | Pos. | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Manager | Kenta Wakamatsu | |
| 38 | Coach | Mizuki Nakahama |
| Year | Round | Position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2022 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 67 | 63 | |
 2024 | Final | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 111 | 49 | |
| Total | 2/2 | – | 13 | 5 | 178 | 112 | |
| Year | Round | Position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Final | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 91 | 33 | |
 2024 | Final | 1st | 6 | 0 | 94 | 10 | |
| Total | 2/2 | – | 12 | 2 | 185 | 43 | |