Japan national under-18 baseball team

The Japan national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing Japan in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 1st in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.^[2] They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup. They have finished 2nd in the tournament four times.^[3]

Japan Baseball U-18
Information
Country	Japan
Federation	Baseball Federation of Japan
Confederation	Baseball Federation of Asia
WBSC ranking
Current	1 (5 August 2025)[1]

Competitive record

U-18 Baseball World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA
1982	Final	2nd
1999		5th
2004	Final	2nd
2012	Round 2	6th	5	4	38	25
2013	Final	2nd	7	2	70	19
2015	Final	2nd	8	1	81	5
2017	Super Round	3rd	6	3	52	24
2019	Super Round	5th	5	3	55	23
2021	Super Round	3rd	7	4	43	38
Total

See also

• Japan national baseball team
• Baseball Federation of Japan
• U-18 Baseball World Cup