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  (18 December 2023)[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 |
| Total | ||||||