Federation Name: Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ)

Federation President: Tatsuro Matsumae

Elite League: Nippon Professional Baseball

Team Manager:

Federation Web Link: http://www.jaba.or.jp

Japan 2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup Roster

Current world rank: 3

Best World Cup result (year(s)): 2nd place (1982)

Most recent World Cup (result): 2007 (3rd place)

How it advanced to World Cup: Participated in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Most recent international competition (result): 2009 Asian Championships (1st place)