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Baseball Federation of Japan
AbbreviationBFJ
FormationJune 20, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-06-20)
PurposeRepresents baseball in Japan
Location
  • Japan
ServicesOrganize Japanese baseball throughout Japan and overseas
President
Masatake Yamanaka
Websitewww.baseballjapan.org

The Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ) (全日本野球協会, Zen'nihon Yakyū Kyōkai) is the governing body of amateur baseball in Japan. They organize Japanese amateur baseball throughout Japan and overseas. The Federation was created by the merger of the Japan Amateur Baseball Association (JABA) and the Japan Student Baseball Association (JSBA) on June 20, 1990. In 2003, there were 160,000 people playing baseball in around 5,000 teams across Japan.[1] As of 2015, the BFJ represents six international teams: senior, women, university, high school/18U, 15U, and a 12U team.[2][3]

The Industrial League (JAPA) and Student Baseball (High School and College) had been run separately for a long time from before World War II. In 1954, they formed the Japan Amateur Baseball Federation to organize and represent a Japanese team in the first Asian Baseball Championship in the Philippines. In 1966, after participating in six Asian Baseball Championships, the Japan Amateur Baseball Federation was disbanded and reorganized into the Japan Amateur Baseball International Committee in 1967.

Beginning in 1984, baseball was being considered as an Olympic sport. After being featured as a demonstration sport at the Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988) Summer Olympics, baseball became a regular Olympic sport beginning with the 1992 Games in Barcelona. These developments prompted the unification of the JAPA and JSBA into the Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ) on June 20, 1990. The BFJ joined the Japanese Olympic Committee, International Baseball Federation, and Baseball Federation of Asia.[4]

Committees and organizations

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As of 2015, the BFJ has four subcommittees: the National Team Commission, Umpiring Commission, Sport and Environment Commission, and Anti-Doping Commission.

It is also represented in six International Organizations: International Baseball Federation (iBAF) 1st Vice President, Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) Vice President, iBAF Tournaments Commission, iBAF Medical/Anti-Doping Commission, iBAF Women's Development Commission, and the iBAF Athletes Commission.[5]

Executive members

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Source: BFJ

Role Name Affiliation
President Eiji Hatta JSBA President
Vice President Norio Ichino JABA President
Vice President Yoshinobu Suzuki JABA Vice President
Executive Director Kazuhiro Tawa JSBA Director
Member at-large Takayasu Okushima JHBF President & JSBA Director
Member at-large Akira Nambara JUBF Vice President &JSBA Director
Member at-large Masaru Ushiro JABA Executive Director
Member at-large Katsuji Kawashima JABA Vice President
Secretary General Masayuki Naito Secretary General, JSBA & JUBF

National teams

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Source: BFJ

Men's

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As of 14 November 2022
Level Nationality / Name Appointed Time as Manager Ref.
Senior Japan Hideki Kuriyama 30 November 2021 3 years, 37 days [6]

Competitions

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See also: Portal:Current events/Sports and 2025 in sports
For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

Source: BFJ

Domestic

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Senior

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Competition Season Champions Title Runners-up Next season Dates
Japan Series
2022
 Orix Buffaloes (PL)
5th
 Tokyo Yakult Swallows (CL)
2023
TBD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Announcement of Reorganization – Baseball Federation of Japan". wbsc.org. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Teams". Baseball Federation of Japan. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ^ "BFJ History". Baseball Federation of Japan. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  5. ^ "BFJ Committees". Baseball Federation of Japan. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. ^ "野球日本代表 前日本ハム監督 栗山英樹氏の監督就任 正式決定" [Japan national baseball team. Former Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama officially appointed as a manager.]. www3.nhk.or.jp. Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan: NHK. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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