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Little League World Series In Japan
Japan first participated in the Little League World Series in 1962. Between 1962 and 2000, Japan participated in the Far East Region of the LLWS. In 2001, the Far East Region was divided into the Asia Region and the Pacific Region. From 2001 to 2006, Japan competed in the Asia Region. In 2007, the Japan Region was created, so that the winner of the Japanese championship receives an automatic berth in the Series. Japan Championships In 1967, the first All-Japan championship took place. Prior to 1967, Japanese teams participated in the Far East region in each year between 1962 and 1966. In 1969, the Far East Region conducted its first regional tournament, with teams from six nations. Summary ''As of the 2022 Little League World Series.'' See also * Baseball awards#World ;Asia-Pacific Region in each Little League division *Little League ** Far East Region (1962–2000) ** Asia Region (2001–2006) **Pacific Region (2001–2006) ** Asia–Pacific Region (2007–2012) (Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little League World Series (Far East Region)
The Far East East Region was one of four international regions that competed in the Little League World Series from 1962 to 2000. Far East qualifiers won a record 23 titles — 17 from Taiwan, four from Japan, and two from the South Korea, Republic of Korea. Teams from East Asia were first allowed to qualify for the Little League World Series in 1961. A team from Japan lost to Hawaii in the original Little League World Series 1957–2000 (West Region)#Champions in the Pacific Region .281958.E2.80.931961.29, Pacific Region's qualifying game. The following year the Far East Region was created, with the Japanese champion receiving an automatic berth in the World Series. The first multinational Far East Regional Tournament took place in 1969 and featured six countries. In 2001, the Little League World Series was expanded to sixteen teams. The Far East was split into two regions – the Little League World Series (Pacific Region), Pacific (consisting of teams from the Pacific Islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |