The are a Japanese women's

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team based in

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. The Bee Queen compete in the Japan Diamond Softball League (JD.League) as a member of the league's East Division.

History

The Bee Queen were founded in 1981, as Hitachi Takasaki (a factory of

Hitachi () is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the parent company of the Hitachi Group (''Hitachi Gurūpu'') and had formed part of the Ni ...

) softball team. The team was transferred to

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in 2003, and was transferred to

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in 2015.Renesas Electronics Takasaki
leadoffman.info The Japan Diamond Softball League (JD.League) was founded in 2022, and the Bee Queen became part of the new league as a member of the East Division.

Roster

Players & Staff
Official website

References

External links

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Bic Camera Takasaki Bee Queen
- JD.League * * {{Japan Diamond Softball League Japan Diamond Softball League Women's softball teams in Japan Sports teams in Gunma Prefecture