Japan women's national baseball team
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The Japan women's national baseball team, also known as Madonna Japan (マドンナジャパン) or Samurai Japan (侍ジャパン) represents Japan in international women's baseball competitions. They are currently ranked first in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.[2]
| Japan women's national baseball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Federation | Baseball Federation of Japan |
| Confederation | Baseball Federation of Asia |
| Manager | Risa Nakajima |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 1  (31 December 2025)[1] |
| Lowest | 1 |
| Women's World Cup | |
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | 2024 |
| Best result |  1st (7 times, most recent in 2024) |
| Women's Asian Cup | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2017) |
| Best result |  1st (4 times, most recent in 2025) |
The team won the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup, their seventh consecutive title.[3] The team won 39 consecutive games in the top international tournament from 2012 to 2024.[4] Japan has also won all four continental Women's Asian Cups, held from 2017 to 2025.[5]
Since 2008, the Japanese woman team's nickname is Madonna Japan. The team also shares the Samurai Japan nickname with the men's national team.[6][7]
Current roster
Roster selected for the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup Finals[8]
| Japan roster – 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup Finals | ||||
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| Official roster | Coaching staff | |||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Tournament record
Women's Baseball World Cup
| Women's Baseball World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | RS | RA | |
 2004 |
Finals |  2nd |
6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 27 | |
 2006 |
Round-robin | 2nd |
6 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 25 | |
| 2008 |
Finals |  1st |
6 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 12 | |
 2010 |
Finals | 1st |
9 | 8 | 1 | 76 | 18 | |
| 2012 |
Finals | 1st |
9 | 8 | 1 | 74 | 14 | |
| 2014 |
Finals | 1st |
6 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 2 | |
 2016 |
Finals | 1st |
8 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 4 | |
 2018 |
Finals | 1st |
9 | 9 | 0 | 67 | 5 | |
 2021 |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2024 |
Finals | 1st |
10 | 9 | 1 | 93 | 27 | |
| Total | 7 Titles | 9/10 | 69 | 61 | 8 | 646 | 134 | |
Women's Baseball Asian Cup
| Women's Baseball Asian Cup record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L |
 2017 |
Finals |  1st |
9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 |
Finals | 1st |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 |
Finals | 1st |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 2025 |
Finals | 1st |
6 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 3 Titles | 3/3 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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