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Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series
日米対抗ソフトボール
StatusActive
FrequencyAnnually
Country Japan
Inaugurated2016
Most recent2024
ParticipantsJapan Japan National Team
United States USA National Team
Organised byJapan Softball Association
Yomiuri Shimbun
The inaugural game held at Tokyo Dome on June 23, 2016, with over 30,000 spectators
The closing ceremony of the 2022 series at Yokohama Stadium, the first competition after Tokyo 2020 and the COVID-19 suspension

The Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series (Japanese: 日米対抗ソフトボール, Hepburn: Nichibei Taikō Sofutobōru) is an annual tour of Japan made by the United States women's national softball team since 2016, contested in a three-game series against the Japan women's national softball team. At the start of all games, both the Japanese and American national anthems are played.

The inaugural game was held at Tokyo Dome on June 23, 2016, with 31,448 spectators in attendance. The 2020 and 2021 editions were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the series resumed in 2022.

List of series

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Year Dates  Japan won  USA won Tied Ref
2016 June 23–25 2 games 1 game 0 games [1]
2017 June 23–25 2 games 1 game 0 games [2]
2018 June 20–22 3 games 0 games 0 games [3]
2019 June 22, 23, 25 2 games 1 game 0 games [4]
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 August 6–8 2 games 1 game 0 games [5]
2023 August 4, 6, 7 2 games 1 game 0 games [6]
2024 July 4, 6, 8 3 games 0 games 0 games [7]
Total 16 games 5 games 0 games

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2016 Japan–US Softball Tournament". Japan Softball Association. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Results of the 2017 Japan–US Softball Tournament". Japan Softball Association. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Results of the 2018 Japan–US Softball Tournament". Japan Softball Association. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Results of the 2019 Japan–US Softball Tournament". Japan Softball Association. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Results of the 2022 Japan–US Softball Tournament". Japan Softball Association. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Results of the 2023 Japan–US Softball Tournament". Japan Softball Association. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "Results of the 2024 Japan–US Softball Tournament". Japan Softball Association. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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