JAPAN

WBSC RANKING #2
Japan will spearhead the Asian continent after winning the 11th Men’s Softball Asian Cup in Kochi, Japan last month.

Japan won the continental championship by defeating the Philippines 9-2 in the championship game.

Japan will be a strong favourite having won the silver medal at the 2019 World Cup in Prague. The Japanese have a strong pool of talent coming through with the national U18 men taking out the world title in Palmerston North in 2020.
 

# Name Position   Okazaki KENTO     Reo KOYAMA     Takuro KAWANO     Yuya YAMAWAKI     Hikaru MATSUDA     Keisuke KITAZAWA     Taiyo KATAOKA     Ryoyu UNE     Hiroshi SAKATA     Yusuke SAKURABA     Kazuya TORIYAMA     Kotaro YASUMI     Tei HAMAMOTO     Seii KUROIWA     Naoaki KAWADA     Yusuke MORITA

	Team Management
	Hiroshi YOSHIMURA	Head Coach
	Shinji EGUCHI	Coach
	Kengo TERUI	Coach
	Nayumi MIMURA	Manager
	Junichi MURAKAMI	Trainer
	Tomoaki OKAMOTO	Delegation Leader
	Osamu TAKESAKI	Team Media
	Kazuhiro ARAI	Staff
	Takuya NOGA	Staff - Interpreter