Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series

Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series 日米対抗ソフトボール
Status	Active
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Japan
Country	Japan United States
Inaugurated	2016
Most recent	2024
Participants	Japan National Team USA National Team
Organised by	Japan Softball Association Yomiuri Shimbun

The inaugural game with over 30,000 spectators, held at Tokyo Dome on June 23, 2016

Closing ceremony of the 2022 series at Yokohama Stadium, the first competition after Tokyo 2020 and the COVID-19 suspension period

The Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series (日米対抗ソフトボール) 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. In the beginning of all games the Japanese and American national anthems are both played.

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

List of series

Year	Japan Won	USA Won	Tied	Ref
2016	2 Games	1 Game	0 Games
2017	2 Games	1 Game	0 Games
2018	3 Games	0 Games	0 Games
2019	2 Games	1 Game	0 Games
2020	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	2 Games	1 Game	0 Games
2023	2 Games	1 Game	0 Games
2024	3 Games	0 Games	0 Games
Total	16 Games	5 Games	0 Games

See also

• Japan women's national softball team
• United States women's national softball team
• MLB Japan All-Star Series

External links

• Japan Softball Association (in Japanese)
• USA Softball