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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 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

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Year  Japan Won  USA Won Tied Ref
2016 2 Games 1 Game 0 Games [1]
2017 2 Games 1 Game 0 Games [2]
2018 3 Games 0 Games 0 Games [3]
2019 2 Games 1 Game 0 Games [4]
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 2 Games 1 Game 0 Games [5]
2023 2 Games 1 Game 0 Games [6]
2024 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. ^ 2016 results Japan Softball Association
  2. ^ 2017 results Japan Softball Association
  3. ^ 2018 results Japan Softball Association
  4. ^ 2019 results Japan Softball Association
  5. ^ 2022 results Japan Softball Association
  6. ^ 2023 results Japan Softball Association
  7. ^ 2024 results Japan Softball Association
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