The Japanese Baseball Association nominated only amateur players for the upcoming World Cup in Taipei. They are placed in group A with Italy, Spain, the USA, Chinese Taipei, Mexico, Panama and South Africa.
Complete Roster:
Pitcher: Kawasaki TERUO, Saito TAKASHI, Kotaka KOICHI, Matsuoka SHOJI, Tazawa JUNICHI, Settsu TADASHI, Isomura HIDETO, Nagaoka SATOSHI, Hasebe KOHHEI
Catcher: Inoue YUKI, Saeki RYO, Suzuki KENJI
Infielder: Suzuki KANYA, Kume KEN, Sasaki TSUTOMU, Saigo YASUYUKI, Nimura TOSHIYUKI, Yokoyama KENICHI, Kokubo TETSUYA
Outfielder: Nomoto KEI, Chono HISAYOSHI, Murakami JUMPEI, Toshiyuki HAYASHI, Yoshiura TAKASHI