The Japan Series history. Brought to you by the Major League Sports Almanac.

The Japan Series
The Central League Champion vs. The Pacific League Champion
for the championship of Japanese professional baseball
See Also the Great Japanese Pennant Chase

Year	Champion	Lg	Manager	Games	Runner-Up
2004	Siebu Lions	PL	Tsutomu Ito	4-3	Chuncihi Dragons
2003	Fukouka Daiei Hawks	PL	Sadaharu Oh	4-3	Hanshin Tigers
2002	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsunori Hara	4-0	Siebu Lions
2001	Yakult Swallows	CL	Tsutomu Wakamatsu	4-1	Kintetsu Buffaloes
2000	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Shigeo Nagashima	4-2	Fukouka Daiei Hawks
1999	Fukouka Daiei Hawks	PL	Sadaharu Oh	4-1	Chuncihi Dragons
1998	Yokohoma Bay Stars	CL	Hiroshi Gondo	4-2	Siebu Lions
1997	Yakult Swallows	CL	Katsuya Nomura	4-1	Siebu Lions
1996	Orix Blue Wave	PL	Akira Ogi	4-1	Yomiuri Giants
1995	Yakult Swallows	CL	Katsuya Nomura	4-1	Orix Blue Wave
1994	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Shigeo Nagashima	4-1	Siebu Lions
1993	Yakult Swallows	CL	Katsuya Nomura	4-3	Siebu Lions
1992	Siebu Lions	PL	Masaaki Mori	4-3	Yakult Swallows
1991	Siebu Lions	PL	Masaaki Mori	4-3	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1990	Siebu Lions	PL	Masaaki Mori	4-0	Yomiuri Giants
1989	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Motoshi Fujita	4-3	Kintetsu Buffaloes
1988	Siebu Lions	PL	Masaaki Mori	4-1	Chuncihi Dragons
1987	Siebu Lions	PL	Masaaki Mori	4-2	Yomiuri Giants
1986	Siebu Lions	PL	Masaaki Mori	4-3-1	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1985	Hanshin Tigers	CL	Yoshio Yoshida	4-2	Siebu Lions
1984	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	CL	Takeshi Koba	4-3	Hankyu Braves
1983	Siebu Lions	PL	Tatsuro Hirooka	4-3	Yomiuri Giants
1982	Siebu Lions	PL	Tatsuro Hirooka	4-3	Chuncihi Dragons
1981	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Motoshi Fujita	4-2	Nippon Ham Fighters
1980	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	CL	Takeshi Koba	4-3	Kintetsu Buffaloes
1979	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	CL	Takeshi Koba	4-3	Kintetsu Buffaloes
1978	Yakult Swallows	CL	Tatsuro Hirooka	4-3	Hankyu Braves
1977	Hankyu Braves	PL	Toshihaur Ueda	4-1	Yomiuri Giants
1976	Hankyu Braves	PL	Toshihaur Ueda	4-3	Yomiuri Giants
1975	Hankyu Braves	PL	Toshihaur Ueda	4-0-1	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
1974	Lotte Orions	PL	Masaichi Kaneda	4-2	Chuncihi Dragons
1973	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-1	Nakai Hawks
1972	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-1	Hankyu Braves
1971	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-1	Hankyu Braves
1970	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-1	Lotte Orions
1969	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-2	Hankyu Braves
1968	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-2	Hankyu Braves
1967	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-2	Hankyu Braves
1966	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-2	Nakai Hawks
1965	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-1	Nakai Hawks
1964	Nakai Hawks	PL	Kazuto Tsuruoka	4-3	Hanshin Tigers
1963	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-3	Nishitetsu Lions
1962	Toei Flyers	PL	Shigeru Mizuhara	4-2-1	Hanshin Tigers
1961	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Tetsuharu Kawakami	4-2	Nakai Hawks
1960	Taiyo Whales	CL	Osamu Mihara	4-0	Daimi Orions
1959	Nakai Hawks	PL	Kazuto Tsuruoka	4-0	Yomiuri Giants
1958	Nishitetsu Lions	PL	Osamu Mihara	4-3	Yomiuri Giants
1957	Nishitetsu Lions	PL	Osamu Mihara	4-0-1	Yomiuri Giants
1956	Nishitetsu Lions	PL	Osamu Mihara	4-2	Yomiuri Giants
1955	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Shigeru Mizuhara	4-3	Nakai Hawks
1954	Chuncihi Dragons	CL	Shunichi Amachi	4-3	Nishitetsu Lions
1953	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Shigeru Mizuhara	4-2-1	Nakai Hawks
1952	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Shigeru Mizuhara	4-2	Nakai Hawks
1951	Yomiuri Giants	CL	Shigeru Mizuhara	4-2	Nakai Hawks
1950	Manichi Orions	PL	Tokuru Konishi	4-2	Shochiku Robins

Japan Series Champions by Franchise

20	Yomiuri Giants	1951	1952	1953	1955	1961	1963	1965	1966	1967	1968
		1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1981	1989	1994	2000	2002
12	Nishitetsu/Siebu Lions	1956	1957	1958	1982	1983	1986	1987	1988	1990	1991
		1992	2004
5	Yakult Swallows	1978	1993	1995	1997	2001
4	Hankyu Braves/Orix Blue Wave	1975	1976	1977	1996
3	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	1979	1980	1984
3	Nakai/Fukuoka Daiei Hawks	1959	1964	1999
2	Manichi Orions/Lotte Marines	1950	1974
2	Taiyo Whales/Yokohama Bay Stars	1960	1998
1	Chuncihi Dragons	1954
1	Hanshin Tigers	1985
1	Toei Flyers	1962

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