Japan Series

annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball
Event recurring_sporting_event Q1146962
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Japan Series

Summary

Japan Series is a recurring sporting event[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of recurring_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,501 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japan Series is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Japan Series's instance of is recorded as recurring sporting event[4].
  • Japan Series's instance of is recorded as championship[5].
  • Japan Series's instance of is recorded as baseball competition[6].
  • Japan Series is a type of baseball competition[7].
  • Japan Series's Commons category is recorded as Japan Series[8].
  • Japan Series began on 1950[9].
  • Japan Series's sport is recorded as baseball[10].
  • Japan Series's organizer is recorded as Nippon Professional Baseball[11].
  • A participant in Japan Series was Central League[12].
  • A participant in Japan Series was Pacific League[13].
  • Japan Series's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Japan Series[14].
  • Japan Series's official name is recorded as プロ野球日本選手権シリーズ[15].
  • Japan Series's different from is recorded as Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series[16].
  • Japan Series's event interval is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[17].

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When and Where

Japan Series began on 1950[9]. It is in the country of Japan[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include recurring sporting event[4], championship[5], and baseball competition[6].

Participants

Recorded participant include Central League[12] and Pacific League[13].

Why It Matters

Japan Series ranks in the top 5% of recurring_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,501 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Japan Series. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/japan-series
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_japan-series_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Japan Series}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/japan-series}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-05}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000495
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  2. 16w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → baseball
    Organizer → Nippon Professional Baseball
    Instance of → —
    Country → Japan
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P664]]: [[Q1146127]], ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/39a56fdd20a9|details]])"
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