Samurai Japan opened the baseball stadium at the Fukushima Azuma Stadium
Star shortstop Sakamoto left his signature on the win against the Dominican Republic
Japan showing their baseball. "It's not small ball" commented manager Inaba "It's displaying our skills"
Japan's pitching impressed
Japan also played solid defense
The impressive bullpen cart in service at the Yokohama Stadiumm
Asamura celebrated by his dugout
Samurai Japan manager Atsunori Inaba
WBSC Premier12 2019 MVP Seiya Suzuki at bat against the United States
Former MLB All-Star Masahiro Tanaka took the mound against the United States in the first game of the knock-out stage
Sakamoto hustling against the United States
A walkoff win against the US sent Japan to the semifinal
Tetsuto Yamada starred to help Japan win the semifinal against defending Olympic champions Koreat
Japan faced the United States in the gold medal game played in Yokohama
Munetaka Murakami put Japan ahead
Young star Masato Morishita started the final for Samurai Japan
Catcher Kai and closer Kuribayashi celebrate after the third out of the gold medal game
Manager Inaba is now in the air
Samurai Japan pose after the medal ceremony