no-hitters, including the first two
in Japanese baseball history.
He was killed in
World War II in 1944.
The professional Japanese baseball circuit began under the Japan Occupational Baseball League moniker in 1936 before dropping the “Occupational” in 1939 and morphing into Nippon Professional Baseball in 1950. The leagues have produced 96 single-pitcher no-hitters (17 of the those were perfectos) and four combined no-hitters, including a tandem effort in Game 5 of the 2007 Japan Series. There have also been two All-Star game no-hitters — one between the Central and Pacific leagues of the NPB and another by a Japan national team over a squad of MLB All-Stars.
Two Japanese pitchers have thrown no-nos in Major League Baseball contests. Hideo Nomo tossed no-hitters for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1996 and for the Boston Red Sox in 2001. The Seattle Mariners’ Hisashi Iwakuma added one in 2015.
Here are the Japan Baseball League/Nippon Professional Baseball no-hitters (note that in Japan, games must be no-hit, no-run to qualify as no-hitters:
Single-pitcher no-hitters
right-hander Nao Higashihama threw a no-hitter to lead his team to a 2-0 win over the Seibu Lions in the Pacific League on Wednesday.
| 1 | Eiji Sawamura |
|---|---|
| Tokyo Kyojin (JOBL) | |
| Friday, September 25, 1936 Tokyo Kyojin 1, Osaka Tigers 0 Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya) (Sawamura’s first of three no-hitters) |
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| 2 | Eiji Sawamura |
| Tokyo Kyojin (JOBL) | |
| Saturday, May 1, 1937 Tokyo Kyojin 4, Osaka Tigers 0 Suzaki Stadium (Tokyo) (Sawamura’s second of three no-hitters) |
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| 3 | Victor Starffin |
| Tokyo Kyojin (JOBL) | |
| Saturday, July 3, 1937 Tokyo Kyojin 4, Korakuen Eagles 0 Suzaki Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 4 | Mitsuhiko Ishida |
| Hankyu (JOBL) | |
| Friday, July 16, 1937 Hankyu 6, Tokyo Senators 0 Suzaki Stadium (Tokyo) (Ishida’s first of two no-hitters) |
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| 5 | Hiroshi Nakao |
| Tokyo Kyojin (JBL) | |
| Friday, November 3, 1939 Tokyo Kyojin 1, Tokyo Senators 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) (Nakao’s first of two no-hitters) |
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| 6 | Tadashi Kameda |
| Eagles (JBL) | |
| Monday, March 18, 1940 Eagles 5, Lion 0 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium (Nishinomiya) (Kameda’s first of two no-hitters) |
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| 7 | Katsusaburo Asano |
| Hankyu (JBL) | |
| Sunday, April 14, 1940 Hankyu 9, Osaka Tigers 0 Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya) |
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| 8 | Eiji Sawamura |
| Tokyo Kyojin (JBL) | |
| Saturday, July 6, 1940 Tokyo Kyojin 4, Nagoya 0 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium (Nishinomiya) (Sawamura’s third of three no-hitters, setting a career record that would be tied by Yoshiro Sotokoba in 1972) |
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| 9 | Hachiro Miwa |
| Osaka Tigers (JBL) | |
| Saturday, August 3, 1940 Osaka Tigers 1, Tokyo Kyojin 0 Dairen Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 10 | Mitsuhiko Ishida |
| Hankyu (JBL) | |
| Thursday, August 22, 1940 Hankyu 9, Lion 0 Dairen Stadium (Tokyo) (Ishida’s second of two no-hitters) |
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| 11 | Tadashi Kameda |
| Kurowashi (JBL) | |
| Monday, April 14, 1941 Kurowashi 1, Hanshin 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) (Kameda’s second of two no-hitters) |
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| 12 | Hiroshi Nakao |
| Tokyo Kyojin (JBL) | |
| Wednesday, July 16, 1941 Tokyo Kyojin 3, Nagoya 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) (Nakao’s second of two no-hitters) |
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| 13 | Kotaro Mori |
| Hankyu (JBL) | |
| Monday, October 27, 1941 Hankyu 2, Nagoya 0 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium (Nishinomiya) |
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| 14 | Michio Nishizawa |
| Nagoya (JBL) | |
| Saturday, July 18, 1942 Nagoya 2, Hankyu 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 15 | Yoshio Tenpo |
| Hankyu (JBL) | |
| Sunday, May 2, 1943 Hankyu 3, Nankai 0 Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya) |
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| 16 | Hideo Fujimoto |
| Tokyo Kyojin (JBL) | |
| Saturday, May 22, 1943 Tokyo Kyojin 3, Nagoya 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) (Fujimoto’s first of two no-hitters) |
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| 17 | Takehiko Bessho |
| Nankai (JBL) | |
| Wednesday, May 26, 1943 Nankai 2, Yamato 0 Kobe Stadium (Kobe) |
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| 18 | Shinichi Ishimaru |
| Nagoya (JBL) | |
| Tuesday, October 12, 1943 Nagoya 5, Yamato 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 19 | Shosei Go |
| Osaka Tigers (JBL) | |
| Sunday, June 16, 1946 Osaka Tigers 11, Senators 0 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium (Nishinomiya) |
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| 20 | Tadayoshi Kajioka |
| Osaka Tigers (JBL) | |
| Tuesday, August 24, 1948 Osaka Tigers 3, Nankai Hawks 0 Jingu Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 21 | Juzo Sanada |
| Taiyo Robbins (JBL) | |
 Monday, September 6, 1948Taiyo Robbins 3, Osaka Tigers 0 Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya) (Perfect game, Sanada’s first of two no-hitters) |
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| 22 | Hideo Fujimoto |
| Yomiuri Giants (CL) | |
| Wednesday, June 28, 1950 Yomiuri Giants 4, West Pirates 0 Aomori Stadium (Aomori) (Fujimoto’s second of two no-hitters) |
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| 23 | Masaichi Kaneda |
| Kokutetsu Swallows (CL) | |
| Tuesday, September 5, 1951 Kokutetsu Swallows 1, Osaka Tigers 0 Osaka Stadium (Osaka) (Kaneda’s first of two no-hitters) |
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| 24 | Giichi Hayashi |
| Daiei Stars (PL) | |
| Sunday, April 27, 1952 Daiei Stars 2, Hankyu Braves 0 Takasaki Jonan Stadium (Takasaki-shi) |
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| 25 | Juzo Sanada |
| Osaka Tigers (CL) | |
| Monday, May 7, 1952 Osaka Tigers 12, Hiroshima Carp 0 Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya) (Sanada’s second of two no-hitters) |
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| 26 | Takumi Otomo |
| Yomiuri Giants (CL) | |
| Saturday, July 26, 1952 Yomiuri Giants 17, Shochiku Robins 0 Osaka Stadium (Osaka) |
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| 27 | Noboru Yamashita |
| Kintetsu Pearls (PL) | |
| Saturday, August 7, 1954 Kintetsu Pearls 4, Takahashi Unions 0 Nagoya Baseball Stadium (Nagoya) |
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| 28 | Shigeru Sugishita |
| Chunichi Dragons (CL) | |
| Tuesday, May 10, 1955 Chunichi Dragons 1, Kokutetsu Swallows 0 Kawasaki Stadium (Kawasaki) |
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| 29 | Mamoru Otsu |
| Nishitetsu Lions (PL) | |
| Saturday, June 4, 1955 Nishitetsu Lions 8, Kintetsu Pearls 0 Heiwadai Stadium (Fukuoka) (Perfect game) |
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| 30 | Fumio Takechi |
| Kintetsu Pearls (PL) | |
| Sunday, June 19, 1955 Kintetsu Pearls 1, Daiei Stars 0 Osaka Stadium (Osaka) |
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| 31 | Teruo Owaki |
| Kokutetsu Swallows (CL) | |
| Thursday, May 3, 1956 Kokutetsu Swallows 5, Chunichi Dragons 0 Nagoya Baseball Stadium (Nagoya) (Perfect game) |
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| 32 | Yoshitomo Miyaji |
| Kokutetsu Swallows (CL) | |
| Wednesday, September 19, 1956 Kokutetsu Swallows 6, Hiroshima Carp 0 Kanazawa Stadium (Kawasaki) |
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| 33 | Masaichi Kaneda |
| Kokutetsu Swallows (CL) | |
| Wednesday, August 21, 1957 Kokutetsu Swallows 1, Chunichi Dragons 0 Nagoya Baseball Stadium (Nagoya) (Kaneda’s second of two no-hitters) |
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| 34 | Hiroomi Oyane |
| Chunichi Dragons (CL) | |
| Saturday, October 12, 1957 Chunichi Dragons 3, Osaka Tigers 0 Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya) (Perfect game) |
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| 35 | Nishimura Sadaaki |
| Nishitetsu Lions (PL) | |
| Saturday, July 19, 1958 Nishitetsu Lions 1, Toei Flyers 0 Komazawa Stadium (Komazawa) (Perfect game) |
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| 36 | Gentaro Shimada |
| Taiyo Whales (CL) | |
| Thursday, August 11, 1960 Taiyo Whales 1, Osaka Tigers 0 Kawasaki Stadium (Kawasaki) (Perfect game) |
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| 37 | Yoshimi Moritaki |
| Kokutetsu Swallows (CL) | |
| Tuesday, June 20, 1961 Kokutetsu Swallows 1, Chunichi Dragons 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 38 | Yoshio Inoue |
| Nishitetsu Lions (PL) | |
| Saturday, May 16, 1964 Nishitetsu Lions 2, Hankyu Braves 0 Heiwadai Stadium (Fukuoka) |
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| 39 | Toshitake Nakayama |
| Chunichi Dragons (CL) | |
| Tuesday, August 18, 1964 Chunichi Dragons 3, Yomiuri Giants 0 Nagoya Baseball Stadium (Nagoya) |
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| 40 | Gene Bacque |
| Hanshin Tigers (CL) | |
| Monday, June 28, 1965 Hanshin Tigers 7, Yomiuri Giants 0 Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya) |
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| 41 | Yoshiro Sotokoba |
| Hiroshima Carp (CL) | |
| Saturday, October 2, 1965 Hiroshima Carp 2, Hanshin Tigers 0 Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya) (Perfect game, Sotokoba’s first of three no-hitters) |
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| 42 | Kichiro Sasaki |
| Taiyo Whales (CL) | |
| Sunday, May 1, 1966 Taiyo Whales 1, Hiroshima Carp 0 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (Hiroshima) (Perfect game) |
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| 43 | Tsutomu Tanaka |
| Nishitetsu Lions (PL) | |
| Thursday, May 12, 1966 Nishitetsu Lions 2, Nankai Hawks 0 Osaka Stadium (Osaka) (Perfect game) |
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| 44 | Toshihiko Sei |
| Nishitetsu Lions (PL) | |
| Sunday, June 12, 1966 Nishitetsu Lions 8, Kintetsu Buffaloes 0 Kokura Stadium (Kitakyushu) |
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| 45 | Tadao Wako |
| Nishitetsu Lions (PL) | |
| Sunday, September 17, 1967 Nishitetsu Lions 4, Hankyu Braves 0 Nishinomiya Stadium (Nishinomiya) |
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| 46 | Tsuneo Horiuchi |
| Yomiuri Giants (CL) | |
| Tuesday, October 10, 1967 Yomiuri Giants 11, Hiroshima Carp 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) (Horiuchi hit three home runs in this game) |
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| 47 | Kunio Jonouchi |
| Yomiuri Giants (CL) | |
| Thursday, May 16, 1968 Yomiuri Giants 16, Taiyo Whales 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 48 | Keishi Suzuki |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL) | |
| Thursday, August 8, 1968 Kintetsu Buffaloes 4, Toei Flyers 0 Nihon Seimei Stadium (Osaka) (Suzuki’s first of two no-hitters) |
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| 49 | Yoshiro Sotokoba |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL) | |
| Saturday, September 14, 1968 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2, Taiyo Whales 0 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (Hiroshima) (Sotokoba’s second of three no-hitters) |
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| 50 | Fumio Narita |
| Lotte Orions (PL) | |
| Saturday, August 16, 1969 Lotte Orions 1, Hankyu Braves 0 Nishinomiya Stadium (Nishinomiya) |
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| 51 | Hidetake Watanabe |
| Yomiuri Giants (CL) | |
| Monday, May 18, 1970 Yomiuri Giants 2, Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 52 | Hiroshi Kito |
| Taiyo Whales (CL) | |
| Tuesday, June 9, 1970 Taiyo Whales 1, Yakult Atoms 0 Kawasaki Stadium (Kawasaki) (Perfect game) |
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| 53 | Koichiro Sasaki |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL) | |
| Tuesday, October 6, 1970 Kintetsu Buffaloes 3, Nankai Hawks 0 Osaka Stadium (Osaka) (Perfect game) |
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| 54 | Kazuhiro Fujimoto |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL) | |
| Thursday, August 19, 1971 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 6, Chunichi Dragons 0 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (Hiroshima) (Perfect game) |
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| 55 | Yoshimasa Takahashi |
| Toei Flyers (PL) | |
| Saturday, August 21, 1971 Toei Flyers 4, Nishitetsu Lions 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) (Perfect game) |
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| 56 | Keishi Suzuki |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL) | |
| Thursday, September 9, 1971 Kintetsu Buffaloes 4, Nishitetsu Lions 0 Nihon Seimei Stadium (Osaka) (Suzuki’s second of two no-hitters) |
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| 57 | Yoshiro Sotokoba |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL) | |
| Saturday, April 29, 1972 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3, Yomiuri Giants 0 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (Hiroshima) (Sotokoba’s third of three no-hitters, tying career record set by Eiji Sawamura in 1940) |
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| 58 | Naoki Takahashi |
| Nittaku Home Flyers (PL) | |
| Saturday, June 16, 1973 Nittaku Home Flyers 1, Kintetsu Buffaloes 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 59 | Yutaka Enatsu |
| Hanshin Tigers (CL) | |
| Thursday, August 30, 1973 Hanshin Tigers 1, Chunichi Dragons 0 (11 innings) Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya) (Enatsu hits a “sayonara” walk-off home run for the win in the 11th) |
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| 60 | Soroku Yagisawa |
| Lotte Orions (PL) | |
| Wednesday, October 10, 1973 Lotte Orions 1, Taiheiyo Club Lions 0 Sendai Stadium (Sendai) (Perfect game) |
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| 61 | Toshio Kanbe |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL) | |
| Sunday, April 20, 1975 Kintetsu Buffaloes 1, Nankai Hawks 0 Fujiidera Stadium (Osaka) |
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| 62 | Hajime “Poker Face” Kato |
| Yomiuri Giants (CL) | |
| Sunday, April 18, 1976 Yomiuri Giants 5, Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (Hiroshima) |
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| 63 | Yoshinori Toda |
| Hankyu Braves (PL) | |
| Tuesday, May 11, 1976 Hankyu Braves 1, Nankai Hawks 0 Osaka Stadium (Osaka) |
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| 64 | Yutaro Imai |
| Hankyu Braves (PL) | |
| Thursday, August 31, 1978 Hankyu Braves 5, Lotte Orions 0 Sendai Stadium (Sendai ) (Perfect game) |
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| 65 | Kuo Tai-yuan |
| Seibu Lions (PL) | |
| Tuesday, June 4, 1985 Seibu Lions 7, Nippon-Ham Fighters 0 Heiwadai Stadium (Fukuoka) |
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| 66 | Yukio Tanaka |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) | |
| Sunday, June 9, 1985 Nippon-Ham Fighters 12, Kintetsu Buffaloes 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 67 | Shinichi Kondo |
| Chunichi Dragons (CL) | |
| Sunday, August 9, 1987 Chunichi Dragons 6, Yomiuri Giants 0 Nagoya Stadium (Nagoya) |
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| 68 | Yasumitsu Shibata |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) | |
| Saturday, April 25, 1990 Nippon-Ham Fighters 3, Kintetsu Buffaloes 0 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) |
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| 69 | Toshiro Yufune |
| Hanshin Tigers (CL) | |
| Sunday, June 14, 1992 Hanshin Tigers 6, Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya) (Perfect game) |
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| 70 | Hiromi Makihara |
| Yomiuri Giants (CL) | |
| Wednesday, May 18, 1994 Yomiuri Giants 6, Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 Fukuoka Dome (Fukuoka) |
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| 71 | Yukihiro Nishizaki |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) | |
| Wednesday, July 5, 1995 Nippon-Ham Fighters 1, Seibu Lions 0 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) |
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| 72 | Yoshinori Sato |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) | |
| Saturday, August 26, 1995 Nippon-Ham Fighters 7, Orix BlueWave 0 Fujiidera Stadium (Osaka) |
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| 73 | Terry Bross |
| Yakult Swallows (CL) | |
| Saturday, September 9, 1995 Yakult Swallows 4, Yomiuri Giants 0 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) |
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| 74 | Hisanobu Watanabe |
| Seibu Lions (PL) | |
| Tuesday, June 11, 1996 Seibu Lions 9, Orix BlueWave 0 Seibu Stadium (Tokorozawa) |
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| 75 | Shigeki Noguchi |
| Chunichi Dragons (CL) | |
| Sunday, August 11, 1996 Chunichi Dragons 5, Yomiuri Giants 0 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) |
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| 76 | Kazuhisa Ishii |
| Yakult Swallows (CL) | |
| Tuesday, September 2, 1997 Yakult Swallows 3, Yokohama BayStars 0 Yokohama Stadium (Yokohama) |
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| 77 | Tetsuro Kawajiri |
| Hanshin Tigers (CL) | |
| Tuesday, May 26, 1998 Hanshin Tigers 2, Chunichi Dragons 0 Kurashiki Muskat Stadium (Kurashiki) |
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| 78 | Shinji Sasaoka |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL) | |
| Saturday, May 8, 1999 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 4, Chunichi Dragons 0 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (Hiroshima) |
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| 79 | Melvin Bunch |
| Chunichi Dragons (CL) | |
| Friday, April 7, 2000 Chunichi Dragons 8, Yokohama BayStars 0 Yokohama Stadium (Yokohama) |
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| 80 | Narciso Elvira |
| Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL) | |
| Tuesday, June 20, 2000 Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 4, Seibu Lions 0 Osaka Dome (Osaka) |
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| 81 | Kenshin Kawakami |
| Chunichi Dragons (CL) | |
| Thursday, August 1, 2002 Chunichi Dragons 6, Yomiuri Giants 0 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) |
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| 82 | Kei Igawa |
| Hanshin Tigers (CL) | |
| Monday, October 4, 2004 Hanshin Tigers 1, Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 Hiroshima Municipal Stadium (Hiroshima) |
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| 83 | Rick Guttormson |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows (CL team in IL game) | |
| Thursday, May 25, 2006 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 6, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 0 Meiji-Jingu Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 84 | Masahiro Yamamoto |
| Chunichi Dragons (CL) | |
| Saturday, September 16, 2006 Chunichi Dragons 3, Hanshin Tigers 0 Nagoya Dome (Nagoya) (At 41, Yamamoto is oldest to throw a no-hitter) |
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| 85 | Kenta Maeda |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL) | |
| Friday, April 6, 2012 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2, Yokohama DeNA BayStars 0 Yokohama Stadium (Yokohama) |
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| 86 | Toshiya Sugiuchi |
| Yomiuri Giants (CL team in IL game) | |
| Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Yomiuri Giants 2, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 0 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) |
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| 87 | Yuki Nishi |
| Orix Buffaloes (PL) | |
| Monday, October 8, 2012 Orix Buffaloes 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 0 Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome (Fukuoka) |
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| 88 | Daisuke Yamai |
| Chunichi Dragons (CL) | |
| Friday, June 28, 2013 Chunichi Dragons 9, Yokohama DeNA BayStars 0 Yokohama Stadium (Yokohama) |
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| 89 | Takayuki Kishi |
| Saitama Seibu Lions (PL) | |
| Friday, May 2, 2014 Saitama Seibu Lions 2, Chiba Lotte Marines 0 QVC Marine Field (Chiba) |
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| 90 | Shun Yamaguchi |
| Yomiuri Giants (CL) | |
| Friday, July 27, 2018 Yomiuri Giants 5, Chunichi Dragons 0 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) |
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| 91 | Tomoyuki Sugano |
| Yomiuri Giants (CL) | |
| Sunday, October 14, 2018 Yomiuri Giants 4, Yakult Swallows 0 Meiji Jingu Stadium (Tokyo) First Climax Series playoff no-hitter. |
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| 92 | Kodai Senga |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) | |
| Friday, September 6, 2019 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2, Chiba Lotte Marines 0 PayPay Dome (Fukuoka) |
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| 93 | Yūdai Ōno |
| Chunichi Dragons (CL) | |
| Monday, September 16, 2019 Chunichi Dragons 3, Hanshin Tigers 0 Nagoya Dome (Nagoya) |
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| 94 | Yasuhiro Ogawa |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows (CL) | |
| Saturday, August 15, 2020 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9, Yokohama DeNA BayStars 0 Yokohama Stadium (Yokohama) |
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| 95 | Roki Sasaki |
| Lotte Marines (PL) | |
| Sunday, April 10, 2022 Lotte Marines 6, Orix Buffaloes 0 Zozo Marine Stadium (Chiba) (Perfect game) |
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| 96 | Nao Higashihama |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) | |
| Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2, Seibu Lions 0 PayPay Dome (Fukuoka) |
Multiple-pitcher no-hitters
| 1 | Miyoshi Nakagawa Shigezo Ishihara |
|---|---|
| Kurowashi (JBL) | |
| Thursday, June 12, 1941 Kurowashi 2, Nagoya 0 Korakuen Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 2 | Takashi Eda Kotaro Mori |
| Hankyu (JBL) | |
| Saturday, August 2, 1941 Hankyu 2, Nagoya 0 Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium (Nishinomiya) |
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| 3 | Tomoya Yagi Hisashi Takeda Micheal Nakamura |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (PL) | |
| Saturday, April 15, 2006 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 0 (12 innings) Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome (Fukuoka) |
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| 4 | Daisuke Yamai (8) Hitoki Iwase (1) |
| Chunichi Dragons (Japan Series Game 5) | |
| Thursday, November 1, 2007 Chunichi Dragons 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 0 Nagoya Dome (Nagoya) |
All-Star Game no-hitters
Major League Baseball has never had an All-Star game no-hitter, 
but there have been two thrown by Japanese All-Star teams and one thrown by an MLB All-Star team. In 1971, a five-pitcher crew from the Central League no-hit the Pacific League in Game 1 of the Nippon Professional League’s 1971 All-Star Game Series. In 1990, Chuck Finley and Randy Johnson combined to no-hit a Japanese All-Star team. And in 2014, The Samurai Japan All-Star team no-hit the MLB All-Stars for a 4-0 win at the Tokyo Dome.
| 1 | Central League |
|---|---|
| Yutaka Enatsu (3 inn.) Hidetake Watanabe (2 inn.) Kazumi Takahashi (1 inn.) Hisanobu Mizutani (⅓ inn.) Tadakatsu Kotani (2⅔ inn.) |
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| Saturday, July 17, 1971 Central League 5, Pacific League 0 Meiji-Jingu Stadium (Tokyo) |
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| 3 | MLB All-Stars |
| Chuck Finley (5 inn.) Randy Johnson (4 inn.) |
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| Sunday, November 11, 1990 Major League Baseball All-Stars 5, Japan All-Stars 0 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) |
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| 3 | Samurai Japan |
| Takahiro Norimoto (5 inn.) Yuki Nishi (2 inn.) Kazuhisa Makita (1 inn.) Yuji Nishino (1 inn.) |
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| Saturday, November 15, 2014 Samurai Japan 4, Major League Baseball All-Stars 0 Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) |
Title image: Untitled by Takako Tominaga licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped and shaded.
A list of Nippon Professional Baseball no-hitters https://t.co/GwY5RwU9F3 #npb