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The 2002 Japan Series matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions.

TV: NTV (Game 1, 2), TV Asahi (Game 3) TBS (Game 4)
MVP: Tomohiro Nioka (Yomiuri)

[edit] Summary

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Giants – 4, Lions – 1	October 26	Tokyo Dome	45,107
2	Giants – 9, Lions – 4	October 27	Tokyo Dome	45,223
3	Lions – 2, Giants – 10	October 29	Seibu Dome	30,933
4	Lions – 2, Giants – 6	October 30	Seibu Dome	31,072

Nippon Professional Baseball Japan Series

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v • d • e Yomiuri Giants

Formerly the Great Japan Tokyo Baseball Club, the Tokyo Giants and the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants • Based in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan

The Franchise	Yomiuri Shimbun • History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Korakuen Stadium • Tokyo Dome Trainings: Sun Marine Stadium • Yomiuri Giants Stadium

Culture	Star of the Giants

Rivalries	Hanshin Tigers

Important Figures	Lefty O'Doul • Matsutarō Shōriki • Eiji Sawamura • Victor Starffin • Tetsuharu Kawakami • Masaichi Kaneda • Shigeo Nagashima • Tsuneo Horiuchi • Isao Harimoto • Sadaharu Oh • Tatsunori Hara • Hiromitsu Ochiai • Hideki Matsui • Masumi Kuwata • Koji Uehara • Yoshinobu Takahashi • Michihiro Ogasawara

Retired Numbers	1 • 3 • 4 • 14 • 16 • 34

Japan Series Championships (21)	1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1955 • 1961 • 1963 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1981 • 1989 • 1994 • 2000 • 2002• 2009

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Japanese Baseball League Championships (9)	Fall 1936 • Spring 1937 • Fall 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1949

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