1959 Asian Baseball Championship
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The Asian Baseball Championship
Asian Baseball Championship
The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia . It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer...

was the third continental tournament held by the Baseball Federation of Asia
Baseball Federation of Asia
The Baseball Federation of Asia is the governing body of the sport of baseball in Asia. The federation is governed by the International Baseball Federation.-Members:-Rankings:...

. The tournament was held in Tokyo
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, Japan
Japan
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 for the first time. It was the second time Japan
Japan national baseball team
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 had won the tournament, and was the second of what would be three consecutive Asian Championship wins in a row. South Korea (2nd), Chinese Taipei (3rd) and Philippines
Philippines national baseball team
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(4th) were the other participants.
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