In February 2013 Japan took part in the ICC East Asia Pacific Regional Tournament as part of the pathway to World Cup Qualification and the World Cricket League. The competition would feature seven teams in a Twenty20 format and was played in New Zealand.

The Japan team, coached by Scott McNaughton, played six matches, winning two and losing four.

The tournament homepage can be found by clicking here.

The summary of the results is below:

Pepsi ICC Men’s Championship: 3^rd – 7^th February 2013

3^rd February:

Japan: 86/10 (18.5 Overs)

Samoa: 88/2 (12.4 Overs)

Samoa win by 8 wickets

3^rd February:

Vanuatu: 196/2 (20 Overs)

Japan: 91/9 (20 Overs)

Vanuatu win by 105 runs

4^th February:

Japan: 38/10 (14 Overs)

Fiji: 40/1 (8.3 Overs)

Fiji win by 9 wickets

4^th February:

Indonesia: 93/10 (17.3 Overs)

Japan: 94/2 (16.2 Overs)

Japan win by 8 wickets

6^th February:

Japan: 144/8 (20 Overs)

Cook Islands: 120/5 (20 Overs)

Japan win by 24 runs

7^th February:

Papua New Guinea: 206/8 (20 Overs)

Japan: 125/6 (20 Overs)

Papua New Guinea win by 81 runs