The 2009 edition of the tournament expanded to five teams and did not provide direct qualification to the subsequent Under-19 World Cup. Instead, it provided qualification for the top two finishers to the 2009 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Canada, which was a pathway to the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, hosted in New Zealand. Japan did not win a game in this tournament, although spinner Raheel Kano was named in the team of the tournament.EAP Newsflash. 2009. "EAP All-Star Team Of The Tournament", , 2009. https://websites.sportstg.com/get_file.cgi?id=433722 The 2011 tournament, hosted on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, was notable for Japan’s only victory to date, defeating Fiji by 24 runs.
