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The 1968 Japan Series was the 19th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Hankyu Braves. This was a rematch of the previous year's Japan Series, which the Giants won. Yomiuri again defeated Hankyu in six games to capture their fourth consecutive title.
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| Dates | October 12–20 | |||||||||
| MVP | Shigeru Takada (Yomiuri) | |||||||||
| FSA | Tokuji Nagaike (Hankyu) | |||||||||
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| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Giants – 4, Braves – 5 | October 12 | Korakuen Stadium | 24,482[1] |
| 2 | Giants – 6, Braves – 1 | October 14 | Korakuen Stadium | 24,923[1] |
| 3 | Braves – 4, Giants – 9 | October 16 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 19,462[1] |
| 4 | Braves – 5, Giants – 6 | October 17 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 16,390[1] |
| 5 | Braves – 6, Giants – 4 | October 18 | Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 15,225[1] |
| 6 | Giants – 7, Braves – 5 | October 20 | Korakuen Stadium | 29,229[1] |
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