Japan Series
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The <entity_3> (日本シリーズ Nippon Shiriizu, officially the <entity_6> Championship Series, プロ野球日本選手権シリーズ Puro Yakyū Nippon Senshuken Shiriizu), also the Nippon Series, is the annual <entity_2> series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top <entity_4> league in <entity_6>. It is a best-of-seven series between the winning clubs of the league's two circuits, the <entity_0> and the <entity_1>, and is played in October or November. The first team to win four games is the overall winner and is declared the <entity_3> Champion (日本一, Nippon Ichi, number one in <entity_6>) each year. The home team for games <entity_7>, 2 and eventually 6 and 7, alternates between the two leagues with the <entity_1> having the advantage on the years ending with an odd number and the <entity_0> on the years ending with an even number. Historically, the <entity_0> has been more successful in the <entity_3> than the <entity_1>, having won thirty-five times versus the <entity_1>'s thirty. In 2004, the <entity_1> instituted a three-team stepladder playoff format to determine the league <entity_5>, while the <entity_0> <entity_5> had a long wait before the <entity_3>. 3The franchise currently known as the Orix Buffaloes had a <entity_3> record of 3–7 as the Hankyu Braves, and <entity_7>–<entity_7> as the Orix BlueWave. 4The franchise currently known as the Chiba Lotte Marines had a <entity_3> record of <entity_7>–0 as the Mainichi Orions, 0–<entity_7> as the Daimai Orions, and <entity_7>–<entity_7> as the Lotte Orions. 5The franchise currently known as the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters had a <entity_3> record of <entity_7>–0 as the Toei Flyers. 6The franchise has a <entity_3> record of <entity_7>-0 as Yokohama Baystars and a <entity_3> record of <entity_7>–0 as the Taiyō Whales.
['championship', 'recurring sporting event']