| Country: | Japan |
| Num Teams: | 17 |
| Medal Type: | world major |
| Num Championships: | 6 |
| Prev Edition: | 1994 |
| Next Edition: | 2002 |
The 1998 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held July 20–30, 1998 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan. A fourth straight title was won by the team from the United States, coached by Margie Wright, which avenged its only loss of the tournament to Australia by a 1-0 margin in the final.
| GP | W | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 8 |
| GP | W | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1-0 | |||
| 7-0 | |||
| 1-0 | |||
| 1-0 |
Venezuela and Chinese Taipei Eliminated.
| 2-0 | |||
| 3-0 |
Italy and Canada Eliminated.
| 1-0 |