thumb|right|Official logo (Japanese language)The 2008 Asia Series was contested on November 13–16 by the champions of Nippon Professional Baseball's Japan Series, the Korea Baseball Organization's Korean Series, Chinese Professional Baseball League's Taiwan Series, and the championship of the China Baseball League of the People's Republic of China. In 2008, it was the first time that the champion of the China Baseball League participates in instead of the all-star team China Stars. The winning team will receive ¥50 million yen ($0.5 million), the second place team will receive ¥30 million yen, and the other teams will receive ¥10 million yen each. All games were held in Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. The Saitama Seibu Lions defeated the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in the title game to win the championship for Japan. Outfielder Tomoaki Satoh was named the MVP of the series.
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Attendance: 2,788 Time: 3:04Attendance: 9,277 Time: 3:03
Attendance: 2,489 Time: 2:27 (shorten: mercy rule)Attendance: 8,443 Time: 2:34
Attendance: 8,478 Time: 2:41 (shorten: mercy rule)Attendance: 5,228 Time: 3:22
| Position | Team | Wins | Losses | RS | RA | Tie-breaker[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saitama Seibu Lions | — | ○2–1 | ●3–4 | ○16–2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1–1, 0.292< | -- 7/(8+9+7), total RA / total (defensing) innings --> |
| 2 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | ●1–2 | — | ○10–4 | ○7–4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1–1, 0.385< | -- 10/(9+8+9) --> |
| 3 | SK Wyverns | ○4–3 | ●4–10 | — | ○15–0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1–1, 0.542< | -- 13/(9+7+8) --> |
| 4 | Tianjin Lions | ●2–16 | ●4–7 | ●0–15 | — | 0 | 3 | 6 | 38 | — |
Attendance: 18,370 Time: 3:07
TBS: SK Wyverns vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (G2) Asahi: Saitama Seibu Lions vs. Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions (G4) NTV: Tianjin Lions vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (G5), Championship (G7) J SPORTS: All games.
MBC ESPN: All games. KBS 2TV : SK Wyverns vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (G2) SBS : Championship (G7)
VL: All games.