New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines. There are 11 total active championships promoted by NJPW - featuring six singles championships, three traditional tag team championships, and a six-man tag team championship for male wrestlers, with two singles championship for female wrestlers. 16 wrestlers currently hold the titles.

The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout. The following is correct as of February 5, 2024.

Overview

Men's Singles

At the top of NJPW's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers in the heavyweight division is the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Secondary titles include the NJPW World Television Championship, and the KOPW (King of Pro Wrestling) Championship. A new men's secondary title–the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship–will debut at Wrestle Kingdom 18 on January 4. 2024

In the junior heavyweight division, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship is the primary title

The NEVER Openweight Championship and the Strong Openweight Championship are available to male wrestlers regardless of weight class.

Men's Tag Team

For tag teams, there are three traditional championships for two-man teams—the IWGP Tag Team Championship, with the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship as the title for the NJPW Strong brand, and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the junior heavyweight division. The NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship serves as the title for three-man teams.

Women's Division

There are two championships for female wrestlers in NJPW - the IWGP Women's Championship (which is used by NJPW and STARDOM), and the Strong Women's Championship, which is used by the NJPW Strong brand.

Current champions

As of February 5, 2024

Men's division

Singles

Championship	Current champion(s)		Reign	Date won	Days held	Successful defenses	Location	Notes	Ref.
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship		Tetsuya Naito	1	January 4, 2024	32	0	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Sanada at Wrestle Kingdom 18.	[1]
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship		David Finlay	1	January 4, 2024	32	0	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay in a three-way match at Wrestle Kingdom 18 to become inaugural champion.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship		El Desperado	3	January 4, 2024	32	1	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Hiromu Takahashi at Wrestle Kingdom 18.	[2]
NEVER Openweight Championship		Evil	3	January 20, 2024	16	0	Nagoya, Japan	Defeated Tama Tonga in a Lumberjack match at The New Beginning in Nagoya 2024.	[3]
Strong Openweight Championship		Eddie Kingston	1	July 5, 2023	215	8	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Kenta at Independence Day.	[4]
KOPW 2023		Great-O-Khan	1 (provisional)	January 20, 2024	16	0	Nagoya, Japan	Defeated Taiji Ishimori in a ring fit match at The New Beginning in Nagoya 2024.	[3]
NJPW World Television Championship		Hiroshi Tanahashi	1	January 4, 2024	32	1	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Zack Sabre Jr. at Wrestle Kingdom 18.	[5]

Tag teams

Championship	Current champion(s)		Reign	Date won	Days held	Successful defenses	Location	Notes	Ref.
IWGP Tag Team Championship		Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo)	1 (1, 1)	January 4, 2024	32	0	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) at Wrestle Kingdom 18 in a Winner takes all match also for Guerrillas of Destiny's Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship		Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney and Clark Connors)	2 (2, 2)	February 4, 2024	1	0	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) at Road to the New Beginning 2024.
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship		Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo)	1 (1, 1)	October 9, 2023	119	3	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd) at Destruction in Ryōgoku.	[6]
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship		Vacant	—	January 24, 2024	—	—	Tokyo, Japan	Previous champions Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tomohiro Ishii vacated the championship due to Okada's contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling expiring.	[7]

Women's division

Championship	Current champion(s)		Reign	Date won	Days held	Successful defenses	Location	Notes	Ref.
IWGP Women's Championship		Mayu Iwatani	1	April 23, 2023	288	2	Yokohama, Japan	Defeated Mercedes Moné at All Star Grand Queendom.	[8]
Strong Women's Championship		Giulia	1	July 5, 2023	215	7	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Willow Nightingale at Independence Day.	[9]