The Yomiuri Giants beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 2-0 in Game 6 Saturday to claim their first Japan Series title in seven years. The Giants won the best-of-seven series four games to two and were crowned champions for the 21st time. ‘‘We became the Japan Series champion today but we were up against a great Fighters team managed by (Masataka) Nashida. We feel proud to be Japan Series champions,’’ said Yomiuri manager Tatsunori Hara. ‘‘It was a long season and we are happy that we could finish it by winning the Japan Series. We were not wrong in our endeavor.’‘
   
Yomiuri got on the scoreboard in the second after the Fighters missed an opportunity in the opening frame. Yoshiyuki Kamei had a one-out double to left-center and moved to third on a grounder to the pitcher. Shinnosuke Abe, who hit a walk-off homer to win Game 5 and was named the series MVP, doubled over the head of center fielder Yoshio Itoi to make it 1-0.
 
‘‘This was a tough series. We put everything into coming back to win the series this year,’’ said Abe, referring to the Giants’ 3-2 loss in Game 7 of the Japan Series against the Seibu Lions in 2008.
   
‘‘We all worked together to get this Japan Series victory. I feel a lot of appreciation for all those who worked behind the scenes. We finally got what we worked so hard for. Thank you to the fans for all their support,’’ he said.