| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  |
| Dates | 23–25 July |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runner-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 6 |
| Goals scored | 342 (57 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
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The 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the tenth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 23 to 25 July 2004 in Hiroshima, Japan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 64 | +32 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 83 | +8 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 84 | −2 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 111 | −38 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+9).
| 23 July 2004 17:00 | South Korea | 34–27 | | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
| Hu H.N. 12 | (17–16) | Chen Y.J. 8 | ||
2×  | Report | 3× |
| 23 July 2004 18:40 | China | 23–30 | | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR) |
| Wu W.J. 8 | (9–14) | Tanaka 8 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× |
| 24 July 2004 13:30 | Japan | 35–18 | | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW) |
| Nakamura, Yoshida 6 | (17–7) | Chen Y.J., Shen F.N. 4 | ||
| 3× | Report | 2× |
| 24 July 2004 15:30 | South Korea | 25–26 | | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR) |
| Hu H.N. 11 | (14–17) | Shen P. 8 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 25 July 2004 13:30 | China | 42–28 | | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
| Wang W. 11 | (23–14) | Chen Y.J. 8 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 25 July 2004 15:30 | Japan | 31–23 | | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW) |
| Sakugawa 12 | (15–13) | Song H.R. 8 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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| 4 | |
| Team qualified for the 2005 World Championship |
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