Japan women's national handball team

Japan
Information
Nickname	おりひめJAPAN
Association	Japan Handball Association
Coach	Morten Soubak
Assistant coach	Shota Arai
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	2 (First in 1976 )
Best result	5th (1976)
World Championship
Appearances	21 (First in 1962 )
Best result	7th (1965)
Asian Championship
Appearances	20 (First in 1987 )
Best result	Winner (2004, 2024)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Japan women's national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association.

Results

Summer Olympics

• 1976 – 5th
• 2020 – 12th

World Championship

• 1962 – 9th
• 1965 – 7th
• 1971 – 9th
• 1973 – 10th
• 1975 – 10th
• 1986 – 14th
• 1995 – 13–16th
• 1997 – 17th
• 1999 – 17th
• 2001 – 20th
• 2003 – 16th
• 2005 – 18th
• 2007 – 19th
• 2009 – 16th
• 2011 – 14th
• 2013 – 14th
• 2015 – 19th
• 2017 – 16th
• 2019 – 10th
• 2021 – 11th
• 2023 – 17th
• 2025 – Qualified

Record against other teams at the world championship

Asian Championship

• 1987 – 3rd
• 1989 – 3rd
• 1991 – 2nd
• 1993 – 4th
• 1995 – 3rd
• 1997 – 3rd
• 1999 – 3rd
• 2000 – 2nd
• 2002 – 4th
• 2004 – 1st
• 2006 – 3rd
• 2008 – 3rd
• 2010 – 4th
• 2012 – 3rd
• 2015 – 2nd
• 2017 – 2nd
• 2018 – 2nd
• 2021 – 2nd
• 2022 – 2nd
• 2024 – 1st

Other Competitions

Carpathian Trophy

• 2019 – 3rd

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship. ^[1]

Head coach: Morten Soubak

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 3 P Miyako Hatsumi (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 28) 1.65 m 36 64 Mie Violet Iris 5 RB Arisa Kinjo (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) 1.60 m 10 28 Sony Semiconductor 12 GK Kanako Shimoya (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 27) 1.68 m 1 0 Kumamoto Beaust Pindys 13 RB Kaho Nakayama (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 27) 1.73 m 43 135 BSV Sachsen Zwickau 17 LB Ayaka Ohmatsuzawa (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 28) 1.73 m 14 8 Prestige International Aranmare 19 P Naoko Sahara (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 29) 1.80 m 31 44 Honeybee Ishikawa 20 RW Natsumi Akiyama (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 31) 1.62 m 47 107 Prestige International Aranmare 23 CB Natsuki Aizawa (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999 (age 26) 1.60 m 41 183 Thüringer HC 24 CB Ayama Okada (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 25) 1.67 m 30 76 Kagawa Bank 29 LW Senri Ryu (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 26) 1.69 m 4 1 Sony Semiconductor 30 GK Sakura Hauge (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987 (age 38) 1.74 m 79 8 Molde Elite 32 LB Haruno Sasaki (1995-02-26) 26 February 1995 (age 30) 1.72 m 63 172 Frisch Auf Göppingen 37 LB Minami Matsuura (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 23) 1.58 m 1 0 Kagawa Bank 51 LW Yuki Yoshidome (1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 27) 1.64 m 38 83 Honeybee Ishikawa 55 P Clare Francis Gray (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 (age 28) 1.71 m 9 18 Kumamoto Beaust Pindys 62 LB Mei Kawashima (2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 (age 24) 1.70 m 0 0 Sony Semiconductor 77 GK Aki Ueshima (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 24) 1.76 m 0 0 ASUL Vaulx-en-Velin 89 RB Sora Ishikawa (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 (age 22) 1.69 m 31 71 Molde Elite

References

1. "第27回女子世界選手権 代表メンバー決定‼". 公益財団法人日本ハンドボール協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-11-11.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile