Japan women's national water polo team

Japan
FINA code	JPN
Association	Japan Swimming Federation
Confederation	AASF (Asia)
Head coach	Shota Hazui
Asst coach	Makiko Izuo; Tsubasa Mori
Captain	Akari Inaba
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	8 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	8 (2021)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2020 )
Best result	9th place (2020)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2001 )
Best result	8th place (2025)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1991 )
Best result	6th place (1991)
Media
Website	swim.or.jp

Last updated August 06, 2025

The Japan women's national water polo team is the representative for Japan in international women's water polo.

Results

Olympic Games

2020 – 9th place

World Championship

2001 – 11th place^[1]
2003 – 11th place
2015 – 15th place
2017 – 13th place
2019 – 13th place
2022 – Withdrawn^[2]
2023 – 14th place
2024 – Withdrew
2025 – 8th place

World Cup

1991 – 6th place
1993 – 7th place
2025 – 7th place

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Championships.^[3]^[4]

Head coach: Shota Hazui

1 Haruka Inaba GK
2 Yumi Arima FP
3 Akari Inaba FP
4 Eruna Ura FP
5 Kako Kawaguchi FP
6 Hikaru Shitara FP
7 Ai Sunabe FP
8 Saya Sekine FP
9 Riko Otsubo FP
10 Fuka Nishiyama FP
11 Momo Inoue FP
12 Maho Kobayashi FP
13 Manami Noda GK
14 Shoka Fukuda FP
15 Momone Ninagawa FP

References

↑ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
↑ "Draw for World Championships: Four debutants in Budapest". total-waterpolo.com. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
↑ "Women's Water Polo Team Roster JPN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
↑ "Women's Water Polo Team Roster JPN (2)" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

External links

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[HistoFINA_PDF-1] "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[2] "Draw for World Championships: Four debutants in Budapest". total-waterpolo.com. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[3] "Women's Water Polo Team Roster JPN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.

[4] "Women's Water Polo Team Roster JPN (2)" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

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