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Japan women's national basketball team
Women's national basketball team representing Japan
Women's national basketball team representing Japan
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| type | Women | |
| country | Japan | |
| nickname | アカツキジャパン (Akatsuki Japan) | |
| national_fed | JBA | |
| fiba_zone | FIBA Asia | |
| coach | Corey Gaines | |
| logo | JBA team crest.png | |
| logo_width | 140px | |
| h_pattern_b | _Japan 2024 HOME | |
| h_pattern_s | _Japan 2024 HOME | |
| h_shorts | 00FF00 | |
| a_pattern_b | _Japan 2024 AWAY | |
| a_body | 00FF00 | |
| a_pattern_s | _Japan 2024 AWAY | |
| a_shorts | 00FF00 | |
| h_title | Home | |
| a_title | Away | |
| fiba_ranking | ||
| oly_appearances | 6 | |
| oly_medals | (2020) | |
| wc_appearances | 14 | |
| wc_medals | [[File:Silver medal asia.svg | 16px]] (1975) |
| zone_championship | Asia Cup | |
| zone_appearances | 30 | |
| zone_medals | [[File:Gold medal asia.svg | 16px]] (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| [[File:Silver medal asia.svg | 16px]] (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2023, 2025) | |
| [[File:Bronze medal asia.svg | 16px]] (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
The Japan women's national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan (), is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan won the silver medal, the nation's first Olympic basketball medal (for men or women) and became the first Asian team to reach the podium in women's basketball since China in 1992. The Japanese, which were coached by Tom Hovasse, excelled in an 87–71 win over France in the semi-finals before coming short 75–90 against the United States. Japan's Rui Machida set an Olympic record with 18 assists against France.
Competitive record
Olympic Games
- 1976 – 5th place
- 1996 – 7th place
- 2004 – 10th place
- 2016 – 8th place
- 2020 – [[Image:Med 2.png]] 2nd place
- 2024 – 12th place
FIBA World Cup
- 1964 – 9th place
- 1967 – 5th place
- 1971 – 5th place
- 1975 – [[Image:Med 2.png]] 2nd place
- 1979 – 6th place
- 2010 – 10th place
- 2014 – 14th place
- 2018 – 9th place
- 2022 – 9th place
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
- [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold: (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
- [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver: (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2023, 2025)
- [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze: (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Asian Games
- [[Image:Med 1.png]] Gold: (1974, 1998)
- [[Image:Med 2.png]] Silver: (1994)
- [[Image:Med 3.png]] Bronze: (1978, 1982, 1986, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
- USA Corey Gaines
- JPN Tomoki Miyata
- (C) Team captain
- Club – describes last club before the tournament
- Age – describes age on 13 July 2025
Coaches
- Masayuki Katsura
- Masatoshi Ozaki
- Masami Komori
- Zhang Tixin
- Kazuo Nakamura
- Takeshi Ishikawa
- Hideo Enomoto
- Fumikazu Nakagawa
- Norihiko Kitahara
- Tomohide Utsumi
- Junichi Ara
- Tom Hovasse
- Toru Onzuka
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20231119004700/https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/p/nationalfederationnumber/309/nfProf.html Profile – Japan], FIBA.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- [https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/08/olympics/summer-olympics/olympic-basketball/japan-us-women-basketball/ Japan's miracle run ends in final as U.S. wins women's basketball gold] {{Webarchive. link. (14 August 2021 JASON COSKREY ([[The Japan Times]]), 8 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.)
- (7 July 2025). "2025年度バスケットボール女子日本代表チーム FIBA女子アジアカップ2025 出場メンバー発表". Japan Basketball Association.
- (7 August 2025). "Team roster: Japan". [[FIBA]].
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