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Japan women's national handball team

Field	Value
Name	Japan
type	W
Badge	Imperial Seal of Japan.svg
Nickname	おりひめJAPAN
Association	Japan Handball Association
Coach	Morten Soubak
Assistant coach	Shota Arai
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Summer Olympics apps	2
Summer Olympics first	1976
Summer Olympics best	5th (1976)
World cup apps	22
World cup first	1962
World cup best	7th (1965)
Regional name	Asian Championship
Regional cup apps	20
Regional cup first	1987
Regional cup best	Winner (2004, 2024)
updated	November 2025

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

Together with South Korea they are one of the traditional powerhouses in Asia and have won the Asian Championship twice.

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 – 13th

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.

Head coach: Morten Soubak

References

"第27回女子世界選手権代表メンバー決定‼".
(27 November 2025). "Team roster: Japan". ihf.info.

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