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Japan women's national ice hockey team
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Japan | |
| Badge | Japan national ice hockey team 2015.png | |
| Badge_size | 145px | |
| Nickname | Smile Japan | |
| スマイルジャパン | ||
| Association | Japan Ice Hockey Federation | |
| Coach | Yuji Iizuka | |
| Asst Coach | ||
| Captain | Shiori Koike | |
| Most games | Shiori Koike (129) | |
| Top scorer | Hanae Kubo (65) | |
| Most points | Hanae Kubo (130) | |
| IIHF code | JPN | |
| IIHF Rank | 8 1 (21 April 2025) | |
| IIHF max | 6 | |
| IIHF max date | first in 2019 | |
| IIHF min | 11 | |
| IIHF min date | first in 2011 | |
| Jerseys | [[File:Japan national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 (WOG).png | 173px]] |
| First game | 5–2 | |
| (North York or Mississauga, Canada; 21 April 1987) | ||
| Largest win | 46–0 | |
| (Sapporo, Japan; 21 February 2017) | ||
| Largest loss | 18–0 | |
| (Ottawa, Canada; 22 March 1990) | ||
| 18–0 | ||
| (Richmond, Canada; 5 April 1996) | ||
| World champ2 name | World Championships | |
| World champ2 apps | 21 | |
| World champ2 first | 1990 | |
| World champ2 best | 5th (2022) | |
| Regional name | Asian Winter Games | |
| Regional cup apps | 6 | |
| Regional cup first | 1996 | |
| Regional cup best | Gold (2017) | |
| Regional2 name | Challenge Cup of Asia | |
| Regional2 cup apps | 3 | |
| Regional2 cup first | 2010 | |
| Regional2 cup best | Gold (2011, 2012) | |
| Olympic apps | 4 | |
| Olympic first | 1998 | |
| Record | 169–156–6 |
スマイルジャパン
(North York or Mississauga, Canada; 21 April 1987)
(Sapporo, Japan; 21 February 2017)
(Ottawa, Canada; 22 March 1990)
18–0
(Richmond, Canada; 5 April 1996)
The Japanese women's national ice hockey team represents Japan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's Women's World Championships, the Winter Olympics, and at other international ice hockey tournaments. The women's national team is governed by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation. Japan had 2,587 registered female players in 2017 and 1,439 as of 2020.
Smile JapanThe nickname of Japan women's team is "Smile Japan".
Tournament record
Olympic Games
- 1998 – Finished in 6th place
- 2014 – Finished in 7th place
- 2018 – Finished in 6th place
- 2022 – Finished in 6th place
- 2026 – Qualified
World Championship
- 1990 – Finished in 8th place
- 1999 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Group B, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2000 – Finished in 8th place (Relegated to Division I).
- 2001 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Division I).
- 2003 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Group B, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2004 – Finished in 9th place (Relegated to Division I)
- 2005 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Division I)
- 2007 – Finished in 10th place (1st in Group B, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2008 – Finished in 7th place
- 2009 – Finished in 8th place (Relegated to Division I)
- 2011 – Withdrew from the tournament due to an earthquake
- 2012 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Division IA)
- 2013 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division IA, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2015 – Finished in 7th place
- 2016 – Finished in 8th place (Relegated to Division I)
- 2017 – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division IA, Promoted to Top Division)
- 2019 – Finished in 8th place
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021 – Finished in 6th place
- 2022 – Finished in 5th place
- 2023 – Finished in 7th place
- 2024 – Finished in 8th place
- 2025 – Finished in 7th place
Asian Games
- 1996 – Finished in 2nd place
- 1999 – Finished in 2nd place
- 2003 – Finished in 2nd place
- 2007 – Finished in 2nd place
- 2011 – Finished in 2nd place
- 2017 – Finished in 1st place
- 2025 – Finished in 1st place
IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
IIHF Asia Championship
Pacific Rim Championship
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Head coach: Yuji Iizuka
| No. | Pos. | Name | Height | Weight | Birthdate | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | – C | 1.59 m | 55 kg | JPN DK Peregrine | |
| 3 | D | 1.65 m | 60 kg | JPN Toyota Cygnus | ||
| 4 | D | – A | 1.61 m | 59 kg | SWE Linköping HC | |
| 5 | D | 1.58 m | 52 kg | JPN Seibu Princess Rabbits | ||
| 6 | D | 1.63 m | 62 kg | JPN Daishin | ||
| 7 | D | 1.68 m | 67 kg | JPN Seibu Princess Rabbits | ||
| 8 | D | – A | 1.63 m | 62 kg | JPN DK Peregrine | |
| 10 | F | 1.57 m | 53 kg | JPN Seibu Princess Rabbits | ||
| 11 | F | 1.65 m | 63 kg | SWE Luleå HF | ||
| 13 | F | 1.56 m | 48 kg | JPN DK Peregrine | ||
| 15 | F | 1.70 m | 70 kg | JPN Daishin | ||
| 16 | F | 1.62 m | 56 kg | JPN Seibu Princess Rabbits | ||
| 17 | F | 1.61 m | 63 kg | JPN DK Peregrine | ||
| 18 | F | 1.61 m | 54 kg | JPN DK Peregrine | ||
| 19 | F | 1.69 m | 70 kg | JPN Toyota Cygnus | ||
| 20 | G | 1.57 m | 53 kg | JPN DK Peregrine | ||
| 24 | F | 1.62 m | 67 kg | JPN Toyota Cygnus | ||
| 27 | F | 1.47 m | 53 kg | JPN Seibu Princess Rabbits | ||
| 30 | G | 1.67 m | 52 kg | JPN CrystalBlades | ||
| 31 | G | 1.66 m | 71 kg | JPN Daishin | ||
| 40 | F | 1.64 m | 58 kg | JPN Daishin | ||
| 41 | F | 1.61 m | 56 kg | JPN Daishin | ||
| 91 | F | 1.62 m | 52 kg | JPN Daishin |
Notable former players
- Nonaka Emi
- Masako Sato
- Rie Sato
- Adachi Yurie
Coaches
- 1990 World Championship – Noriko Fukuda
- 1995 to 1998 – Wally Kozak (coach-mentor)
- 1998 Winter Olympics – Toru Itabashi (head coach), Tsutomu Kawabuchi
- 1999 World Championship B – Takayuki Hatanda
- 2000 World Championship – Takayuki Hatanda
- 2001 World Championship D1 – Takayuki Hatanda
- 2003 World Championship D1 – Masayuki Takahashi
- 2004 World Championship – Kenji Nobuta (head coach), Tsutomu Kawabuchi (assistant coach, team manager)
- 2005 World Championship D1 – Kenji Nobuta
- 2007 World Championship D1 – Kohichi Satoh
- 2008 World Championship – Yuji Iizuka
- 2009 World Championship – Yuji Iizuka
- 2012 World Championship D1A – Yuji Iizuka
- 2013 World Championship D1A – Yuji Iizuka
- 2014 Winter Olympics – Yuji Iizuka
- 2015 World Championship – Yoshifumi Fujisawa
- 2016 World Championship – Yoshifumi Fujisawa
- 2017 World Championship D1A – Takeshi Yamanaka
- 2018 Winter Olympics – Takeshi Yamanaka
- 2019 World Championship – Yuji Iizuka
- 2021 World Championship – Yuji Iizuka
- 2022 Winter Olympics – Yuji Iizuka
- 2022 World Championship – Yuji Iizuka
- 2023 World Championship – Yuji Iizuka Source: IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020
All-time record against other nations
Last match update: 10 March 2022
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
|---|
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Total | 295 | 151 | 6 | 138 | 906 | 837 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 46 | ||||||||
| 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 20 | ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 2 | ||||||||
| 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 13 | ||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | ||||||||
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 17 | ||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 12 | ||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | ||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | ||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | ||||||||
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 20 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||||||||
| 33 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 68 | 68 | ||||||||
| 38 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 96 | 122 | ||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | ||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 110 | ||||||||
| 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 82 | ||||||||
| 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 47 | 70 | ||||||||
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 67 | ||||||||
| 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 71 |
References
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