| Association | Japan Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Ilzuka Yuji |
| Assistants |  Andrew Allen Chris Wakabayashi |
| IIHF code | JPN |
| IIHF ranking | 9 |
| Highest IIHF ranking | 9 (first in 2008) |
| Lowest IIHF ranking | 10 (first in 2003) |
| First international | |
 Japan 5 - 2 Netherlands  (North York or Mississauga, Canada; April 21, 1987) | |
| Biggest win | |
Japan 29 - 0 South Korea  (Changchun, China; January 29, 2007) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Canada 18 - 0 Japan (Ottawa, Canada; March 22, 1990) Canada 18 - 0 Japan (Richmond, Canada; April 5, 1996) | |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1996) |
| Best result |  Silver: 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1998) |
| International record (W-L-T) | |
2007 World Women's Championship Division 1 team[]
Goaltenders
- Fujimoto Nana
- Nakaoku Azusa
Defensemen
- Ichijo Ayano
- Kondo Yoko
- Kumano Haruna
- Nonaka Emi
- Sakagami Tomoko
- Wada Etsuko
- Yamane Tomoe
Forwards
- Adachi Yurie
- Fujii Aki
- Mashiko Ami
- Nakamura Ami
- Nakamura Moemi
- Nihonyanagi Shoko
- Ohtani Yoko
- Okazaki Hiromi
- Takahashi Mai
- Togawa Yuki
- Yamanaka Chiaki
2008 World Women's Championship Top Division team[]
Goaltenders
- Nakaoku Azusa
- Fujimoto Nana
Defensemen
- Kumano Haruna
- Kondo Yoko
- Wada Etsuko
- Yamane Tomoe
- Sakagami Tomoko
- Fujimoto Nachi
Forwards
- Togawa Yuki
- Adachi Yurie
- Fujii Aki
- Nihonyanagi Shoko
- Kawashima Yae
- Hirano Yuka
- Ohtani Yoko
- Takahashi Mai
- Takashima Haruka
- Yamanaka Chiaki
- Nakamura Ami
- Iwahara Tomomi
Coaches[]
- 1990 World Championship – Noriko Fukuda
- 1995 to 1998 – Wally Kozak (coach-mentor)[2][3]
- 1998 Winter Olympics – Toru Itabashi (head coach), Tsutomu Kawabuchi[4][5]
- 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)[4][5]
- 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[6]
References[]
- ↑ rosters found at http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/wwi/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/103/IHW1030JPN_33_1_0.pdf and http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/138/IHW1380JPN_33_1_0.pdf
- ↑ Murray, Robert (15 March 2018). WHL Alumni set to be inducted to Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame (en-CA).
- ↑ Hersh, Philip. "Japan Getting (Stick) Handle on Women's Hockey", Chicago Tribune, 2 February 1998.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Death Note–Advisor Kawabuchi (ja) (20 January 2014).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Staff Profile: Tsutomu Kawabuchi.
- ↑ (2019) IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart, 112–113. ISBN 9780986796470.