Japan women's national basketball team
Women's national basketball team representing Japan
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The Japan women's national basketball team, also known as Akatsuki Japan (Japanese: アカツキジャパン), is the national team representing Japan in international basketball competitions. It is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.[2]
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| FIBA ranking | 10  1 (18 March 2026)[1] | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | JBA | ||
| Coach | Corey Gaines | ||
| Nickname | アカツキジャパン (Akatsuki Japan) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 | ||
| Medals |  (2020) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 14 | ||
| Medals |  (1975) | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 30 | ||
| Medals |  (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2023, 2025) (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011) | ||
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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.[3] 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.[3]
Competitive record
Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Gold: (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Silver: (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2023, 2025)
Bronze: (1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011)
Asian Games
- Gold: (1974, 1998)
- Silver: (1994)
- Bronze: (1978, 1982, 1986, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[4][5]
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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
- Corey Gaines
