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{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name            = Japan
| Badge           = Japan Ice Hockey Federation logo.jpg
| Badge_size      = 140px
| Nickname        =
| Association     = [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]]
| Most games      = Hirano Yuka (67)
| Top scorer      =
| Most points     = Kubo Hanae (54)
| Home Stadium    =
| IIHF code       = JPN
| IIHF Rank       = 7 
| IIHF max        = 7
| IIHF max date   = 2016
| IIHF min        = 11
| IIHF min date   = first in 2011
| Team_Colors     =
| Jerseys         =
| First game      = {{ihw|JPN}} 5–2 {{ihw-rt|NED}}<br>{{small|(Ontario, [[Canada]]; 21 April 1987)}}
| Largest win     = {{ihw|JPN}} 29–0 {{ihw-rt|KOR}}<br>{{small|([[Changchun]], [[China]]; 29 January 2007)}}
| Largest loss    = {{ihw|CAN}} 18–0 {{ihw-rt|JPN}}<br>{{small|(Ottawa, Ontario, [[Canada]]; 22 March 1990)}}<br>{{ihw|CAN}} 18–0 {{ihw-rt|JPN}} <br> {{small|(Richmond, British Columbia, [[Canada]]; 5 April 1996)}}
| World champ2 name   = [[IIHF World Women's Championships]]
| World champ2 apps   = 6
| World champ2 first  = [[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]]
| World champ2 best   = 7th ([[2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]])
| Regional name       = [[Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]]
| Regional cup apps   = 5
| Regional cup first  = [[1996 Asian Winter Games|1996]]
| Regional cup best   = [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] ''Silver'' ([[1996 Asian Winter Games|1996]], [[1999 Asian Winter Games|1999]], [[2003 Asian Winter Games|2003]], [[2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]], [[2011 Asian Winter Games|2011]])
| Regional2 name      = [[IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia]]
| Regional2 cup apps  = 3
| Regional2 cup first = [[2010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia|2010]]
| Regional2 cup best  = {{Gold1}} ''Gold'' ([[2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia|2011]], [[2012 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]])
| Olympic apps        = 2
| Olympic first       = [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998]]
| Olympic medals      =
| Record              = 88–92–8
}}
The '''Japanese women's national ice hockey team''' (Japanese: アイスホッケー女子日本代表) represents [[Japan]] at the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]'s [[IIHF World Women's Championships]]. The women's national team is controlled by [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]]. Japan has 2,391 female players in 2011.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/japan.html Profile]</ref>

==Tournament record==
===Olympic===
*[[1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] –  Finished in 6th place
*[[2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2014]] – Finished in 8th place

===World Championship===
*[[1990 IIHF Women's World Championship|1990]] – Finished in 8th place
*[[1999 IIHF Women's World Championship|1999]] – Finished in 9th place (1st in Group B, Promoted to Top Division)
*[[2000 IIHF Women's World Championship|2000]] – Finished in 8th place (Demoted to Division I).
*[[2001 IIHF Women's World Championship|2001]] – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Division I).
*[[2003 IIHF Women's World Championship|2003]] – Finished in 9th place (1st in Group B, Promoted to Top Division)
*[[2004 IIHF Women's World Championship|2004]] – Finished in 9th place (Demoted to Division I)
*[[2005 IIHF Women's World Championship|2005]] – Finished in 10th place (2nd in Division I)
*[[2007 IIHF Women's World Championship|2007]] – Finished in 10th place (1st in Group B, Promoted to Top Division)
*[[2008 IIHF Women's World Championship|2008]] – Finished in 7th place
*[[2009 IIHF Women's World Championship|2009]] – Finished in 8th place (Relegated to Division I)
*[[2011 IIHF Women's World Championship|2011]] – Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the earthquake.<ref>[http://www.puckworlds.com/2011/3/29/2078803/japanese-national-teams-withdraw-from-world-championships Japanese National Teams Withdraw from World Championships]</ref>
*[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|2012]] – Finished in 11th place (3rd in Division IA)
*[[2013 IIHF Women's World Championship|2013]] – Finished in 9th place (1st in Division IA, Promoted to Top Division)
*[[2015 IIHF Women's World Championship|2015]] – Finished in 7th place
*[[2016 IIHF Women's World Championship|2016]] – Finished in 8th place (Relegated to Division I)

===Asian Games===
*[[1996 Asian Winter Games|1996]] – '''2nd''' [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]]
*[[1999 Asian Winter Games|1999]] – '''2nd''' [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]]
*[[2003 Asian Winter Games|2003]] – '''2nd''' [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]]
*[[2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]] – '''2nd''' [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]]
*[[2011 Asian Winter Games|2011]] – '''2nd''' [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]]

===IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia===
* [[2010 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia|2010]] – '''2nd'''  [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]]
* [[2011 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia|2011]] – '''1st'''  [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]]
* [[2012 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]] – '''1st'''  [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]]

===Pacific Rim Championship===
*[[1995 Women's Pacific Rim Championship|1995]] – Finished in 4th place
*[[1996 Women's Pacific Rim Championship|1996]] – Finished in 4th place

==U18 Team==
{{ Infobox_national_hockey_team
| Name               = Japan
| Badge              = 
| Badge_size         = 140px
| Nickname           = 
| Association        = [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]]
| General Manager    = 
| Most games         = Sugisawa Nene (16)
| Top scorer         = Ukita Rui (13)
| Most points        = Ukita Rui (18)
| Home Stadium       = 
| IIHF code          = JPN
| IIHF Rank          = 
| IIHF max           = 
| IIHF max date      = 
| IIHF min           = 
| IIHF min date      = 
| Team_Colors        = 
| Jerseys            = 
| First game         = {{ihw18|JPN}} 3 - 1 {{ihw18-rt|AUT}} <br> ([[Chambéry]], [[France]]; December 29, 2008)
| Largest win        = {{ihw18|JPN}} 7 - 0 {{ihw18-rt|HUN}} <br> ([[Miskolc]], [[Hungary]]; January 13, 2016)
| Largest loss       = {{ihw18|USA}} 11 - 1 {{ihw18-rt|JPN}} <br> (Chicago, [[United States]]; March 27, 2010)
| World champ2 name  = [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championships]]
| World champ2 apps  = 4
| World champ2 first = [[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]]
| World champ2 best  = 6th ([[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]])
| Record             = 21-19-0
}}
The '''Japanese women's national under 18 ice hockey team''' is the national under-18 [[ice hockey]] team in Japan. The team represents Japan at the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]'s [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championships|IIHF World Women's U18 Division I]].

===World Women's U18 Championship record===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! GP
! W
! L
! T
! GF
! GA
! Pts
! Rank
|-
| ''[[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2009]]'' || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 5 || 15 || 9th place (Promoted to World Championships)
|-
| ''[[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]]'' || 5 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 9 || 23 || 3 || 6th place
|-
| ''[[2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2011]]'' || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 9 || 23 || 3 || 8th place (Relegated to Division I)
|-
| ''[[2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2012]]'' || 5 || 3 || 2* || 0 || 14 || 7 || 11 || 11th place
|-
| ''[[2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2013]]'' || 5 || 5^ || 0 || 0 || 18 || 7 || 14 || 9th place (Promoted to World Championships)
|-
| ''[[2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2014]]'' || 5 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 14 || 17 || 6 || 7th place
|-
| ''[[2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2015]]'' || 5 || 0 || 5** || 0 || 8 || 15 || 1 || 8th place (Relegated to Division I)
|-
| ''[[2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2016]]'' || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 2 || 15 || 9th place (Promoted to World Championships)
|}

''*Includes two losses in extra time (in the preliminary round)''<br>
''^Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)''<br>
''**Includes one loss in extra time (in the relegation round)''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.jihf.or.jp/ Official website]
*[http://www.iihf.com/sk/iihf-home/countries/japan/ IIHF profile]

{{Women's national teams}}
{{Wikipedia}}

[[Category:Women's national ice hockey teams in Asia]]