Japan women's national ice hockey team

Japan
Association	Japan Ice Hockey Federation
Most games	Sugisawa Nene (16)
Top scorer	Ukita Rui (13)
Most points	Ukita Rui (18)
IIHF code	JPN
First international
	Japan 3 - 1 Austria ; (Chambéry, France; December 29, 2008)
Biggest win
	Japan 7 - 0 Hungary ; (Miskolc, Hungary; January 13, 2016)
Biggest defeat
	United States 11 - 1 Japan ; (Chicago, United States; March 27, 2010)
IIHF World Women's U18 Championships
Appearances	4 (first in 2010)
Best result	6th (2010)
International record (W–L–T)
	21-19-0

Japan
Association	Japan Ice Hockey Federation
Most games	Hirano Yuka (67)
Most points	Kubo Hanae (54)
IIHF code	JPN
IIHF ranking	7
Highest IIHF ranking	7 (2016)
Lowest IIHF ranking	11 (first in 2011)
First international
	Japan 5–2 Netherlands ; (Ontario, Canada; 21 April 1987)
Biggest win
	Japan 29–0 South Korea ; (Changchun, China; 29 January 2007)
Biggest defeat
	Canada 18–0 Japan ; (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 22 March 1990); Canada 18–0 Japan ; (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada; 5 April 1996)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances	6 (first in 1990)
Best result	7th (2008)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances	5 (first in 1996)
Best result	Silver (1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011)
IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
Appearances	3 (first in 2010)
Best result	Gold (2011, 2012)
Olympics
Appearances	2 (first in 1998)
International record (W–L–T)
	88–92–8

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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.^[1]

Tournament record

Olympic

1998 – Finished in 6th place
2014 – Finished in 8th place

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 (Demoted 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 (Demoted 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 – Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the earthquake.^[2]
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)

Asian Games

1996 – 2nd
1999 – 2nd
2003 – 2nd
2007 – 2nd
2011 – 2nd

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

2010 – 2nd
2011 – 1st
2012 – 1st

Pacific Rim Championship

1995 – Finished in 4th place
1996 – Finished in 4th place

U18 Team

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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 Division I.

World Women's U18 Championship record

Year	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Pts	Rank
2009	4	4	0	18	5	15	9th place (Promoted to World Championships)
2010	5	1	4	9	23	3	6th place
2011	6	1	5	9	23	3	8th place (Relegated to Division I)
2012	5	3	2*	14	7	11	11th place
2013	5	5^	0	18	7	14	9th place (Promoted to World Championships)
2014	5	2	3	14	17	6	7th place
2015	5	0	5**	8	15	1	8th place (Relegated to Division I)
2016	5	5	0	18	2	15	9th place (Promoted to World Championships)

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