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 | 9  (15 February 2024)[1] | ||
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| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | JBA | ||
| Coach | Toru Ontsuka | ||
| Nickname(s) | 暁ファイブ Aka-tsuki Faibu (Daybreak Five) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals |  (2020) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 14 | ||
| Medals |  (1975) | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 29 | ||
| Medals |  (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2023) (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]
As of 2019[update], Japan has been the reigning Champion of the Asia-Oceania region.[4]
Competitive record
Olympic Games
FIBA World Cup
- 1964 – 9th place
- 1967 – 5th place
- 1971 – 5th place
- 1975 –
2nd place - 1979 – 6th place
- 2010 – 10th place
- 2014 – 14th place
- 2018 – 9th place
- 2022 – 9th place
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Gold: (1970, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)- Silver: (1965, 1968, 1974, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2023)
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 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[5][6]
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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
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- FIBA profile
- Japan Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
