Japan Women's Hockey team

Japan Women's Hockey team

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India to face Olympic silver medalists China in Asian Champions Trophy final following 2-0 win over Japan India to face Olympic silver medalists China in Asian Champions Trophy final following 2-0 win over Japan
India to face Olympic silver medalists China in Asian Champions Trophy final following 2-0 win over Japan 
India vs Japan in Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024: Player ratings from hosts' hard-earned 2-0 win in semifinal India vs Japan in Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024: Player ratings from hosts' hard-earned 2-0 win in semifinal
India vs Japan in Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024: Player ratings from hosts' hard-earned 2-0 win in semifinal
"We are going to face some resistance from the Japanese team" - Coach Harendra Singh ahead of Women's ACT 2024 semi-final clash "We are going to face some resistance from the Japanese team" - Coach Harendra Singh ahead of Women's ACT 2024 semi-final clash
"We are going to face some resistance from the Japanese team" - Coach Harendra Singh ahead of Women's ACT 2024 semi-final clash
Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024 Points Table: Updated standings after Japan vs India, Match 15 Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024 Points Table: Updated standings after Japan vs India, Match 15
Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024 Points Table: Updated standings after Japan vs India, Match 15
India to take on Japan in Asian Champions Trophy SF after defeating Japanese girls 3-0 in last match of league phase India to take on Japan in Asian Champions Trophy SF after defeating Japanese girls 3-0 in last match of league phase
India to take on Japan in Asian Champions Trophy SF after defeating Japanese girls 3-0 in last match of league phase

Japan Women's Hockey Team Bio

The Japan Women's hockey team currently ranks 16th in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Women’s list.

History

The team comes under the tutelage of the Japan Hockey Association and Asian Hockey Federation.

Japan finished sixth in its first major international tournament in the 1978 FIH Women's Hockey World Cup.

Achievements

In its seven world cup appearances before 2018, the Sakura Japan’s best performance was to finish fifth in 2006. It stood seventh in 1981 and moved between the tenth and eleventh position in the other world cups.

2018 World Cup Squad

1) Megumi Kageyama (GK)

2) Natsuki Naito (C)

3) Mayumi Ono

4) Yuu Asai

5) Hazuki Nagai

6) Yukari Mano

7) Akiko Kato

8) Minami Shimizu

9) Kana Nomura

10) Yuri Nagai

11) Miki Kozuka

12) Maho Segawa

13) Yui Ishibashi

14) Shiori Oikawa

15) Mami Karino

16) Motomi Kawamura

17) Aki Yamada

18) Erika Akaya (GK)

Japan is placed in Pool D with Australia, New Zealand and Belgium in the 2018 World Cup.

Considering its tenth-position finish in 2014, it is unlikely for Japan to proceed to the next round from a tough group.

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