Japan women's national water polo team
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{{Infobox national water polo team
| Gender = women
| Name = Japan
| FINA code = JPN
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| Image = Flag of Japan.svg
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| Association = Japan Swimming Federation
| Confederation = AASF
| Coach = Yoji Omoto
| Asst coach = Nanako Hida
Koji Kobayashi
| Captain = Akari Inaba
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| FINA ranking = 8
| FINA ranking date = 9 August 2021
| FINA highest = 8
| FINA highest year = 2021
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| Olympics apps = 1
| Olympics first = 2020
| Olympics best = 9th place (2020)
| World champ apps = 6
| World champ first = 2001
| World champ best = 11th place (2001, 2003)
| World cup apps = 3
| World cup first = 1991
| World cup best = 6th place (1991)
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| Website = {{URL | https://www.swim.or.jp | swim.or.jp }}
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The Japan women's national water polo team is the representative for Japan in international women's water polo.
Results
=Olympic Games=
- 2020 – 9th place
=World Championship=
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- 2001 – 11th place{{Cite HistoFINA wp |pages=wnt |format=dmy }}
- 2003 – 11th place
- 2015 – 15th place
- 2017 – 13th place
- 2019 – 13th place
- 2022 – Withdrawn{{cite web|title=Draw for World Championships: Four debutants in Budapest|url=https://total-waterpolo.com/draw-for-world-championships-four-debutants-in-budapest/|website=total-waterpolo.com|date=11 April 2022 |accessdate=11 April 2022}}
- 2023 – 14th place
- 2024 – Withdrew
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=World Cup=
Current squad
Roster for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.{{cite web|url=https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2023/WJPN-R.pdf|title=20th World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster JPN|website=waterpolo.sportresult.com|publisher=Omega Timing|date=15 July 2023|accessdate=16 July 2023|archive-date=16 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716000624/https://waterpolo.sportresult.com/pdf/WCH2023/WJPN-R.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Head coach: Yoji Omoto
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- 1 Minami Shioya {{Tooltip|GK|Goalkeeper}}
- 2 Yumi Arima {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 3 Akari Inaba {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 4 Eruna Ura {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 5 Kako Kawaguchi {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 6 Hikaru Shitara {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 7 Ai Sunabe {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 8 Eri Kitamura {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 9 Yuka Yamai {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 10 Fuka Nishiyama {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 11 Momoe Inoue {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 12 Kyoko Kudo {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- 13 Yuka Kawatashiro {{Tooltip|GK|Goalkeeper}}
- Manami Noda {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
- Kiyoka Goto {{Tooltip|FP|Field Player}}
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References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Japan women's water polo squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{National sports teams of Japan}}
Category:Women's national water polo teams
Category:Women's water polo in Japan
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