2006 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

Gisela Dulko and Maria Kirilenko were the defending champions, but Kirilenko did not compete this year to only focusing in the singles tournament. Dulko teamed up with Yan Zi and had to withdraw in the quarterfinal match against Natalie Grandin and Camille Pin.

Vania King and Jelena Kostanić won the title by defeating Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds
• # 🇪🇸 Virginia Ruano Pascual / 🇦🇷 Paola Suárez (semifinals, withdrew due to a right calf strain on Suárez)

• # 🇦🇷 Gisela Dulko / 🇨🇳 Yan Zi (quarterfinals, withdrew)

• # Eleni Daniilidou / 🇪🇸 Anabel Medina Garrigues (withdrew due to a left calf strain on Daniilidou)

• # 🇦🇺 Alicia Molik / 🇺🇸 Meghann Shaughnessy (withdrew due to a respiratory illness on Shaughnessy)

Seeds
• # 🇯🇵 Kumiko Iijima / 🇯🇵 Junri Namigata (first round, lucky losers)

• # 🇩🇪 Antonia Matic / Caroline Wozniacki (qualified)

Qualifiers

 * 1) 🇩🇪 Antonia Matic /  Caroline Wozniacki

Lucky losers
• # 🇯🇵 Kumiko Iijima / 🇯🇵 Junri Namigata

• # 🇯🇵 Yurika Sema / 🇯🇵 Mari Tanaka

Draw
Raluca Olaru and Abigail Spears withdrew from the qualifying competition, with Spears citing personal reasons.