Japan women's national handball team

The Japan women's national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association.

Summer Olympics

 * 1976 – 5th
 * 2020 – 12th

World Championship

 * 1962 – 9th
 * 1965 – 7th
 * 1971 – 9th
 * 1973 – 10th
 * 1975 – 10th
 * 1986 – 14th
 * 1995 – 13–16th
 * 1997 – 17th
 * 1999 – 17th
 * 2001 – 20th
 * 2003 – 16th
 * 2005 – 18th
 * 2007 – 19th
 * 2009 – 16th
 * 2011 – 14th
 * 2013 – 14th
 * 2015 – 19th
 * 2017 – 16th
 * 2019 – 10th
 * 2021 – 11th
 * 2023 – 17th

Asian Championship

 * 1987 – 3rd
 * 1989 – 3rd
 * 1991 – 2nd
 * 1993 – 4th
 * 1995 – 3rd
 * 1997 – 3rd
 * 1999 – 3rd
 * 2000 – 2nd
 * 2002 – 4th
 * 2004 – 1st
 * 2006 – 3rd
 * 2008 – 3rd
 * 2010 – 4th
 * 2012 – 3rd
 * 2015 – 2nd
 * 2017 – 2nd
 * 2018 – 2nd
 * 2021 – 2nd
 * 2022 – 2nd

Carpathian Trophy

 * 2019 – 3rd

Current squad
Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.

Head coach: Shigeo Kusumoto