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| Information | |
| Country | Japan |
| Federation | Japan Softball Association (JSA) |
| Confederation | WBSC Asia |
| Manager | Reika Utsugi |
| WBSC World Rank | 2nd |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 5 (First in1996) |
| Best result |  1st (2 times, most recent in2020) |
| Women's Softball World Cup | |
| Appearances | 18 (First in1965) |
| Best result |  1st (4 times, most recent in2024) |
TheJapan women's national softball team is thenational team ofJapan in internationalsoftball competitions. It is governed by the Japan Softball Association. They arecurrently ranked #2 in the world by theInternational Softball Federation. In fourOlympic Games, since 1996 until 2008, Japan has won one gold medal, a silver medal and a bronze medal. In the top four nations at the Olympics, Japan is the second most successful national team (winning three medals), following the United States (four medals, three gold and a silver), and beating out Australia (also four medals out of which three were bronze and one silver) and China with one silver medal. After winning the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Japanese national team was defeated by the United States team at the XII Women's Softball World Championship in Caracas, Venezuela.
The roster was released on 23 March 2021.[1][2]
| Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics –Japan roster | ||||
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| Players | Coaches | |||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||
On July 20, 2021, Japan won the initial game, which was against Australia; the result was 8:0. The game took place in Sabara, Fukushima.[4]
The International Olympic Committee decided that softball and baseball should not be included in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Still, fast pitch softball tournaments are organized all over the World, and they provide the opportunity for the National teams to compete at the highest level players can attain. The Japan Softball Association holds the Japan Softball Cup, and other competitions include the World Cup of Softball and theInternational Softball Federation Women's World Championship.[5]
