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{{Infobox_national_hockey_team
| Name               = Japan
| Badge              =
| Badge_size         = 140px
| Nickname           =
| Association        = [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]]
| General Manager    = [[Yuji Iizuka]]
| Coach              = [[Yojiro Kasahara]]
| Asst Coach         = [[Kanae Aoki]]<br>[[Masahito Haruna]]
| Captain            = [[Kohane Sato]] {{small|(2024)}}
| Most games         = {{ubl|[[Airi Sato]] (21)|[[Akane Shiga]] (21)|[[Kaho Suzuki]] (21)}}
| Top scorer         = [[Rui Ukita]] (13)
| Most points        = Rui Ukita (18)
| Home Stadium       =
| IIHF code          = JPN
| IIHF Rank          =
| IIHF max           =
| IIHF max date      =
| IIHF min           =
| IIHF min date      =
| Team_Colors        =
| Jerseys            =
| First game         = {{ihw18|JPN}} 3 - 1 {{ihw18-rt|AUT}} <br> ([[Chambéry]], [[France]]; December 29, 2008)
| Largest win        = {{ihw18|JPN}} 7 - 0 {{ihw18-rt|HUN}} <br> ([[Miskolc]], [[Hungary]]; January 13, 2016)
| Largest loss       = {{ihw18|USA}} 11 - 1 {{ihw18-rt|JPN}} <br> ([[Chicago]], [[United States]]; March 27, 2010)
| World champ2 name  = [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championships|IIHF U18 Women's World Championship]]
| World champ2 apps  = 5
| World champ2 first = [[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]]
| World champ2 best  = 6th ([[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]])
| Record             = 26–24–0
}}
The '''Japanese women's national under 18 ice hockey team''' is the national under-18 [[ice hockey]] team of Japan. The team represents Japan at the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]'s [[IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|U18 Women's World Championship]] and other international tournaments and events.
==U18 Women's World Championship record==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! GP !! W !! L !! GF !! GA !! Pts !! Rank
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I|2009]] || 4 || 4 || 0 || 18 || 5 || 15 || 9th place (1st in Division I; [[File: Green Arrow Up.svg|13px]] promoted to Top Division)
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2010]]|| 5 || 1 || 4 || 9 || 23 || 3 || 6th place
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[2011 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2011]]|| 6 || 1 || 5 || 9 || 23 || 3 || 8th place ([[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|13px]] Relegated to Division I)
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I|2012]]|| 5 || 3 || 2* || 14 || 7 || 11 || 11th place (3rd in Division I)
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I|2013]]|| 5 || 5^ || 0 || 18 || 7 || 14 || 9th place (1st in Division I; [[File: Green Arrow Up.svg|13px]] promoted to Top Division)
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2014]]|| 5 || 2 || 3 || 14 || 17 || 6 || 7th place
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2015]]|| 5 || 0 || 5** || 8 || 15 || 1 || 8th place ([[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|13px]] Relegated to Division I)
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I|2016]]|| 5 || 5 || 0 || 18 || 2 || 15 || 9th place (1st in Division I; [[File: Green Arrow Up.svg|13px]] promoted to Top Division)
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2017]]|| 5 || 0 || 5** || 6 || 14 || 1 || 8th place ([[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|13px]] Relegated to Division I Group A)
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I|2018]]|| 5 || 5 || 0 || 21 || 1 || 15 || 9th place (1st in Division I Group A; [[File: Green Arrow Up.svg|13px]] promoted to Top Division)
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2019]]|| 6 || 1 || 5 || 7 || 18 || 3 || 8th place ([[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|13px]] Relegated to Division I Group A)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Podnieks |first1=Andrew |title=Czechs stay up |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/ww18/news/8981/czechs-stay-up |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |access-date=2022-06-16 |language=en |date=2019-01-13}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} [[2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I|2020]] || 5 || 4 || 1 || 20 || 3 || 12 || 10th place (2nd in Division I Group A)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Potts |first1=Andy |title=Germany beats Japan to gold |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/ww18ia/news/17429/germany-beats-japan-to-gold |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |access-date=2022-06-16 |language=en |date=2020-01-09}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2021]]
| colspan="7" |''Tournament cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I|2022]] || 4 || 4 || 0 || 26 || 0 || 12 || 9th place (1st in Division I Group A; [[File: Green Arrow Up.svg|13px]] promoted to Top Division)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zavodszky |first1=Szabolcs |title=Japanese girls impress in Division I |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/ww18ia/news/32776/japanese_girls_impress_in_division_i |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |access-date=2022-06-16 |language=en |date=2022-04-10}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2023]]|| 5 || 0 || 5 || 6 || 20 || 0 || 8th place ([[File:Red Arrow Down.svg|13px]] Relegated to Division I Group A)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Erin |date=2023-01-14 |title=Head game |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/ww18/news/41853/head_game |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I|2024]]|| 5 || 5 || 0 || 21 || 4 || 15 || 9th place (1st in Division I Group A; [[File: Green Arrow Up.svg|13px]] promoted to Top Division)
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship|2025]]|| || || || || || ||
|}
''*Includes two losses in extra time (in the preliminary round)''<br>
''^Includes one win in extra time (in the preliminary round)''<br>
''**Includes one loss in extra time (in the relegation round)''
==Team==
===Current roster===
Roster for the [[2024 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I|2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I Group A]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-05 |title=2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group A – Team Roster: JPN - Japan |url=https://www.iihf.com/pdf/452/ihw4520jpn_33_1_0 |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2024 女子U18世界選手権および事前合宿 メンバーリスト |url=https://www.jihf.or.jp/common/img/info/info_20231225_131550.pdf |website=[[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]] |access-date=2024-01-09 |language=ja |date=2023-12-25}}</ref>
Head coach: [[Yujiro Kasahara]]<br>Assistant coaches: [[Masahito Haruna]], [[Kanae Aoki]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;"
! No. !! Pos. !! Name !! Height !! Weight !! Birthdate !! Team
|-
| 1 || G || align=left|{{sortname|Haruka|Kuromaru}} || {{convert|1.67|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|51|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2007|03|29|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Crystal Blades
|-
| 2 || D || align=left|{{sortname|Sarasa|Kishibe}} || {{convert|1.58|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|53|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2006|01|26|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daishin IHC|Daishin]]
|-
| 3 || D || align=left|{{sortname|Mayu|Hosogoe}} || {{convert|1.58|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|50|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2008|07|08|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Crystal Blades
|-
| 4 || D || align=left|{{sortname|Lily|Sato}} || {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|68|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2009|04|28|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nikko Ice Bucks
|-
| 5 || D || align=left|{{sortname|Rino|Tada}} || {{convert|1.54|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|59|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2008|11|13|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daishin IHC|Daishin]]
|-
| 6 || D || align=left|{{sortname|Kohane|Sato}} – [[Captain (ice hockey)|'''C''']] || {{convert|1.63|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|61|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2006|03|16|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daishin IHC|Daishin]]
|-
| 7 || D || align=left|{{sortname|Kika|Terauchi}} – [[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|'''A''']] || {{convert|1.66|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|70|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2008|06|02|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takasu Clinic Mikage Gretz|TC Mikage Gretz]]
|-
| 9 || D || align=left|{{sortname|Natsuki|Okumura}} || {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|72|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2006|05|14|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Vortex Sapporo]]
|-
| 11 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Hina|Fukuyama}} || {{convert|1.54|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|55|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2007|07|11|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daishin IHC|Daishin]]
|-
| 12 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Ayana|Homma}} || {{convert|1.54|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|49|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2006|10|03|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Vortex Sapporo]]
|-
| 13 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Rion|Suzuki}} || {{convert|1.56|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|48|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2006|06|16|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Seibu Princess Rabbits]]
|-
| 14 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Cocoro|Gotoh}} || {{convert|1.64|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2006|10|08|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[DK Peregrine]]
|-
| 15 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Nagisa|Sone}} || {{convert|1.63|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|55|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2006|07|24|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[DK Peregrine]]
|-
| 16 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Umeka|Odaira}} || {{convert|1.62|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|49|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2008|12|12|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nikko Ice Bucks
|-
| 17 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Azumi|Numabe}} || {{convert|1.62|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|56|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2008|08|22|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Crystal Blades
|-
| 18 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Ai|Tada}} || {{convert|1.58|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|59|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2006|04|04|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Daishin IHC|Daishin]]
|-
| 19 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Sophia|Odermatt}} – [[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|'''A''']] || {{convert|1.59|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|60|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2006|10|08|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} OHA Tardiff
|-
| 20 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Momoka|Okamura}} || {{convert|1.49|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|45|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2008|03|03|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Seibu Princess Rabbits]]
|-
| 21 || F || align=left|{{sortname|Nana|Akimoto}} || {{convert|1.56|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|46|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2009|04|08|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[DK Peregrine]]
|-
| 30 || G || align=left|{{sortname|Mei|Iwashita}} || {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}} || {{convert|80|kg|lb|abbr=on|sortable=on}} || align=right|{{birth date and age|2006|05|23|df=y}} || align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Chunichi Club
|}
==See also==
* [[Japan women's national ice hockey team]]
* [[Women's Japan Ice Hockey League]]
* [[All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{IIHF}}
{{National sports teams of Japan|state=collapsed}}
{{Women's national U18 ice hockey teams}}
{{Footer Youth Olympic Champions Ice Hockey Girls}}
[[Category:Women's national under-18 ice hockey teams]]
[[Category:National youth sports teams of Japan|Ice hockey]]