Women’s Basketball World Cup

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Berlin · September 4–13, 2026
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Japan

Group A
World Cup appearances
15
Best: Runners-up (1975)
Olympic appearances
6
Best: Runners-up (2020)
How they qualified
Qualifier
Istanbul tournament →
Japan won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, the first Olympic basketball medal in the country's history, men's or women's. Their coach is American: Corey Gaines won the 2009 WNBA championship with the Phoenix Mercury and has worked in Japanese basketball since 1998.

Head coach

Corey Gaines
American. Head coach of the Phoenix Mercury, winning the 2009 WNBA championship. Former NBA player; came to Japan in 1998 as a player and has been involved with the Japanese program since 2009.

Roster — final 12

One Japan player is in the WNBA.
Pos.No.NameClubAgeHeightCtr.Note
SG2Norika KonnoEneos Sunflowers265 ft 10 inJPN—
PF3Stephanie MawuliMEINS Avenida276 ft 0 inESP—
SF6Otoha GotoTokyo Healthcare University195 ft 10 inJPN—
C8Maki TakadaDenso Iris376 ft 1 inJPN—
C10Ramu TokashikiToyota Antelopes356 ft 4 inJPNFormer Seattle Storm
PG13Rui MachidaFujitsu Red Wave335 ft 4 inJPNFormer Washington Mystics
C14Azusa AsahinaToyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits226 ft 1 inJPN—
PG23Mai YamamotoLVA (WNBA)265 ft 4 inUSA—
PG26Kokoro TanakaEneos Sunflowers205 ft 8 inJPNDrafted Golden State Valkyries
SG27Saki HayashiFujitsu Red Wave315 ft 8 inJPN—
PF52Yuki MiyazawaFujitsu Red Wave336 ft 0 inJPN—
SG75Nanako TodoToyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits255 ft 9 inJPN—

Group A fixtures

Fri 4 Sepvs🇲🇱 MaliW 102–97
Final
Sat 5 Sepvs🇩🇪 GermanyL 58–74
Final
Mon 7 Sepvs🇪🇸 SpainL 59–79
Final

Knockout

Eliminated — lost the qualification play-off
Tue 8 SepQF Qual vs🇭🇺 HungaryL 63–84
Final
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