# Japan men's national handball team

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

## Results
### Summer Olympics

* 1972 – 11th place
* 1976 – 9th place
* 1984 – 10th place
* 1988 – 11th place
* 2020 – 11th place
* 2024 – 11th place

### World Championship

* 1961 – 12th place
* 1964 – 16th place
* 1967 – 11th place
* 1970 – 10th place
* 1974 – 12th place
* 1978 – 12th place
* 1982 – 14th place
* 1990 – 15th place
* 1995 – 23rd place
* 1997 – 15th place
* 2005 – 16th place
* 2011 – 16th place
* 2017 – 22nd place
* 2019 – 24th place
* 2021 – 18th place
* 2025 – 28th place

### Asian Championship

* 1977 – 1st place
* 1979 – 1st place
* 1983 – 2nd place
* 1987 – 2nd place
* 1989 – 2nd place
* 1991 – 2nd place
* 1993 – 3rd place
* 1995 – 4th place
* 2000 – 3rd place
* 2002 – 6th place
* 2004 – 2nd place
* 2006 – 5th place
* 2008 – 6th place
* 2010 – 3rd place
* 2012 – 4th place
* 2014 – 9th place
* 2016 – 3rd place
* 2018 – 6th place
* 2020 – 3rd place
* 2022 – Withdrawn
* 2024 – 2nd place

## Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Toni Gerona
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Takumi Nakamura
* (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 28)
* 1.90 m
* 43
* 1
* Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
* 9
* LW
* Naoki Sugioka
* (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 30)
* 1.77 m
* 74
* 145
* Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
* 11
* RB
* Tsubasa Nakamura
* (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25)
* 1.80 m
* 4
* 3
* Zeekstar Tokyo
* 19
* RB
* Shinnosuke Tokuda
* (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 (age 29)
* 1.78 m
* 101
* 312
* Al Duhail
* 21
* GK
* Daisuke Okamoto
* (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29)
* 1.91 m
* 16
* 0
* Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
* 24
* CB
* Asumi Kitazume
* (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)
* 1.86 m
* 28
* 25
* Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
* 26
* LW
* Seito Yano
* (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 25)
* 1.87 m
* 2
* 2
* Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
* 27
* P
* Hiroyasu Tamakawa
* (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29)
* 2.00 m
* 95
* 89
* Zeekstar Tokyo
* 31
* LB
* Tatsuki Yoshino
* (1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 30)
* 1.83 m
* 82
* 276
* Toyota Auto Body Brave Kings
* 38
* LB
* Kotaro Mizumachi
* (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 (age 29)
* 1.83 m
* 22
* 40
* Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
* 39
* CB
* Naoki Fujisaka
* (2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 22)
* 1.80 m
* 7
* 31
* Nippon Sport Science Univ.
* 51
* RW
* Kota Nakata
* (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 25)
* 1.69 m
* 2
* 9
* Toyota Boshoku Kyushu Red Tornado Saga
* 56
* RB
* Ren Arase
* (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 22)
* 1.74 m
* 0
* 0
* Osaka Sport Science Univ.
* 57
* P
* Nikita Nakaoki
* (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20)
* 1.92 m
* 0
* 0
* Nippon Sport Science Univ.
* 64
* GK
* Go Kawashima
* (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23)
* 1.88 m
* 2
* 0
* Toyota Motor East Japan Regarosso Miyagi
* 67
* RB
* Shu Ishimine
* (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 24)
* 1.81 m
* 2
* 2
* Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
* 68
* P
* Soya Ichihara
* (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 25)
* 1.89 m
* 2
* 1
* Toyoda Gosei Blue Falcon
* 70
* LB
* Naoki Yamaguchi
* (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24)
* 1.88 m
* 0
* 0
* Toyota Boshoku Kyushu Red Tornado Saga