# Japan men's national junior handball team

The Japan national junior handball team is the national under-20 handball team of Japan. Controlled by the Japan Handball Association That is an affiliate of the International Handball Federation IHF as well as a member of the Asian Handball Federation AHF ,The Team represents Japan in international matches.

## Statistics
### IHF Junior World Championship record

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1977 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1979 | | 19th place | | | | | | | |
| 1981 | | 16th place | | | | | | | |
| 1983 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1985 | | 11th place | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1989 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1991 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1993 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1995 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1997 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 1999 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2001 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2003 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2005 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2007 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2009 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2011 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2013 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2015 | | 18th place | | | | | | | |
| 2017 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify |
| 2019 | | 18th place | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | | 19th place | | | | | | | |
| Total | 6/23 | 0 Titles | | | | | | | |

## Squad

Last world championship
* 1 HIRAO Katsuki
* 2 TAKANO Sota
* 3 SUEOKA Takumi
* 6 HATTORI Masanari
* 7 TOKUDA Rennesuke
* 11 FUJITA Ryuga
* 13 YANO Seito
* 15 SAKURAI Tomoya
* 16 NAKAMURA Hikaru
* 21 NAKAMURA Tsubasa
* 22 TAKAHASHI Kai
* 25 KAWASAKI Shun
* 27 OSUGI Takumi
* 29 ISODA Kenta
* 31 AO Masatoshi
* 32 TSUYUKI Ryo