[Handball] Announcement of the Japan Women's National Team's 1st Overseas Training Camp and Participating Members

The Japan Handball Association is pleased to announce the members selected for the Japan Women's National Team's first overseas training camp of the 2026 season, which will take place in Denmark from April 5 to April 13, 2026.

This training camp marks the first activity of the 2026 season in preparation for the 20th Asian Games to be held in Aichi Prefecture in September. The squad consists of 19 players in total, including 6 players based at overseas clubs, 9 players from the League H, and 4 university students.

During the training camp, the team will stay in Viborg, Denmark, where they plan to conduct joint training sessions and test matches with local clubs.

[Japan Women's National Team 1st Overseas Training Camp]

Period: April 5 (Sun) – April 13 (Mon), 2026 Location: Denmark

[Staff]

Head Coach: Morten Soubak (Japan Handball Association) Coach: Shota Arai (Japan Handball Association) Trainer: Yusuke Kabayama (Japan Handball Association / Kokushikan University) Trainer: Momoha Kishii (Japan Handball Association / Nippon Sport Science University Sports Cure Center Yokohama Kenshidai Osteopathic Clinic) Analyst: Yuma Mitsuishi (Japan Handball Association) General Affairs: Aiko Kinugasa (Japan Handball Association)

[Players] 19 members (Position / Height / Age / Club / Prefecture of Origin)

Sakura Hauge GK / 174cm / 39 / Molde Elite (Norway) / Norway Naoko Sahara PV / 180cm / 30 / Honey Bee Ishikawa / Fukushima Clare Francis Gray PV / 171cm / 28 / Kumamoto Beauties Pindies / Kanagawa Miyako Hikimi PV / 165cm / 28 / Mie Violet Iris / Kanagawa Yuki Yoshidome LW / 164cm / 27 / Honey Bee Ishikawa / Kagoshima Ayaka Omatsuzawa BP / 175cm / 27 / Prestige International Aranmare Toyama / Miyagi Kaho Nakayama BP / 172cm / 27 / BSV Sachsen Zwickau (Germany) / Okayama Natsuki Aizawa BP / 160cm / 27 / Thüringer HC (Germany) / Ibaraki Aki Ueshima GK / 176cm / 24 / ASUL Vaulx-en-Velin Handball (France) / Ishikawa Mina Matsuura BP / 158cm / 24 / Kagawa Bank GiraSol Kagawa / Yamaguchi Sanju Yoshino RW / 166cm / 23 / Kumamoto Beauties Pindies / Aichi Kotomi Kida BP / 160cm / 23 / ZRK Bekament Bukovicka Banja (Serbia) / Osaka Sora Ishikawa BP / 169cm / 23 / Balonmano Bera Bera (Spain) / Oita Saaya Okuyama RW / 158cm / 22...