[Handball] Women's Japan National Team 'Orihime Japan' Announces Participating Members for the 1st Training Camp of FY2026

The Japan Handball Association announced today that the Women's Japan National Team, 'Orihime Japan,' has selected its members for the 1st training camp of FY2026, which will be held from Tuesday, July 7, 2026, to Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at the Ajinomoto National Training Center (Tokyo).

A total of 22 players will participate in this training camp, including those selected for the 20th Asian Games announced on the same day. The Japan Handball Association aims to strengthen the team in preparation for the Asian Games and the Asian qualifiers for the Los Angeles Olympics the following year.

Training Camp Overview

- Period: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 - Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - Venue: Ajinomoto National Training Center (Tokyo)

Training Camp Participating Member List

<Staff>

Head Coach: Morten Soubak / Japan Handball Association Assistant Coach: Shota Arai / Japan Handball Association Trainer: Yusuke Kabayama / Japan Handball Association, Kokushikan University Trainer: Kureha Kishii / Japan Handball Association, Nippon Sport Science University Sport Cure Center Yokohama Kenshidai Seikotsuin Analyst: Yuma Mitsuishi / Japan Handball Association Team Manager: Aiko Kinugasa / Japan Handball Association Assistant Team Manager: Yuuka Fujii / Japan Handball Association

<Players> (22 players) (Position / Height / Age / Affiliation / Hometown)

Sakura Kameya GK / 174cm / 39 years old / CSM Slatina (Romania) / Norway

Mizuki Hoso CB / 166cm / 33 years old / HC Nagoya / Gifu Prefecture

Haruno Sasaki LB / 172cm / 31 years old / Frisch Auf Göppingen (Germany) / Toyama Prefecture

Naoko Sahara PV / 180cm / 30 years old / Honeybee Ishikawa / Fukushima Prefecture

Claire Francis Gray PV / 171cm / 29 years old / Prestige International Aranmare Toyama / Kanagawa Prefecture

Miyako Hatsumi PV / 165cm / 28 years old / Mie Violet Iris / Kanagawa Prefecture

Yuki Yoshidome LW / 164cm / 27 years old / Honeybee Ishikawa / Kagoshima Prefecture

Ayaka Daimatsuzawa BP / 175cm / 27 years old / Prestige International Aranmare Toyama / Miyagi Prefecture

Kanoka Shimoya GK / 168cm / 27 years old / Kumamoto Buystpindies / Gifu Prefecture

Kaho Nakayama RB / 172cm / 27 years old / CSM Slatina (Romania) / Okayama Prefecture

Natsuki Aizawa CB / 160cm / 27 years old / Thüringer HC (Germany) / Ibaraki Prefecture

Arisa Kinjo RW / 160cm / 26 years old / Samcheok City Hall (South Korea) / Okinawa Prefecture

Kaoru Wada LW / 169cm / 25 years old / Kagawa Bank GiraSol kagawa / Nara Prefecture

Aki Ueshima GK / 176cm / 25 years old / ASUL Vaulx-en-Velin Handball (France) / Ishikawa Prefecture

Minami Matsuura CB / 158cm / 24 years old / Kagawa Bank GiraSol kagawa / Yamaguchi Prefecture

Sanju Yoshino RW / 166cm / 23 years old / Kumamoto Buystpindies / Aichi Prefecture

Sora Ishikawa RB / 169cm / 23 years old / Balonmano Bera Bera (Spain) / Oita Prefecture

Kaede Higa GK / 169cm / 22 years old / Kagawa Bank GiraSol kagawa / Okinawa Prefecture

Sasa Okuyama RW / 158cm / 22 years old / Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Blue Sakurya Kagoshima / Osaka Prefecture

Risa Konya RB / 167cm / 21 years old / University of Tsukuba / Ishikawa Prefecture

Ai Nakao LB / 175cm / 20 years old / Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences / Kyoto Prefecture

Mao Kato PV / 178cm / 19 years old / Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences / Miyagi Prefecture

Average height 169cm / Average age 26.1 years old *Age and affiliation are as of July 7, 2026. *Position (P): CB Center Back, LB Left Back, RB Right Back, BP Back Player, LW Left Wing, RW Right Wing, PV Pivot, GK Goalkeeper

Japan National Team Member List_Women's National Team_1st Training Camp_260707 [PDF]

*For photos of the Asian Games national team members, please refer to the announcement for members of the press.