Japan women's national football team

The Japan women's national football team (also known as Nadeshiko Japan) represents Japan in women's association football; and is run by the Japan Football Association. The Japanese women's football team are currently ranked 3rd in the FIFA Women's Rankings.

The Japanese women have qualified for every FIFA Women's World Cup. They first appeared in 1991, before the 1998 debut of the men's team. In the 2011 tournament, Japan stunned hosts Germany in the quarterfinals, defeated Sweden 3-1, and finally shutting out the United States in the final on penalty kicks; becoming the first Asian team to win any FIFA World Cup!

Japan's first game was in 1986, before the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The Japanese lost to India 1-0.