| Country: | Japan |
| Type: | Women's Youth |
| Fiba Ranking: | 11th 1 as of 10 December 2016 |
| Joined Fiba: | 1936 |
| Fiba Zone: | FIBA Asia |
| National Fed: | JBA |
| Coach: | Natsumi Yabuuchi |
| Wc Championship: | World Cup |
| Wc Appearances: | 7 |
| Zone Championship: | Under-16 Women's Asian Championship |
| Zone Appearances: | 6 |
| Zone Medals: | (2011) (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
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The Japan women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is the national basketball team of Japan and is administered by the Japan Basketball Association.[1]
It represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 (under age 16 and under age 17) women's basketball competitions.
At the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship in India, Japan finished runner-up only to Australia, which Japan lost by 1 point.[2]
| Year | width=25 | ! | width=25 | ! | width=25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2010 | 5th | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 2012 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||
 2014 | 7th | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
 2016 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
 2018 | 7th | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
 2022 | 8th | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||
 2024 | 6th | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 7/7 | 43 | 23 | 20 | |||