The Japan Handball Association (JHA) (Japanese: 日本ハンドボール協会) is the governing body of

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

and

beach handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. JHA is affiliated to the

Asian Handball Federation The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) (Arabic: الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة اليد) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Asia. It has 44 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the trans ...

(AHF),

Japanese Olympic Committee The is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Japanese competitors to Olympic events organised by the Internati ...

and

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

(IHF) since 1952.

Competitions

* Japan Handball League

National teams

Japan men's national handball team The Japan national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association. Results Summer Olympics * 1972 – 11th place * 1976 – 9th place * 1984 – 10th place * 1988 – 11th place * 2020 � ...

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 Feder ...

Japan men's national youth handball team The Japan national youth handball team is the national under–18 handball team of Japan. It is controlled by the Japan Handball Association, and is an affiliate of the International Handball Federation as well as a member of the Asian Handball Fed ...

Japan women's national handball team The Japan women's national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association. Results Summer Olympics *1976 – 5th *2020 – 12th World Championship *1962 – 9th * 1965 – 7th * 1971 – ...

Japan women's national junior handball team The Japan women's junior national handball team is the national under-19 handball team of Japan. It is controlled by the Japan Handball Association and is an affiliate of the International Handball Federation as well as a member of the Asian Handb ...

Japan women's national youth handball team Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Competitions hosted

International

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

2019 World Women's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 24th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Japan from 30 November to 15 December 2019. The Netherlands won their first title after defeating Spain in the final. ...

2001 World Games The 2001 World Games ( ja, 2001年ワールドゲームズ, 2001-Nen wārudogēmuzu), the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan. Titles 140 titles (invitational sports not included) were awarded in the ...

1997 World Men's Handball Championship The 1997 World Men's Handball Championship was the 15th team handball World Championship. It was held in Kumamoto, Japan and was the first World Championship not played in a European country. Russia won the championship. Qualification Venues ...

Continental

* 2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship * 2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship * 2011 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship *

2006 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship The 2006 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (10th tournament) took place in Hiroshima from 22 August–31 August. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in Macedonia. Draw Preli ...

* 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship * 2000 Asian Men's Handball Championship * 1999 Asian Women's Handball Championship * 1998 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship *

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...

* 1991 Asian Women's Handball Championship * 1991 Asian Men's Handball Championship

References

External links

Japan Handball Association
at the IHF website.
Official Website
Handball governing bodies Handball in Japan

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

Asian Handball Federation 1952 establishments in Japan {{japan-sport-stub