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The Japanese national ice hockey team (Japanese: アイスホッケー男子日本代表 Aisuhokkē Danshi Nippon Daihyō) is the national men's ice hockey of Japan. They are controlled by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Ice hockey is a minor sport that is gaining popularity in Japan. [1] [2] [3] Baseball and football (soccer) have dominated Japanese sports for decades, but ice hockey has been less popular in Japan since its founding in the 1920s. [4] It is governed by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation.
The Japanese men's national under-20 ice hockey team (Japanese: アイスホッケー男子U-20日本代表 Aisuhokkē Danshi U-20 Nippon Daihyō) represents Japan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division I.
The Japanese national ice hockey team may refer to: Japan men's national ice hockey team; Japan men's national junior ice hockey team; Japan men's national under-18 ice hockey team; Japan women's national ice hockey team; Japan women's national under-18 ice hockey team
The Japan Ice Hockey Federation (Japanese: 日本アイスホッケー連盟) is the governing body of ice hockey in Japan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Japan was the first Asian nation to join the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Riko Kawaguchi (Japanese: 川口 莉子, かわぐち りこ, Hepburn: Kawaguchi Riko, born 19 September 2004) is a Japanese ice hockey goaltender and member of the Japanese national team, currently playing with Daishin IHC in the Women's Japan Ice Hockey League (WJIHL) and the All-Japan Women's Ice Hockey Championship.
The All Japan Ice hockey Championship (全日本アイスホッケー選手権大会) is an annual ice hockey tournament for Japanese teams, that began in 1930, making the tournament one of the oldest sporting competitions in the country.
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