The Japan women's national lacrosse sixes team represents Japan internationally in lacrosse tournaments. They compete in lacrosse sixes, the form of lacrosse which will feature in the 2028 Summer Olympics, rather than the full field format. It is sanctioned by Japan Lacrosse Association.
History The Japan Lacrosse Association (JLA) declared in 2020 its intention to develop a dedicated lacrosse sixes program. The JLA launched the "Sixes" initiative in mid-2021.
The selection process for the Japanese women's lacrosse team that entered the 2022 World Games in Birmingham began in December 2021. Masakazu Nagashima was the head coach for the team which had six months preparation from January 2021. Japan finished in sixth place in the tournament held in July 2022.
Nagashima reprised his role as head coach for Japan at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, Japan. The team lost to Australia in the bronze medal game, finishing fourth.
They will join the 2026 Asia-Pacific Sixes Championship.
Team records World Games World Games record YearResultMatchesWinsDrawsLosses PF PACoach 2022 6th place 41034545 Masakazu Nagashima 2025 4th place 52036070 Masakazu Nagashima Total 2/29306105115 Lacrosse is conducted in the standard field lacrosse format at the 2017 World Games
Head coaches Masakazu Nagashima (2022, 2025–)
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