Japan's women's national team made their international debut at the
2003 IWCC Trophy in the
Netherlands. These were the first
One Day International (ODI) matches played by any Japanese team, with the
Japanese men's team yet to play at that level. They did not meet with much success though, losing all five matches and giving away an incredible 104 extras in their match against
The Netherlands. They were bowled out for just 28 against
Pakistan in that competition, with 20 of those runs coming in extras and just 8 from the bat, with the openers top scoring with 3 runs apiece. They are yet to play any WODI after this tournament. Their return to international level did not come until September 2006 when they faced
Papua New Guinea in a three-match one-day series to decide which country would represent the East Asia/Pacific region in the World Cup Qualifier in
Ireland in 2007. Japan showed some improvement from the IWCC Trophy, but still lost all three games. However, these matches were also not considered as WODI. In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the
2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Japan were named in the
2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams. In January 2023 it was announced that Japan and
Indonesia would be included in
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) pathway events, while remaining in the ICC East Asia-Pacific development region. ==Tournament history==