Floorball actually has quite long traditions in Japan. In 1995 a japanese team participated in the open European Championships in Switzerland. In the group play Japan lost four games, scoring just one goal (against Finland that later won the gold) and letting in 80. Since then there has happened a lot. The world of floorball has grown and so has the sport in Japan. In Spain 2004 Japan beat Canada in the C-division final to earn their spot in the B-division for the WFC2006.
Floorball in Japan
Founded: 1983
Number of Clubs and Players 2005: 14 clubs and 296 players
Best WFC Result: 14th WFC2000
Placement WFC 2004: 20th (Winner of C-division)
WFC Participations: (1995), 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
Played International Games: approx 40-45
Most international games played: Tomoyuki KATENA, 28 games
All time top goalscorer: Tomoyuki KATENA, 14 points
Best score WFC: 17-1 (in 2004 against Malaysia)
Worst score WFC: 1-30 (in 1995 against Finland, Open European Championship)
Official Website:Japanse floorball
Country of Japan
Population: 127,417 000 (July 2005 est.)
Area: 377,835 sq km
Capital: Tokyo
Official languages: Japanese
Currency: yen (JPY)
Religion: Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
Government type: constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
GNP: $3.745 trillion (2004 est.)
GNP/capita: $29,400 (2004 est.)
GNP growth rate: 2.9% (2004 est.)
Inflation: -0.1% (2004 est.)
Un-employment: 4.7% (2004 est.)
Public dept: 164.3% of GDP (2004 est.)
More information:www.jnto.go.jp/eng/