Japan came up short in the final but took two-time defending champion Switzerland all the way before settling for the silver medal after a 9-6 defeat at the World Women's Curling Championship on Sunday.
The silver was Japan's first medal in curling in either the Olympics or world championships and skip Satsuki Fujisawa said she was proud of the team's achievement.
"I am proud that we were able to get to the final and hope we can come back again next year," said Fujisawa.