Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
Japan's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 49 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 88 | 58 | 46.9% |
| Without them | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 60.9% |
| Lucas Neill | Australia | 5 |
| Mark Schwarzer | Australia | 5 |
| Tim Cahill | Australia | 5 |
| Luke Wilkshire | Australia | 4 |
| Abdallah Deeb | Jordan | 3 |
| Abdullah Omar | Bahrain | 3 |
| Amer Sabbah | Jordan | 3 |
| Anzur Ismailov | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| Aziz Haydarov | Uzbekistan | 3 |
| Basem Fat'hi | Jordan | 3 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 27 May 2014 | v Cyprus | 1–0 | 43′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 19 Jun 2013 | v Italy | 3–4 | 50′ | own goal | Equaliser | 2–2 | Confederations Cup 2013 · Group stage |
| 22 Jun 2008 | v Bahrain | 1–0 | 90′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 14 Nov 2014 | v Honduras | 6–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 24 Jun 2014 | v Colombia | 1–4 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2014 · Group stage |
| 19 Jun 2014 | v Greece | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2014 · Group stage |
| 14 Jun 2014 | v Ivory Coast | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2014 · Group stage |
| 6 Jun 2014 | v Zambia | 4–3 | started, off 67′ | 67 | — | — | Friendly |
| 2 Jun 2014 | v Costa Rica | 3–1 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 May 2014 | v Cyprus | 1–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 19 Nov 2013 | v Belgium | 3–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 16 Nov 2013 | v Netherlands | 2–2 | started, off 79′ | 79 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Oct 2013 | v Belarus | 0–1 | started, off 85′ | 85 | — | — | Friendly |
| 11 Oct 2013 | v Serbia | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Sep 2013 | v Ghana | 3–1 | started, off 55′ | 55 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 14 Aug 2013 | v Uruguay | 2–4 | started, off 83′ | 83 | — | — | Friendly |
| 22 Jun 2013 | v Mexico | 1–2 | came on 58′ | 32 | — | — | Confederations Cup 2013 · Group stage |
| 19 Jun 2013 | v Italy | 3–4 | started, off 73′ | 73 | — | — | Confederations Cup 2013 · Group stage |
| 15 Jun 2013 | v Brazil | 0–3 | started | 90 | — | — | Confederations Cup 2013 · Group stage |
| 4 Jun 2013 | v Australia | 1–1 | started, off 85′ | 85 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
| 26 Mar 2013 | v Jordan | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
| 22 Mar 2013 | v Canada | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 6 Feb 2013 | v Latvia | 3–0 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | Friendly |
| 16 Oct 2012 | v Brazil | 0–4 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | Friendly |
| 12 Jun 2012 | v Australia | 1–1 | started, off 73′ | 73 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
| 8 Jun 2012 | v Jordan | 6–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
| 3 Jun 2012 | v Oman | 3–0 | started, off 57′ | 57 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
| 29 Feb 2012 | v Uzbekistan | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
| 15 Nov 2011 | v North Korea | 0–1 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2011 |
| 11 Nov 2011 | v Tajikistan | 4–0 | started, off 89′ | 89 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2011 |
| 6 Sep 2011 | v Uzbekistan | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2011 |
| 2 Sep 2011 | v North Korea | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2011 |
| 10 Aug 2011 | v South Korea | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 29 Jan 2011 | v Australia | 1–0 | started, off 120′ | 120 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2011 · Final |
| 25 Jan 2011 | v South Korea | 2–2 | started | 120 | — | Yellow | AFC Asian Cup 2011 · Semi-final |
| 17 Jan 2011 | v Saudi Arabia | 5–0 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | Yellow | AFC Asian Cup 2011 · Group stage |
| 13 Jan 2011 | v Syria | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | AFC Asian Cup 2011 · Group stage |
| 9 Jan 2011 | v Jordan | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2011 · Group stage |
| 12 Oct 2010 | v South Korea | 0–0 | came on 14′ | 76 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Oct 2009 | v Scotland | 2–0 | started, off 65′ | 65 | — | — | Friendly |
| 5 Sep 2009 | v Netherlands | 0–3 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Jun 2009 | v Australia | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
| 10 Jun 2009 | v Qatar | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2009 |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.