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 | 82 | 44 | 16 | 22 | 155 | 83 | 53.7% |
| Without them | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 26 | 56.5% |
| Tim Cahill | Australia | 7 |
| Robbie Kruse | Australia | 6 |
| Abdallah Deeb | Jordan | 4 |
| Ahmed Mubarak | Oman | 4 |
| Ali Al-Habsi | Oman | 4 |
| Amer Sabbah | Jordan | 4 |
| Anzur Ismailov | Uzbekistan | 4 |
| Du-Ri Cha | South Korea | 4 |
| Fawzi Bashir | Oman | 4 |
| Ignatiy Nesterov | Uzbekistan | 4 |
| Syria | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 13 Jan 2011 | v Syria | 2–1 | 35′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | AFC Asian Cup 2011 · Group stage |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 2 Jul 2018 | v Belgium | 2–3 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2018 · Round of 16 |
| 28 Jun 2018 | v Poland | 0–1 | came on 82′ | 8 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2018 · Group stage |
| 24 Jun 2018 | v Senegal | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2018 · Group stage |
| 19 Jun 2018 | v Colombia | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2018 · Group stage |
| 8 Jun 2018 | v Switzerland | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 30 May 2018 | v Ghana | 0–2 | started, off 76′ | 76 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2018 | v Ukraine | 1–2 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | Friendly |
| 23 Mar 2018 | v Mali | 1–1 | started, off 60′ | 60 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Nov 2017 | v Brazil | 1–3 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Aug 2017 | v Australia | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2017 |
| 15 Nov 2016 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2016 |
| 11 Oct 2016 | v Australia | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2016 |
| 6 Oct 2016 | v Iraq | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2016 |
| 6 Sep 2016 | v Thailand | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2016 |
| 1 Sep 2016 | v United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2016 |
| 3 Jun 2016 | v Bulgaria | 7–2 | started, off 76′ | 76 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2016 |
| 29 Mar 2016 | v Syria | 5–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2016 |
| 24 Mar 2016 | v Afghanistan | 5–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2016 |
| 12 Nov 2015 | v Singapore | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2015 |
| 8 Oct 2015 | v Syria | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2015 |
| 8 Sep 2015 | v Afghanistan | 6–0 | started, off 81′ | 81 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2015 |
| 3 Sep 2015 | v Cambodia | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2015 |
| 20 Jan 2015 | v Jordan | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2015 · Group stage |
| 16 Jan 2015 | v Iraq | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2015 · Group stage |
| 18 Nov 2014 | v Australia | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Nov 2014 | v Honduras | 6–0 | started, off 78′ | 78 | — | — | Friendly |
| 24 Jun 2014 | v Colombia | 1–4 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2014 · Group stage |
| 19 Jun 2014 | v Greece | 0–0 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2014 · Group stage |
| 14 Jun 2014 | v Ivory Coast | 1–2 | started, off 54′ | 54 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2014 · Group stage |
| 27 May 2014 | v Cyprus | 1–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 19 Nov 2013 | v Belgium | 3–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 16 Nov 2013 | v Netherlands | 2–2 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Oct 2013 | v Belarus | 0–1 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 11 Oct 2013 | v Serbia | 0–2 | started, off 67′ | 67 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Sep 2013 | v Ghana | 3–1 | started, off 82′ | 82 | — | — | Friendly |
| 6 Sep 2013 | v Guatemala | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Aug 2013 | v Uruguay | 2–4 | started, off 75′ | 75 | — | — | Friendly |
| 19 Jun 2013 | v Italy | 3–4 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | Yellow | Confederations Cup 2013 · Group stage |
| 15 Jun 2013 | v Brazil | 0–3 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Confederations Cup 2013 · Group stage |
| 4 Jun 2013 | v Australia | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
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.