Tallest: 2 · 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 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 36.4% |
| Without them | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 25 | 57.1% |
| Lucas Neill | Australia | 2 |
| Luke Wilkshire | Australia | 2 |
| Marco Bresciano | Australia | 2 |
| Mark Milligan | Australia | 2 |
| Mark Schwarzer | Australia | 2 |
| Matt McKay | Australia | 2 |
| Robbie Kruse | Australia | 2 |
| Sasa Ognenovski | Australia | 2 |
| Tim Cahill | Australia | 2 |
| Abdallah Deeb | Jordan | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 12 Jun 2012 | v Australia | 1–1 | 65′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
| 8 Jun 2012 | v Jordan | 6–0 | 89′ | — | Extended lead | 6–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 22 Jun 2013 | v Mexico | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Confederations Cup 2013 · Group stage |
| 4 Jun 2013 | v Australia | 1–1 | came on 80′ | 10 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2013 |
| 22 Mar 2013 | v Canada | 2–1 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | Friendly |
| 16 Oct 2012 | v Brazil | 0–4 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | Friendly |
| 12 Jun 2012 | v Australia | 1–1 | started | 89 | 1 | Yellow, Second yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
| 8 Jun 2012 | v Jordan | 6–0 | came on 44′ | 46 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2012 |
| 24 Feb 2012 | v Iceland | 3–1 | started, off 76′ | 76 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Nov 2011 | v North Korea | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2011 |
| 7 Oct 2011 | v Vietnam | 1–0 | came on 46′ | 44 | — | — | Friendly |
| 12 Oct 2010 | v South Korea | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 7 Apr 2010 | v Serbia | 0–3 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | Friendly |
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.