Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
Japan's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 68 | 50 | 8 | 10 | 179 | 49 | 73.5% |
| Without them | 56 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 113 | 51 | 55.4% |
| Feras Al-Brikan | Saudi Arabia | 4 |
| Salem Al-Dawsari | Saudi Arabia | 4 |
| Zhu Chenjie | China PR | 4 |
| Abdulelah Al-Malki | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Abdulla Al Khalasi | Bahrain | 3 |
| Abdulrahman Ghareeb | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Alan | China PR | 3 |
| Ali Al-Bulayhi | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Ali Al-Busaidi | Oman | 3 |
| Ali Jaafar Madan | Bahrain | 3 |
| China PR | 1 | 1 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 5 Sep 2024 | v China PR | 7–0 | 12′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 19 Jan 2024 | v Iraq | 1–2 | 90′ | — | Pulled one back | 1–2 | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 25 Mar 2021 | v South Korea | 3–0 | 83′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 10 Oct 2019 | v Mongolia | 6–0 | 57′ | — | Extended lead | 5–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2019 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 31 May 2026 | v Iceland | 1–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Nov 2025 | v Bolivia | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Mexico | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Jun 2025 | v Indonesia | 6–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | v Bahrain | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | v China PR | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | v Indonesia | 4–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v Bahrain | 5–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 5 Sep 2024 | v China PR | 7–0 | started, off 71′ | 71 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Syria | 5–0 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | v North Korea | 1–0 | came on 58′ | 32 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 3 Feb 2024 | v Iran | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 31 Jan 2024 | v Bahrain | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 24 Jan 2024 | v Indonesia | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 19 Jan 2024 | v Iraq | 1–2 | started | 90 | 1 | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Vietnam | 4–2 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 21 Nov 2023 | v Syria | 5–0 | started, off 83′ | 83 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Canada | 4–1 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | Friendly |
| 12 Sep 2023 | v Turkey | 4–2 | came on 64′ | 26 | — | — | Friendly |
| 9 Sep 2023 | v Germany | 4–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 20 Jun 2023 | v Peru | 4–1 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2023 | v Colombia | 1–2 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Uruguay | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 5 Dec 2022 | v Croatia | 1–1 | started | 120 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Round of 16 |
| 1 Dec 2022 | v Spain | 2–1 | came on 87′ | 3 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 27 Nov 2022 | v Costa Rica | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 23 Nov 2022 | v Germany | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 27 Sep 2022 | v Ecuador | 0–0 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | Kirin Challenge Cup 2022 |
| 23 Sep 2022 | v United States | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Challenge Cup 2022 |
| 14 Jun 2022 | v Tunisia | 0–3 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2022 |
| 10 Jun 2022 | v Ghana | 4–1 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2022 |
| 6 Jun 2022 | v Brazil | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 2 Jun 2022 | v Paraguay | 4–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 24 Mar 2022 | v Australia | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 1 Feb 2022 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 27 Jan 2022 | v China PR | 2–0 | started, off 73′ | 73 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 16 Nov 2021 | v Oman | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 11 Nov 2021 | v Vietnam | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
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.