Tallest: 5 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 5 · Minute
13 of 15 goals came in matches where every goal has a scorer, so their role is known.
Japan's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 53 | 31 | 10 | 12 | 123 | 36 | 58.5% |
| Without them | 32 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 26 | 75% |
| Bruno Guimarães | Brazil | 3 |
| Casemiro | Brazil | 3 |
| Feras Al-Brikan | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Brazil | 3 |
| Lucas Paquetá | Brazil | 3 |
| Maung Maung Lwin | Myanmar | 3 |
| Suan Lam Mang | Myanmar | 3 |
| Vinícius Júnior | Brazil | 3 |
| Win Naing Tun | Myanmar | 3 |
| Abdulelah Al-Malki | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 29 Jun 2026 | v Brazil | 1–2 | started, off 78′ | 78 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | v Sweden | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 20 Jun 2026 | v Tunisia | 4–0 | started, off 73′ | 73 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 14 Jun 2026 | v Netherlands | 2–2 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v England | 1–0 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2026 | v Scotland | 1–0 | came on 78′ | 12 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Nov 2025 | v Bolivia | 3–0 | started, off 77′ | 77 | 2 | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Brazil | 3–2 | started, off 85′ | 85 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Paraguay | 2–2 | came on 66′ | 24 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v United States | 0–2 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | Friendly |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Mexico | 0–0 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Jun 2025 | v Indonesia | 6–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 5 Jun 2025 | v Australia | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | started, off 83′ | 83 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | v Bahrain | 2–0 | came on 63′ | 27 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | v China PR | 3–1 | came on 64′ | 26 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | v Indonesia | 4–0 | started, off 79′ | 79 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | v Australia | 1–1 | came on 70′ | 20 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | started, off 63′ | 63 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v Bahrain | 5–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Syria | 5–0 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 6 Jun 2024 | v Myanmar | 5–0 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 16 Nov 2023 | v Myanmar | 5–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 9 Sep 2023 | v Germany | 4–1 | started, off 59′ | 59 | — | — | Friendly |
| 20 Jun 2023 | v Peru | 4–1 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2023 | v Colombia | 1–2 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Uruguay | 1–1 | started, off 75′ | 75 | — | — | Friendly |
| 5 Dec 2022 | v Croatia | 1–1 | started, off 75′ | 75 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Round of 16 |
| 1 Dec 2022 | v Spain | 2–1 | started, off 68′ | 68 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 27 Nov 2022 | v Costa Rica | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 23 Nov 2022 | v Germany | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Canada | 1–2 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Sep 2022 | v Ecuador | 0–0 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | Kirin Challenge Cup 2022 |
| 23 Sep 2022 | v United States | 2–0 | started, off 86′ | 86 | 1 | — | Kirin Challenge Cup 2022 |
| 14 Jun 2022 | v Tunisia | 0–3 | started, off 60′ | 60 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2022 |
| 6 Jun 2022 | v Brazil | 0–1 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 2 Jun 2022 | v Paraguay | 4–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 7 Oct 2021 | v Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | started, off 73′ | 73 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 7 Sep 2021 | v China PR | 1–0 | came on 76′ | 14 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 2 Sep 2021 | v Oman | 0–1 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | 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.