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 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 100 | 26 | 65.8% |
| Without them | 41 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 98 | 29 | 68.3% |
| Abdulla Al Khalasi | Bahrain | 3 |
| Ali Jaafar Madan | Bahrain | 3 |
| Ebrahim Lutfalla | Bahrain | 3 |
| Feras Al-Brikan | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Komail Al-Aswad | Bahrain | 3 |
| Mahdi Al-Humaidan | Bahrain | 3 |
| Mohamed Marhoon | Bahrain | 3 |
| Salem Al-Dawsari | Saudi Arabia | 3 |
| Zhang Yuning | China PR | 3 |
| Zhu Chenjie | China PR | 3 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 19 Nov 2024 | v China PR | 3–1 | 45′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 28 May 2021 | v Myanmar | 10–0 | 90′ | — | Extended lead | 10–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 25 Jun 2026 | v Sweden | 1–1 | started, off 39′ | 39 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 20 Jun 2026 | v Tunisia | 4–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 31 May 2026 | v Iceland | 1–0 | started, off 73′ | 73 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Nov 2025 | v Bolivia | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Mexico | 0–0 | started, off 60′ | 60 | — | — | Friendly |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | 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 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | v Indonesia | 4–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | v Australia | 1–1 | 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 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Syria | 5–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 6 Jun 2024 | v Myanmar | 5–0 | came on 80′ | 10 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | v North Korea | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 3 Feb 2024 | v Iran | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 31 Jan 2024 | v Bahrain | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 19 Jan 2024 | v Iraq | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Vietnam | 4–2 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 9 Sep 2023 | v Germany | 4–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 20 Jun 2023 | v Peru | 4–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Jun 2023 | v El Salvador | 6–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2023 | v Colombia | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Uruguay | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Canada | 1–2 | started, off 67′ | 67 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Jun 2022 | v Tunisia | 0–3 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2022 |
| 10 Jun 2022 | v Ghana | 4–1 | came on 46′ | 44 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2022 |
| 6 Jun 2022 | v Brazil | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 2 Jun 2022 | v Paraguay | 4–1 | came on 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 | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 27 Jan 2022 | v China PR | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 28 May 2021 | v Myanmar | 10–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 13 Nov 2020 | v Panama | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 5 Sep 2019 | v Paraguay | 2–0 | came on 76′ | 14 | — | — | Kirin Challenge Cup 2019 |
| 24 Jun 2019 | v Ecuador | 1–1 | started, off 88′ | 88 | — | — | Copa América 2019 · Group stage |
| 20 Jun 2019 | v Uruguay | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Copa América 2019 · Group stage |
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.