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 | 35 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 95 | 25 | 74.3% |
| Without them | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 23 | 56.7% |
| Abdulelah Al-Malki | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Abdullah Al-Khaibari | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
| Alan | China PR | 2 |
| Alidu Seidu | Ghana | 2 |
| Alistair Johnston | Canada | 2 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Brazil | 2 |
| Bui Hoang Viet Anh | Vietnam | 2 |
| Casemiro | Brazil | 2 |
| Cyle Larin | Canada | 2 |
| Feras Al-Brikan | Saudi Arabia | 2 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
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| 15 Oct 2024 | v Australia | 1–1 | 58′ | own goal | Opening goal | 0–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 15 Jun 2023 | v El Salvador | 6–0 | 1′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
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 | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | v Sweden | 1–1 | came on 39′ | 51 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 14 Jun 2026 | v Netherlands | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 31 May 2026 | v Iceland | 1–0 | came on 83′ | 7 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v England | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2026 | v Scotland | 1–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Nov 2025 | v Bolivia | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 14 Nov 2025 | v Ghana | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Brazil | 3–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 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 | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 6 Jun 2024 | v Myanmar | 5–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | v North Korea | 1–0 | came on 73′ | 17 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 19 Jan 2024 | v Iraq | 1–2 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | 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 | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 16 Nov 2023 | v Myanmar | 5–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Canada | 4–1 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 12 Sep 2023 | v Turkey | 4–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 9 Sep 2023 | v Germany | 4–1 | came on 59′ | 31 | — | — | Friendly |
| 20 Jun 2023 | v Peru | 4–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Jun 2023 | v El Salvador | 6–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 5 Dec 2022 | v Croatia | 1–1 | started | 120 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Round of 16 |
| 1 Dec 2022 | v Spain | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Canada | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Sep 2022 | v Ecuador | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Challenge Cup 2022 |
| 10 Jun 2022 | v Ghana | 4–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2022 |
| 2 Jun 2022 | v Paraguay | 4–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 29 Mar 2022 | v Vietnam | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 1 Feb 2022 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 27 Jan 2022 | v China PR | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 11 Jun 2021 | v Serbia | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Challenge Cup 2021 |
| 7 Jun 2021 | v Tajikistan | 4–1 | came on 74′ | 16 | — | — | 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.