Tallest: 7 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 5 · Minute
Japan's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 39 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 89 | 34 | 56.4% |
| Without them | 42 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 110 | 27 | 73.8% |
| Abdulla Al Khalasi | Bahrain | 3 |
| Ali Jaafar Madan | Bahrain | 3 |
| Ebrahim Lutfalla | Bahrain | 3 |
| Komail Al-Aswad | Bahrain | 3 |
| Mahdi Al-Humaidan | Bahrain | 3 |
| Mohamed Marhoon | Bahrain | 3 |
| Abdul Rahman Oues | Syria | 2 |
| Ajdin Hrustic | Australia | 2 |
| Alidu Seidu | Ghana | 2 |
| Amine Benaddi | Bahrain | 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 | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | v Sweden | 1–1 | started, off 66′ | 66 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 20 Jun 2026 | v Tunisia | 4–0 | started, off 84′ | 84 | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 14 Jun 2026 | v Netherlands | 2–2 | started, off 84′ | 84 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 31 May 2026 | v Iceland | 1–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v England | 1–0 | started, off 66′ | 66 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2026 | v Scotland | 1–0 | came on 63′ | 27 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Nov 2025 | v Bolivia | 3–0 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 14 Nov 2025 | v Ghana | 2–0 | started, off 76′ | 76 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Brazil | 3–2 | started, off 74′ | 74 | 1 | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Paraguay | 2–2 | came on 89′ | 1 | 1 | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | v Mexico | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 20 Mar 2025 | v Bahrain | 2–0 | started, off 86′ | 86 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | v Australia | 1–1 | started, off 83′ | 83 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | v Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | started, off 76′ | 76 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v Bahrain | 5–0 | started, off 65′ | 65 | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 5 Sep 2024 | v China PR | 7–0 | started, off 79′ | 79 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Syria | 5–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | v North Korea | 1–0 | started, off 81′ | 81 | — | — | 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, off 80′ | 80 | 1 | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 24 Jan 2024 | v Indonesia | 3–1 | started | 90 | 2 | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 19 Jan 2024 | v Iraq | 1–2 | came on 61′ | 29 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Vietnam | 4–2 | came on 45′ | 45 | 1 | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 21 Nov 2023 | v Syria | 5–0 | started, off 66′ | 66 | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 16 Nov 2023 | v Myanmar | 5–0 | started, off 66′ | 66 | 3 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 9 Sep 2023 | v Germany | 4–1 | started, off 59′ | 59 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 15 Jun 2023 | v El Salvador | 6–0 | started, off 65′ | 65 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2023 | v Colombia | 1–2 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Uruguay | 1–1 | came on 61′ | 29 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Nov 2022 | v Costa Rica | 0–1 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Canada | 1–2 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Sep 2022 | v Ecuador | 0–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Kirin Challenge Cup 2022 |
| 10 Jun 2022 | v Ghana | 4–1 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2022 |
| 29 Mar 2022 | v Vietnam | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 24 Mar 2022 | v Australia | 2–0 | came on 63′ | 27 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 24 Jun 2019 | v Ecuador | 1–1 | came on 66′ | 24 | — | — | Copa América 2019 · Group stage |
| 20 Jun 2019 | v Uruguay | 2–2 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | Copa América 2019 · Group stage |
| 17 Jun 2019 | v Chile | 0–4 | started, off 79′ | 79 | — | — | 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.