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 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 16 | 62.5% |
| Without them | 48 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 123 | 34 | 68.8% |
| Abdul Rahman Oues | Syria | 1 |
| Abdullah Al-Hamdan | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Abu Francis | Ghana | 1 |
| Agustín Canobbio | Uruguay | 1 |
| Ahmad Ngouyamsa | Cameroon | 1 |
| Ahmed Yahya | Iraq | 1 |
| Alejandro Zendejas | United States | 1 |
| Alex Freeman | United States | 1 |
| Alex Roldan | El Salvador | 1 |
| Alexander Bernhardsson | Sweden | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 15 Nov 2024 | v Indonesia | 4–0 | 69′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 21 Nov 2023 | v Syria | 5–0 | 47′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 29 Jun 2026 | v Brazil | 1–2 | came on 66′ | 24 | — | — | 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 | came on 74′ | 16 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 14 Jun 2026 | v Netherlands | 2–2 | came on 75′ | 15 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 31 May 2026 | v Iceland | 1–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v England | 1–0 | came on 80′ | 10 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2026 | v Scotland | 1–0 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | Friendly |
| 18 Nov 2025 | v Bolivia | 3–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | Yellow, Yellow | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 14 Nov 2025 | v Ghana | 2–0 | came on 68′ | 22 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v United States | 0–2 | came on 73′ | 17 | — | — | Friendly |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | v Indonesia | 4–0 | came on 62′ | 28 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 6 Jun 2024 | v Myanmar | 5–0 | started, off 62′ | 62 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | v North Korea | 1–0 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 19 Jan 2024 | v Iraq | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Vietnam | 4–2 | started, off 77′ | 77 | — | Yellow | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 1 Jan 2024 | v Thailand | 5–0 | came on 79′ | 11 | — | — | Friendly |
| 21 Nov 2023 | v Syria | 5–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 9 Sep 2023 | v Germany | 4–1 | started, off 84′ | 84 | — | — | Friendly |
| 20 Jun 2023 | v Peru | 4–1 | started, off 60′ | 60 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Jun 2023 | v El Salvador | 6–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2023 | v Colombia | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Uruguay | 1–1 | started, off 89′ | 89 | — | — | Friendly |
| 9 Oct 2020 | v Cameroon | 0–0 | came on 86′ | 4 | — | — | Friendly |
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.