Tallest: 1 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
Japan's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 83.3% |
| Without them | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 73.3% |
| Abdul Rahman Oues | Syria | 1 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | Iran | 1 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Iran | 1 |
| Ammar Ramadan | Syria | 1 |
| Amro Jenyat | Syria | 1 |
| Beckham Putra | Indonesia | 1 |
| Bordin Phala | Thailand | 1 |
| Bui Hoang Viet Anh | Vietnam | 1 |
| Dean James | Indonesia | 1 |
| Ekanit Panya | Thailand | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 10 Jun 2025 | v Indonesia | 6–0 | 80′ | — | Extended lead | 6–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2023 | v Syria | 5–0 | 82′ | — | Extended lead | 5–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 10 Jun 2025 | v Indonesia | 6–0 | came on 69′ | 21 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 3 Feb 2024 | v Iran | 1–2 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Vietnam | 4–2 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 1 Jan 2024 | v Thailand | 5–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 21 Nov 2023 | v Syria | 5–0 | came on 66′ | 24 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 16 Nov 2023 | v Myanmar | 5–0 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
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.