Tallest: 6 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
4 of 6 goals came in matches where every goal has a scorer, so their role is known.
Japan's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25% |
| Without them | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20% |
| Admir Rascic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Admir Vladavic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Ashley Cole | England | 1 |
| Cristian Mora | Ecuador | 1 |
| Darius Vassell | England | 1 |
| Darren Fletcher | Scotland | 1 |
| David Beckham | England | 1 |
| David James | England | 1 |
| David Weir | Scotland | 1 |
| Dzemal Berberovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 |
| India | 1 | 1 |
| Oman | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 9 Jun 2004 | v India | 7–0 | 12′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
| 30 May 2004 | v Iceland | 3–2 | 36′ | — | — | — | Friendly |
| 30 May 2004 | v Iceland | 3–2 | 21′ | — | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Apr 2004 | v Czech Republic | 1–0 | 32′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 25 Apr 2004 | v Hungary | 2–3 | 78′ | — | Equaliser | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 18 Feb 2004 | v Oman | 1–0 | 90′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 13 May 2006 | v Scotland | 0–0 | came on 62′ | 28 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2006 |
| 30 Mar 2006 | v Ecuador | 1–0 | started, off 77′ | 77 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Feb 2006 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–2 | started, off 72′ | 72 | — | — | Friendly |
| 9 Jun 2004 | v India | 7–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
| 1 Jun 2004 | v England | 1–1 | started, off 60′ | 60 | — | — | Friendly |
| 30 May 2004 | v Iceland | 3–2 | — | — | 2 | — | Friendly |
| 28 Apr 2004 | v Czech Republic | 1–0 | — | — | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 25 Apr 2004 | v Hungary | 2–3 | — | — | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 18 Feb 2004 | v Oman | 1–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
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.