Tallest: 4 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 3 · Minute
Japan's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 28.6% |
| Without them | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany | 2 |
| Bernd Schneider | Germany | 2 |
| Lukas Podolski | Germany | 2 |
| Michael Ballack | Germany | 2 |
| Miroslav Klose | Germany | 2 |
| Per Mertesacker | Germany | 2 |
| Tim Borowski | Germany | 2 |
| Aarón Galindo | Mexico | 1 |
| Admir Rascic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Admir Vladavic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 25 Mar 2005 | v Iran | 1–2 | 66′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2005 |
| 8 Sep 2004 | v India | 4–0 | 71′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
| 7 Aug 2004 | v China PR | 3–1 | 22′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | AFC Asian Cup 2004 · Final |
| 24 Jul 2004 | v Thailand | 4–1 | 68′ | — | Extended lead | 3–1 | AFC Asian Cup 2004 · Group stage |
| 9 Jun 2004 | v India | 7–0 | 25′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 18 Jun 2006 | v Croatia | 0–0 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2006 · Group stage |
| 12 Jun 2006 | v Australia | 1–3 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2006 · Group stage |
| 4 Jun 2006 | v Malta | 1–0 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | — | Friendly |
| 30 May 2006 | v Germany | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 13 May 2006 | v Scotland | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2006 |
| 9 May 2006 | v Bulgaria | 1–2 | came on 61′ | 29 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2006 |
| 30 Mar 2006 | v Ecuador | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 28 Feb 2006 | v Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–2 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | Friendly |
| 22 Jun 2005 | v Brazil | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Confederations Cup 2005 · Group stage |
| 19 Jun 2005 | v Greece | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | Confederations Cup 2005 · Group stage |
| 16 Jun 2005 | v Mexico | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Confederations Cup 2005 · Group stage |
| 25 Mar 2005 | v Iran | 1–2 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2005 |
| 16 Dec 2004 | v Germany | 0–3 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 8 Sep 2004 | v India | 4–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
| 7 Aug 2004 | v China PR | 3–1 | — | — | 1 | — | AFC Asian Cup 2004 · Final |
| 24 Jul 2004 | v Thailand | 4–1 | — | — | 1 | — | AFC Asian Cup 2004 · Group stage |
| 9 Jun 2004 | v India | 7–0 | — | — | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
| 1 Jun 2004 | v England | 1–1 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | Friendly |
| 9 Jun 2002 | v Russia | 1–0 | came on 85′ | 5 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2002 · 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.