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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20% |
| Without them | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| Aarón Galindo | Mexico | 1 |
| Adriano | Brazil | 1 |
| Angelos Basinas | Greece | 1 |
| Angelos Charisteas | Greece | 1 |
| Antonios Nikopolidis | Greece | 1 |
| Bastian Schweinsteiger | Germany | 1 |
| Bernd Schneider | Germany | 1 |
| Carlos Salcido | Mexico | 1 |
| Christian Schulz | Germany | 1 |
| Christian Worns | Germany | 1 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
Nothing here.
| 22 Aug 2007 | v Cameroon | 2–0 | 23′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 22 Aug 2007 | v Cameroon | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 9 May 2006 | v Bulgaria | 1–2 | came on 61′ | 29 | — | — | Kirin Cup 2006 |
| 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 |
| 16 Dec 2004 | v Germany | 0–3 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | 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.