Last match included: Iran-Japan, 3 Feb 2024
NB: note that the Japan FA decided to recognise a number of Olympic matches in 2015
in spite of an earlier ruling by FIFA to the contrary
Name First/Last Caps Goals Yasuhito ENDO * 2002-2015 152 15 Yuto NAGATOMO * 2008-2022 142 4 Maya YOSHIDA * 2010-2022 126 12 Masami IHARA 1988-1999 122 5 Shinji OKAZAKI * 2008-2019 119 50 Yoshikatsu KAWAGUCHI * 1997-2008 116 0 Makoto HASEBE * 2006-2018 114 2 Yuji NAKAZAWA 1999-2010 110 17 Keisuke HONDA * 2008-2018 98 37 Shunsuke NAKAMURA * 2000-2010 98 24 Shinji KAGAWA * 2008-2019 97 31 Eiji KAWASHIMA * 2008-2022 95 0 Yasuyuki KONNO * 2005-2017 93 4 Kazuyoshi MIURA 1990-2000 89 55 Junichi INAMOTO 2000-2010 82 5 Alessandro SANTOS 2002-2006 82 7 Yuichi KOMANO * 2005-2013 78 1 Satoshi TSUNAMI 1980-1995 78 2 Hidetoshi NAKATA 1997-2006 77 11 Seigo NARAZAKI 1998-2010 77 0 Kunishige KAMAMOTO 1964-1977 76 75 Hiromi HARA 1978-1988 75 37 Genki HARAGUCHI * 2011-2022 74 11 Hiroki SAKAI * 2012-2022 74 2 Atsuto UCHIDA * 2008-2015 74 2 Tetsuji HASHIRATANI 1988-1995 72 6 Keiji TAMADA 2004-2010 72 16 Tsuneyasu MIYAMOTO 2000-2006 71 3 Yoshikazu NAGAI 1971-1979 69 9 Kengo NAKAMURA * 2006-2013 68 6 Hiroshi NANAMI 1995-2001 67 9 Nobuo FUJISHIMA 1971-1979 65 7 Hideki MAEDA 1975-1984 65 11 Takashi FUKUNISHI 1999-2006 64 7 Akira KAJI 2003-2008 64 2 Hiroaki MORISHIMA 1995-2002 64 12 Hiroshi OCHIAI 1974-1980 63 9 Aritatsu OGI 1963-1976 62 11 Hisashi KATO 1978-1987 61 6 Wataru ENDO * 2015-2024 60 3 Yoshito OKUBO * 2003-2014 60 6 Gaku SHIBASAKI * 2014-2022 60 2 Mitsuhisa TAGUCHI 1975-1984 59 0 Takumi HORIIKE 1986-1995 58 2 Nobutoshi KANEDA 1977-1984 58 5 Tsuyoshi KITAZAWA 1991-1999 58 3 Teruki MIYAMOTO 1961-1971 58 19 Naoki SOMA 1995-1999 58 4 Motohiro YAMAGUCHI 1995-1998 58 4 Atsushi YANAGISAWA 1998-2006 58 17 Takumi MINAMINO * 2015-2024 57 20 Koji NAKATA 2000-2007 57 2 Naohiro TAKAHARA 2000-2008 57 23 Takaji MORI 1966-1976 56 2 Shinji ONO 1998-2008 56 6 Yuya OSAKO * 2013-2022 56 25 Ryuichi SUGIYAMA 1961-1971 56 15 Mitsuo OGASAWARA 2002-2010 55 7 Takayuki SUZUKI 2001-2005 55 11 Junya ITO * 2017-2024 54 13 Kazushi KIMURA 1979-1986 54 26 Yuki ABE 2005-2011 53 3 Masashi NAKAYAMA 1990-2003 53 21 Takuma ASANO * 2015-2024 51 9 Akihiro NISHIMURA 1980-1988 49 2 Yoshitada YAMAGUCHI 1964-1973 49 0 Kenzo YOKOYAMA 1964-1974 49 0 Hotaru YAMAGUCHI * 2013-2019 48 3 Kozo ARAI 1970-1977 47 4 Ritsu DOAN * 2018-2024 47 8 Daishiro YOSHIMURA 1970-1976 46 7 Mahahiro FUKUDA 1990-1995 45 9 Shigeo YAEGASHI 1956-1968 45 11 Yutaka AKITA 1995-2003 44 4 Kuniya DAINI 1972-1976 44 0 Toshihiro HATTORI 1996-2003 44 2 Mitsuo KAMATA 1958-1969 44 3 Masakatsu MIYAMOTO 1958-1971 44 1 Takuya TAKAGI 1992-1997 44 27 Marcus Tulio TANAKA 2006-2010 43 8 Eijun KIYOKUMO 1974-1980 42 0 Hiroshi KIYOTAKE * 2011-2017 42 5 Masako MORISHIGE * 2013-2018 42 2 Gotuku SAKAI * 2012-2018 42 0 Nobuo KAWAKAMI 1970-1977 41 0 Takehiro TOMAYASU * 2018-2024 41 1 Naoki MATSUDA 2000-2005 40 1 Shigetetsu MATSUNAGA 1988-1995 40 0 Keisuke TSUBOI 2003-2007 40 0 Masashi WATANABE 1958-1969 39 12 Shuichi GONDA * 2010-2022 38 0 Hiroshi KATAYAMA 1961-1971 38 0 Seichiro MAKI * 2005-2009 38 8 Ryuzo MORIOKA 1999-2003 38 0 Akira NARAHASHI 1994-2003 38 0 Hiroyuki USUI 1974-1984 38 15 Tomoaki MAKINO * 2010-2019 37 4 Takashi INUI * 2009-2019 36 6 Michihiro OZAWA 1956-1964 36 0 Shoji JO 1995-2001 35 7 Hajime MORIYASU 1992-1996 35 1 Mitsunori YOSHIDA 1989-1993 35 2 Takefusa KUBO * 2019-2024 34 4 Tatsuhiko KUBO 1998-2006 33 11 Ryoichi MAEDA * 2007-2013 33 10 Atsuyoshi FURUTA 1971-1978 32 0 Takafumi MIZUNUMA 1984-1989 32 7 Hidemasa MORITA * 2018-2024 32 3 Yasuhiko OKUDERA 1972-1987 32 9 Ruy RAMOS 1990-1995 32 1 Kazuo SAITO 1976-1984 32 0 Makoto TANAKA 2004-2006 32 0 Daichi KAMADA * 2019-2023 31 7 Daisuke MATSUI * 2003-2011 31 1 Shusaku NISHIKAWA * 2009-2016 31 0 Hisato SATO 2006-2010 31 4 Masafumi YOKOYAMA 1979-1984 31 10 Ryuzo HIRAKI 1954-1962 30 1 Hajime HOSOGAI * 2010-2014 30 1 Norio OMURA 1995-1998 30 4 Hiroshige YANAGIMOTO 1995-1997 30 0 Koichi HASHIRATANI 1981-1986 29 3 Yasuto HONDA 1995-1997 29 1 Keizo IMAI 1974-1980 29 0 Akinori NISHIZAWA 1997-2002 29 10 Shinichi MORISHITA 1985-1991 28 0 Masashi MOTOYAMA 2000-2006 28 0 Yoshinori MUTO * 2014-2019 28 3 Keita SUZUKI 2006-2008 28 0 Mitsuo WATANABE 1974-1979 28 4 Kenta HASEGAWA 1989-1995 27 4 Teruyoshi ITO 1997-2001 27 0 Toshinobu KATSUYA 1985-1993 27 0 Takashi USAMI * 2015-2019 27 3 Mitsunori FUJIGUCHI 1972-1978 26 2 Ko ITAKURA * 2019-2024 26 1 Saburo KAWABUCHI 1958-1965 26 8 Tomokazu MYOJIN 2000-2002 26 3 Daisuke OKU 1998-2004 26 2 Shogo TANIGUCHI * 2015-2024 26 1 Atsuhiro MIURA 1999-2005 25 1 Masayuki OKANO 1995-1999 25 2 Tatsuhiko SETA 1973-1980 25 0 Ao TANAKA * 2019-2024 25 7 Satoshi TEZUKA 1980-1988 25 2 Toshiya FUJITA 1995-2005 24 3 Hisashi KUROSAKI 1989-1997 24 4 Takeshi OKADA 1980-1985 24 1 Ryozo SUZUKI 1961-1968 24 0 Ayase UEDA * 2019-2024 24 11 Tetsuo SUGAMATA 1978-1984 23 0 Toshio MATSUURA 1981-1987 22 6 Yuta NAKAYAMA * 2019-2024 22 0 Masashi OGURO 2005-2008 22 5 Kyogo FURUHASHI * 2019-2023 21 5 Masahiko INOHA * 2011-2014 21 1 Yuki KABAYASHI * 2014-2019 21 3 Masaaki YOKOTAMI 1974-1977 21 0 Yuzo KURIHARA * 2006-2013 20 3 Wagner LOPES 1997-1999 20 5 Kaoru MITOMA * 2021-2024 20 7 Satoshi MIYAUCHI 1984-1987 20 0 Masanao SASAKI 1988-1991 20 0 Gen SHOJI * 2015-2021 20 1 Kazuyuki TODA 2001-2002 20 1 Masaaki YOKOTANI 1974-1977 20 0 * still active
Name First/Last Goals Kunishige KAMAMOTO 1964-1977 75 Kazuyoshi MIURA 1990-2000 55 Shinji OKAZAKI * 2008-2019 50 Hiromi HARA 1978-1988 37 Keisuke HONDA * 2008-2018 37 Shinji KAGAWA * 2008-2019 31 Takuya TAKAGI 1992-1997 27 Kazushi KIMURA 1979-1986 26 Yuya OSAKO * 2013-2022 25 Shunsuke NAKAMURA * 2000-2010 24 Naohiro TAKAHARA 2000-2008 23 Masashi NAKAYAMA 1990-2003 21 Takumi MINAMINO * 2015-2024 20 Teruki MIYAMOTO 1961-1971 19 Yuji NAKAZAWA 1999-2010 17 Atsushi YANAGISAWA 1998-2006 17 Keiji TAMADA * 2004-2010 16 Yasuhito ENDO * 2002-2015 15 Ryuichi SUGIYAMA 1961-1971 15 Hiroyuki USUI 1974-1984 15 Junya ITO * 2017-2024 13 Hiroaki MORISHIMA 1995-2002 12 Masashi WATANABE 1958-1969 12 Maya YOSHIDA * 2010-2022 12 Genki HARAGUCHI * 2011-2022 11 Tatsuhiko KUBO 1998-2006 11 Hideki MAEDA 1975-1984 11 Hidetoshi NAKATA 1997-2006 11 Aritatsu OGI 1963-1976 11 Takayuki SUZUKI 2001-2005 11 Ayase UEDA * 2019-2024 11 Shigeo YAEGASHI 1956-1968 11 Ryoichi MAEDA * 2007-2013 10 Akinori NISHIZAWA 1997-2002 10 Masafumi YOKOYAMA 1979-1984 10 * still active
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