Japan

🇯🇵Japan

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⚽Top Scorers

All-time top scorers Japan

As of May 31, 2026 (after Japan–Iceland). Source: Wikipedia.

Last updated: 02 Jul, 16:20

1
Kunishige Kamamoto
75
2
Kazuyoshi Miura
55
3
Shinji Okazaki
50
4
Hiromi Hara
37
4
Keisuke Honda
37
6
Shinji Kagawa
31
7
Takuya Takagi
27
8
Kazushi Kimura
26
9
Takumi Minamino
actief
26
10
Yuya Osako
25

🎽International caps

Most international caps Japan

As of May 31, 2026. Source: Wikipedia.

Last updated: 02 Jul, 16:20

1
Yasuhito Endō
152
2
Yūto Nagatomo
actief
145
3
Maya Yoshida
actief
127
4
Masami Ihara
122
5
Shinji Okazaki
119
6
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
116
7
Makoto Hasebe
114
8
Yuji Nakazawa
110
9
Keisuke Honda
98
9
Shunsuke Nakamura
98

🏆Honours

Japan honours

Official honours men's national team. Source: Wikipedia.

Last updated: 02 Jul, 11:10

1
AFC Asian Cup
record — 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011
4×
2
Confederations Cup-runner-up
thuis
2001
3
WK achtste finale
2002, 2010, 2018, 2022
4×
4
Olympisch brons
1968

🎩National coaches

Head coaches with most international matches — Japan

Official international matches as head coach; as of June 29, 2026. Source: Wikipedia.

Last updated: 02 Jul, 16:53

1
Hajime Moriyasu
actief · WK 2022 (versloeg Duitsland & Spanje)
108
2
Zico
Asian Cup 2004
71
3
Alberto Zaccheroni
Asian Cup 2011
55
4
Philippe Troussier
Asian Cup 2000; WK 8e finale 2002
50
4
Takeshi Okada
WK 8e finale 2010
50
6
Shu Kamo
1994–1997
46
7
Takaji Mori
1981–1985
43
8
Ken Naganuma
1972–1976
42

Trivia & records

👑All-time top scorer

Kunishige Kamamoto — 75

🎽Most capped player

Yasuhito Endō — 152

🏆AFC Asian Cup

4×

record — 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011

🥈Confederations Cup

2nd in 2001

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🥅Biggest win

15–0 Philippines

1967

⚔️Nickname

Samurai Blue