# Japan men's national field hockey team

The Japan men's national field hockey team represents Japan in men's international field hockey and is operated by the Japan Hockey Association. As of January 2019, they are ranked 18th in the world.
The team participated in the first World Cup in 1971, where they finished 9th. The team then coached by Dutchman Siegfried Aikman, won their first international tournament by claiming the gold medal in the final against Malaysia at the 2018 Asian Games.

## Tournament history
### Summer Olympics

* 1932 –
* 1936 – 7th place
* 1956 – Withdrew
* 1960 – 14th place
* 1964 – 7th place
* 1968 – 13th place
* 2020 – 11th place
* 2024 – Did not qualify

### World Cup

* 1971 – 9th place
* 1973 – 10th place
* 2002 – 12th place
* 2006 – 9th place
* 2023 – 15th place

### Asian Games

* 1958 – 5th place
* 1962 – 4th place
* 1966 –
* 1970 –
* 1974 – 4th place
* 1978 – 4th place
* 1982 – 4th place
* 1986 – 5th place
* 1990 – 6th place
* 1994 – 4th place
* 1998 – 4th place
* 2002 – 6th place
* 2006 – 4th place
* 2010 – 6th place
* 2014 – 6th place
* 2018 –
* 2022 –

### Asia Cup

* 1985 – 4th place
* 1989 – 4th place
* 1994 – 9th place
* 1999 – 5th place
* 2003 – 4th place
* 2007 – 4th place
* 2009 – 6th place
* 2013 – 5th place
* 2017 – 5th place
* 2022 – 4th place

### Asian Champions Trophy

Asian Champions Trophy record :
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2011 | Ordos, China | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 |
| 2012 | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2013 | Kakamigahara, Japan | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 |
| 2016 | Kuantan, Malaysia | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 31 |
| 2018 | Muscat, Oman | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 2021 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 15 |
| 2023 | Chennai, India | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 |
| 2024 | Hulunbuir, China | 5th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 |
| Total | Total | 2nd place | 50 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 106 | 143 |

### Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

* 1987 – 6th place
* 2016 – 7th place
* 2017 – 6th place
* 2019 – 5th place
* 2020 – Cancelled
* 2022 – 4th place
* 2024 –

### Hockey World League

* 2012–13 – 12th place
* 2014–15 – 16th place
* 2016–17 – 20th place

### FIH Hockey Nations Cup

* 2022 – 6th place

### Champions Challenge

* 2001 – 5th place
* 2007 – 5th place
* 2011 – 7th place
* 2012 – 5th place
* 2014 – 7th place

## Players
### Current squad

On 18 July 2024, the following 18 players were called up for the 2024 Asian Champions Trophy in Hulunbuir, China from 8 to 17 September 2024.
Caps updated as of 16 September 2024, after the match against Malaysia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 27 | GK | Yosei Oba | (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) | 7 | Freaks Tokyo |
| 29 | GK | Takumi Kitagawa | (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 25) | 27 | Gifu Asahi Club |
| 2 | DF | Shota Yamada | (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 29) | 158 | Gifu Asahi Club |
| 4 | DF | Yamato Kawahara | (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20) | 42 | Ritsumeikan University |
| 13 | DF | Manabu Yamashita | (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 35) | 230 | Freaks Tokyo |
| 14 | DF | Raiki Fujishima (Captain) | (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 24) | 67 | ALDER Hanno |
| 15 | DF | Ken Nagayoshi | (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 25) | 70 | LIEBE Tochigi |
| 23 | DF | Yusuke Kawamura | (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 23) | 35 | LIEBE Tochigi |
| 5 | MF | Seren Tanaka | (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 32) | 171 | Gifu Asahi Club |
| 12 | MF | Yuma Nagai | (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 28) | 59 | Gifu Asahi Club |
| 33 | MF | Yuito Matsuzaki | (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21) | 7 | Tenri University |
| 34 | MF | Keita Watanabe | (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 22) | 7 | Tenri University |
| 6 | FW | Naru Kimura | (2005-12-27) 27 December 2005 (age 18) | 13 | Ritsumeikan University |
| 9 | FW | Ren Kashiwagi | (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 23) | 7 | Gifu Asahi Club |
| 11 | FW | Kazumasa Matsumoto | (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24) | 23 | Yamanashi Gakuin University |
| 18 | FW | Tsubasa Tanaka | (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 21) | 13 | Tenri University |
| 24 | FW | Kosei Kawabe | (1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 (age 25) | 46 | Gifu Asahi Club |
| 36 | FW | Yuki Chiba | (2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 23) | 9 | LIEBE Tochigi |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Takashi Yoshikawa | (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 30) | 151 | Gifu Asahi Club | 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup |
| DF | Masaki Ohashi | (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31) | 149 | LIEBE Tochigi | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| MF | Taiki Takade | (2001-11-18) 18 November 2001 (age 23) | 39 | Ritsumeikan University | 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup |
| MF | Kaito Tanaka | (1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 29) | 93 | Nagoya Frater | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| MF | Takuma Niwa | (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) | 41 | Asahi University | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| FW | Ryoma Ooka | (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23) | 42 | Meiji University | 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup |
| FW | Hiro Saito | (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 22) | 20 | Fukui University of Technology | 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup |
| FW | Koji Yamasaki | (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28) | 132 | UHC Hamburg | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |
| FW | Kentaro Fukuda | (1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 29) | 107 | Gifu Asahi Club | 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers |