# Japan men's national under-21 field hockey team

The Japan men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Japan in international under-21 field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Japan Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Japan.
Japan has participated in every edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, where their best finish was a third place in 1996. They have qualified four times for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, where their best finish is 11th place in 1997.

## Tournament record
### FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

Junior World Cup record :
| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1979 to 1993 | 1979 to 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | Milton Keynes, England | 11th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 | — |
| 2001 to 2005 | 2001 to 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia Singapore | 13th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 26 | — |
| 2013 | New Delhi, India | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | Lucknow, India | 13th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | Squad |
| 2021 to 2023 | 2021 to 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | India | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Total | Total | 11th place | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 60 | |

### Junior Asia Cup

Junior Asia Cup record :
| Year | Host | Position |
| 1988 | Karachi, Pakistan | 6th |
| 1992 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7th |
| 1996 | Singapore | 3rd |
| 2000 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th |
| 2004 | Karachi, Pakistan | 5th |
| 2008 | Hyderabad, India | 4th |
| 2012 | Malacca, Malaysia | 5th |
| 2015 | Kuantan, Malaysia | 4th |
| 2021 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | cancelled |
| 2023 | Salalah, Oman | 5th |
| 2024 | Muscat, Oman | 3rd |
| Best result | Best result | 3rd |

### Sultan Of Johor Cup

* 2016 –
* 2017 – 5th place
* 2018 – 4th place
* 2019 – 4th place
* 2022 – 4th place
* 2024 – 5th place

## Current squad

On 30 October 2024, the following 18 players were called up for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman from 26 November to 4 December 2024.
Caps updated as of 26 November 2024, after the match against Chinese Taipei.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
| 17 | GK | Kisho Kuroda | (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 21) | 17 | Tenri University |
| 18 | GK | Koki Origasa | (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19) | 7 | Yamanashi Gakuin University |
| 3 | DF | Hyota Yamada | (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 21) | 13 | Asahi University |
| 4 | DF | Yamato Kawahara (Captain) | (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 20) | 19 | Ritsumeikan University |
| 5 | DF | Koyo Nishida | (2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 21) | 7 | Ritsumeikan University |
| 6 | DF | Jun Watanabe | (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) | 19 | Tenri University |
| 7 | DF | Neo Sato | (2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 20) | 7 | Yamanashi Gakuin University |
| 21 | DF | Ryuji Tanaka | (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 (age 18) | 7 | Tottori Prefectural Yazu High School |
| 8 | MF | Rakusei Yamanaka | (2004-07-06) 6 July 2004 (age 20) | 7 | Ritsumeikan University |
| 10 | MF | Jota Nakajima | (2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 21) | 19 | Tenri University |
| 11 | MF | Yuito Matsuzaki | (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 21) | 19 | Tenri University |
| 12 | MF | Atsuki Yamanaka | (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 19) | 7 | Fukui University of Technology |
| 13 | MF | Shogo Sasaki | (2005-07-20) 20 July 2005 (age 19) | 7 | Ritsumeikan University |
| 1 | FW | Yuma Fujiwara | (2008-03-03) 3 March 2008 (age 16) | 7 | Iwate Prefectural Numamiya High School |
| 9 | FW | Tsubasa Tanaka | (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 21) | 19 | Tenri University |
| 15 | FW | Yuto Higuchu | (2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 19) | 13 | Ritsumeikan University |
| 16 | FW | Naru Kimura | (2005-12-27) 27 December 2005 (age 19) | 7 | Ritsumeikan University |
| 23 | FW | Ryosuke Shinohara | (2005-10-18) 18 October 2005 (age 19) | 1 | Yamanashi Gakuin University |