He was capped as a Japan national team when he was sent on the pitch as a substitute on 24 March 2007 in a friendly against Peru. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 Asian Cup finals and played two games as a substitute. Yano's first international goal was an injury time winner against Switzerland on 11 September 2007 in a friendly played in Klagenfurt. In May 2010. he was selected Japan for 2010 World Cup. At World Cup, he played one match as substitute against Cameroon. This match is his last match for Japan. He played 19 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2010.