Two months later, it was announced that Ueda was called up for the national team by Manager Javier Aguirre in place of Atsuto Uchida ahead of the AFC Asian Cup in Australia. However, he appeared as an unused substitute throughout the tournament. Following this, it wasn't until on 7 May 2015 when Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called Ueda for a two-days training camp. For the next two years, he was called up to the national squad, appearing as an unused substitute.