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Japan men's national field hockey team

This article is about the men's hockey team. For women's hockey team, see Japan women's national field hockey team.

Japan
Japan
Nickname(s)Samurai Japan
AssociationJapan Hockey Association
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
Head CoachYoshihiro Anai
Assistant coach(es)Yosuke Matsumura
CaptainRaiki Fujishima
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 18 Steady (19 December 2025)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances6 (first in 1932)
Best resultSilver 2nd (1932)
World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1971)
Best result9th (1971, 2006)
Asian Games
Appearances17 (first in 1958)
Best resultGold 1st (2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1985)
Best result4th (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
Asian Games 1 1 2
Asian Champions Trophy 0 2 1
Total 1 4 3
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Bangkok Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kakamigahara
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dhaka
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Chennai

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.[1]

The team participated in the first World Cup in 1971, where they finished 9th. The team then coached by Dutchman Siegfried Aikman,[2][3] won their first international tournament by claiming the gold medal in the final against Malaysia at the 2018 Asian Games.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

World Cup

Asian Games

Asia Cup

Asian Champions Trophy

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

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

FIH Hockey Nations Cup record
Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2022 South Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa 6th 5 2 1 2 10 11
2023–24 Poland Gniezno, Poland did not qualify
2024–25 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th 5 1 0 4 10 14
Total 6th place 10 3 1 6 20 25

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Hockey World League

Champions Challenge

Players

Current squad

On 25 July 2025, the following 18 players were called up for the 2025 Asia Cup in Rajgir, India from 29 August to 7 September 2025.[4]

Caps updated as of 21 June 2025, after the match against South Africa.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
30 GK Takashi Yoshikawa (1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 156 Japan Gifu Asahi Blue Devils
31 GK Kisho Kuroda (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 7 Japan Tenri University
2 DF Shota Yamada (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 163 Japan Gifu Asahi Blue Devils
4 DF Yamato Kawahara (2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 47 Japan Ritsumeikan University
13 DF Manabu Yamashita (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 235 Japan Freaks Tokyo
15 DF Ken Nagayoshi (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 70 Japan LIEBE Tochigi
23 DF Yusuke Kawamura (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 40 Japan LIEBE Tochigi
38 DF Hyota Yamada (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 5 Japan Asahi University
3 MF Yuto Higuchi (2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 6 Japan Ritsumeikan University
5 MF Seren Tanaka (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 176 Japan Gifu Asahi Blue Devils
14 MF Raiki Fujishima (Captain) (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 72 Japan ALDER Hanno
22 MF Kaito Tanaka (1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 98 Japan Gifu Asahi Blue Devils
34 MF Keita Watanabe (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 12 Japan BlueSticks SHIGA
1 FW Koji Yamasaki (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 137 Japan BlueSticks SHIGA
6 FW Naru Kimura (2005-12-27) 27 December 2005 13 Japan Ritsumeikan University
11 FW Kazumasa Matsumoto (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 28 Japan Miyazaki Perfecture
24 FW Kosei Kawabe (1999-06-20) 20 June 1999 51 Japan Gifu Asahi Blue Devils
35 FW Ryosuke Shinohara (2005-10-18) 18 October 2005 5 Japan Yamanashi Gakuin University

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 Takumi Kitagawa (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 27 Japan Gifu Asahi Club 2024 Asian Champions Trophy
GK Yosei Oba (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 7 Japan Freaks Tokyo 2024 Asian Champions Trophy
DF Jun Watanabe (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 5 Japan Tenri University 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup
MF Yuma Nagai (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 59 Japan Gifu Asahi Club 2024 Asian Champions Trophy
MF Yuito Matsuzaki (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 7 Japan Tenri University 2024 Asian Champions Trophy
FW Ryoma Ooka (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 47 Japan Meiji University 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup
FW Hiro Saito (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 25 Japan Fukui University of Technology 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup
FW Tsubasa Tanaka (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 13 Japan Tenri University 2024–25 FIH Hockey Nations Cup
FW Yuki Chiba (2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 9 Japan LIEBE Tochigi 2024 Asian Champions Trophy
FW Ren Kashiwagi (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 7 Japan Gifu Asahi Club 2024 Asian Champions Trophy

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2026

1 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS England  v  Japan Ismailia, Egypt
18:45 Report Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium
2 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS Japan  v  United States Ismailia, Egypt
18:45 Report Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium
4 March 2026 WC Qualifiers GS Japan  v  Egypt Ismailia, Egypt
20:45 Report Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan
  3. ^ "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Samurai Japan (Japan Men's National Hockey Team) announces roster for the 12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir)" (PDF). en.hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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