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Nickname(s)	Samurai Japan
Association	Japan Hockey Association
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Head Coach	Yoshihiro Anai
Assistant coach(es)	Yosuke Matsumura
Captain	Raiki Fujishima
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	16 1 (19 December 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1932)
Best result	2nd (1932)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1971)
Best result	9th (1971, 2006)
Asian Games
Appearances	17 (first in 1958)
Best result	1st (2018)
Asia Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1985)
Best result	4th (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 1932 Los Angeles Team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Team 2022 Hangzhou Team 1966 Bangkok Team 1970 Bangkok Team Asian Champions Trophy 2013 Kakamigahara 2021 Dhaka 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.

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		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 30)	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 25)	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 19)	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

See also

• Japan women's national field hockey team

References

1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
2. (in Dutch) http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan
3. "Japanese Hockey Federation". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
4. "Japan Men's National Team "Samurai Japan" for 8th Asian Champions Trophy" (PDF). hockey.or.jp. Japan Hockey Association. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

External links

• Japan Hockey Association
• FIH profile

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