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{{ Infobox national hockey team
{{Infobox national hockey team
| Name              = Japan
| Name              = Japan
| Badge              = Japan Ice Hockey Federation logo.jpg
| Badge              = Japan national ice hockey team 2015.png
| Badge_size        = 140px
| Badge_size        = 145px
| Nickname          =  
| Nickname          =  
| Association        = [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]]
| Association        = [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]]
| Most games        = Toshiyuli Saki (84)
| Most games        = Go Tanaka (126)
| Top scorer        =  
| Top scorer        = [[Toshiyuki Sakai]] (44)
| Most points        = Norio Suzuki (85)
| Most points        = Norio Suzuki (85)
| Home Stadium      =  
| Home Stadium      =  
| IIHF code          = JPN
| IIHF code          = JPN
| IIHF Rank          = 20 {{increase}}1
| IIHF Rank          = 24
| IIHF max          = 15
| IIHF max          = 15
| IIHF max date      = first in 2003
| IIHF max date      = 2003–04
| IIHF min          = 22
| IIHF min          = 25
| IIHF min date      = first in 2007
| IIHF min date      = 2021–23
| Team_Colors        =  
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|black|border=darkgray}} {{color box|white|border=darkgray}} {{color box|red|border=darkgray}}
| Jerseys            =  
| Jerseys            = [[File:Japan national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png|173px]]
| First game        = {{ih|TCH}} 12–2 {{ih-rt|JPN}}<br>([[Davos]], [[Switzerland]]; 24 January 1930)
| First game        = {{ih-rt|TCH}} 12–2 {{ih|JPN}}<br><small>([[Davos]], Switzerland; 24 January 1930)</small>
| Largest win        = {{ih|JPN}} 44–1 {{ih-rt|KUW}}<br>([[Gangneung]], [[South Korea]]; 30 January 1999)
| Largest win        = {{ih-rt|JPN}} 44–1 {{ih|KUW}}<br><small>([[Gangneung]], South Korea; 30 January 1999)</small>
| Largest loss      = {{ih|TCH}} 25–1 {{ih-rt|JPN}}<br>([[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]; 4 March 1957)
| Largest loss      = {{ih-rt|TCH}} 25–1 {{ih|JPN}}<br><small>([[Moscow]], Soviet Union; 4 March 1957)</small>
| World champ apps  = 43
| World champ apps  = 47
| World champ first  = 1930
| World champ first  = 1930
| World champ best  = 8th ([[1930 World Ice Hockey Championships|1930]], [[1957 World Ice Hockey Championships|1957]])
| World champ best  = 8th ([[1930 World Ice Hockey Championships|1930]], [[1957 Ice Hockey World Championships|1957]])
| Regional name      = [[Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]]
| Regional name      = [[Ice hockey at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]]
| Regional cup apps  = 7
| Regional cup apps  = 8
| Regional cup first = [[Ice hockey at the 1986 Asian Winter Games|1986]]
| Regional cup first = [[Ice hockey at the 1986 Asian Winter Games|1986]]
| Regional cup best  = [[File:Gold medal icon.png]] ''Gold'' ([[Ice hockey at the 2003 Asian Winter Games|2003]], [[Ice hockey at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]])
| Regional cup best  = [[File:Gold medal icon.png|16px]] ''Gold'' ([[Ice hockey at the 2003 Asian Winter Games|2003]], [[Ice hockey at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]]) [[File:Silver medal icon.png|16px]] ''Silver'' ([[Ice hockey at the 1986 Asian Winter Games|1986]], [[Ice hockey at the 1990 Asian Winter Games|1990]], [[Ice hockey at the 1996 Asian Winter Games|1996]], [[Ice hockey at the 1999 Asian Winter Games|1999]], [[Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|2011]]) [[File:Bronze medal icon.png|16px]] ''Bronze'' ([[Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|2017]])
| Olympic apps      = 8
| Olympic apps      = 8
| Olympic first      = [[1936 Winter Olympics|1936]]
| Olympic first      = [[Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]]
| Olympic medals    =  
| Olympic medals    =  
| Record            = 238–337–47
| Record            = 291–391–49
}}
}}
The '''Japanese national ice hockey team''' (Japanese: アイスホッケー日本代表) is the national men's ice hockey of [[Japan]]. They are currently ranked 22nd in the [[IIHF World Ranking]] and currently compete in [[IIHF World Championship Division I]]. They have competed in nine [[Olympic Games]] competitions.
The '''Japanese national ice hockey team''' (Japanese: アイスホッケー男子日本代表 ''Aisuhokkē Danshi Nippon Daihyō'') is the national men's [[ice hockey]] of [[Japan]]. They are controlled by the [[Japan Ice Hockey Federation]] and a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). Japan is currently ranked 23rd in the [[IIHF World Ranking|rankings]] and currently compete in the [[IIHF World Championship Division I]]. They have competed in eight [[Ice hockey at the Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] competitions.


==Tournament participation==
==Tournament participation==
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*[[2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2014]] – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
*[[2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2014]] – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
*[[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
*[[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
*[[2016 IIHF World Championship Division I|2016]] – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I, Group A)
*[[2017 IIHF World Championship Division I|2017]] – Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
*[[2018 IIHF World Championship Division I|2018]] – Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
*[[2019 IIHF World Championship Division I|2019]] – Finished in 25th place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
*[[2020 IIHF World Championship Division I|2020]] – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wmia/news/18320/iihf-cancels-division-i-tournaments|title=IIHF cancels Division I tournaments|date=17 March 2019|work=iihf.com}}</ref>
*[[2021 IIHF World Championship Division I|2021]] – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations|access-date=18 November 2020|publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation}}</ref>
*[[2022 IIHF World Championship Division I|2022]] – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
*[[2023 IIHF World Championship Division I|2023]] – Finished in 23rd place (1st in Division I, Group B)
*[[2024 IIHF World Championship Division I|2024]] – Finished in 21st place (5th in Division I, Group A)


===Asian Winter Games===
===Asian Winter Games===
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*[[Ice hockey at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]] – Finished in 1st place
*[[Ice hockey at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]] – Finished in 1st place
*[[Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|2011]] – Finished in 2nd place
*[[Ice hockey at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|2011]] – Finished in 2nd place
*[[Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|2017]] – Finished in 3rd place


==Honours==
* '''[[IIHF World Championship Division I]] / Pool B'''
**''' Winners:''' [[1962 Ice Hockey World Championships|1962 Pool B]], [[2023 IIHF World Championship Division I|2023 (B)]]
* '''[[IIHF World Championship Division II]] / Pool C'''
**''' Winners:''' [[1967 Ice Hockey World Championships|1967 Pool C]], [[1969 Ice Hockey World Championships|1969 Pool C]], [[1982 Ice Hockey World Championships|1982 Pool C]], [[1987 Ice Hockey World Championships|1987 Pool C]]
==All-time record against other nations==
''As of 14 April 2023''<ref name="NTOIH">{{cite web | url = https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Japan-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf | title = Japan-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf | publisher = National Teams of Ice Hockey | access-date = 30 December 2017 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Team !! GP !! W !! T !! L !! GF !! GA
|-
|{{ih|CHN}} || 31 || 25 || 2 || 4 || 221 || 71
|-
|{{ih|DEN}} || 33 || 19 || 1 || 13 || 146 || 108
|-
|{{ih|KOR}} || 27 || 20 || 1 || 6 || 176 || 54
|-
|{{ih|SRB}}/<br>''{{ih|YUG}}'' || 32 || 16 || 2 || 14 || 131 || 128
|-
|{{ih|NOR}} || 36 || 13 || 7 || 16 || 123 || 151
|-
|{{ih|NED}} || 30 || 17 || 4 || 9 || 156 || 90
|-
|{{ih|ROU}} || 29 || 17 || 1 || 11 || 134 || 105
|-
|{{ih|AUT}} || 39 || 13 || 4 || 22 || 123 || 151
|-
|{{ih|FRA}} || 29 || 11 || 1 || 17 || 98 || 117
|-
|{{ih|PRK}} || 11 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 93 || 19
|-
|{{ih|HUN}} || 31 || 15 || 0 || 16 || 106 || 87
|-
|{{ih|SUI}} || 31 || 9 || 3 || 19 || 93 || 141
|-
|{{ih|BUL}} || 11 || 8 || 0 || 3 || 66 || 29
|-
|{{ih|ITA}} || 33 || 10 || 3 || 20 || 86 || 122
|-
|{{ih|AUS}} || 8 || 7 || 0 || 1 || 94 || 22
|-
|{{ih|POL}} || 44 || 6 || 2 || 36 || 100 || 221
|-
|{{ih|GBR}} || 14 || 6 || 1 || 7 || 34 || 41
|-
|{{ih|LTU}} || 9 || 7 || 0 || 2 || 26 || 12
|-
|{{ih|CAN}} || 40 || 1 || 3 || 36 || 76 || 218
|-
|''{{ih|GDR}}'' || 16 || 3 || 1 || 12 || 45 || 89
|-
|{{ih|KAZ}} || 17 || 2 || 2 || 13 || 34 || 70
|-
|{{ih|CRO}} || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 30 || 6
|-
|{{ih|EST}} || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 29 || 15
|-
|{{ih|SLO}} || 18 || 5 || 1 || 12 || 35 || 61
|-
|{{ih|KUW}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 44 || 1
|-
|{{ih|THA}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 39 || 0
|-
|{{ih|BEL}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 24 || 0
|-
|{{ih|TPE}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 0
|-
|{{ih|ESP}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 2
|-
|{{ih|ISR}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 1
|-
|{{ih|UKR}} || 16 || 8 || 2 || 6 || 39 || 42
|-
|{{ih|BLR}} || 7 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 14 || 27
|-
|{{ih|FIN}} || 7 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 15 || 57
|-
|{{ih|RUS}}/<br>''{{ih|URS}}'' || 10 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 24 || 117
|-
|{{ih|CZE}}/<br>''{{ih|TCH}}'' || 13 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 22 || 139
|-
|{{ih|SWE}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 44
|-
|{{ih|SVK}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 12 || 47
|-
|{{ih|GER}}/<br>''{{ih|FRG}}'' || 18 || 2 || 0 || 16 || 41 || 102
|-
|{{ih|LAT}} || 11 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 22 || 70
|-
|{{ih|USA}} || 8 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 20 || 77
|-class="sortbottom"
! Total !! 699 !! 251 !! 47 !! 381 !! 2651 !! 2969
|}
==All-time record against other teams==
''As of 27 August 2016''<ref name="NTOIH">{{cite web | url = https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Japan-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf | title = Japan-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf | publisher = National Teams of Ice Hockey | access-date = 30 December 2017 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Team !! GP !! W !! T !! L !! GF !! GA
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Battleford Millers || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 33
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Victoria Navy || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 9
|-
|align=left| Pacific Coast Amateur League All Stars || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 10
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Nanaimo Labatts || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 10
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Chilliwack Volvos || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 9
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Powell River Regals]] || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 31
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Kamloops Cariboos || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Central Alberta Hockey League]] All Stars || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 17
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lethbridge Maple Leafs]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 4
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Regina Caps || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 9
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Winnipeg Maroons (ice hockey)|Winnipeg Maroons]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 11
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kenora Thistles (intermediate)|Kenora Thistles]] || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 16
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Thunder Bay Junior A Hockey League|Thunder Bay Junior League]] All Stars || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 12
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|Minnesota Golden Gophers]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 7
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[New Westminster Royals]] || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Chilliwack Steelheads || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 10
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Victoria Commercial League All Stars || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Nanaimo Clippers]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 7
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Portland Royals || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 4
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Victoria Intermediate All Stars || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Lethbridge Sugar Kings]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 2
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Yorkton Terriers]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 12
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League|Saskatchewan Junior League]] All Stars || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 4
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Manitoba South Junior All Stars || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 7
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Kingston Merchants || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Halifax Canadiens || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 4
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts|Grand Falls Cataracts]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 7
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Bathurst Papermakers || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 3
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Manitoba North Junior All Stars || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} North Peace River League All Stars || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 4
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Prince George Mohawks || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 7
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Penticton Vees|Penticton Broncos]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 5
|-
|align=left|{{ih|FIN|name=Finland B}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 16
|-
|align=left|{{ih|TCH|name=Czechoslovakia B}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 9
|-
|align=left|{{ih|URS|name=USSR B}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 16
|-
|align=left|{{ihj|GER|name=West Germany U20}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 3
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey|Western Michigan Broncos]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 9
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[HC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 13
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Saskatchewan Huskies#Huskies men's hockey|Saskatchewan Huskies]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 7
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech Huskies]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Colorado Gold Kings|Alaska Gold Kings]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Amur Khabarovsk]] || 15 || 1 || 1 || 13 || 13 || 60
|-
|align=left|{{ih|SWE|name=Sweden B}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 17
|-
|align=left|{{ih|RUS|name=Russia B}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 13
|-
|align=left|{{ih|CAN|name=Canada B}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 4
|-
|align=left|{{ih|DEN|name=Denmark B}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Japan All Stars || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tappara]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[HC TPS|TPS Turku]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Malmö Redhawks]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Schwenninger Wild Wings]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[EV Zug]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 2
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Krefeld Pinguine]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 7
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Modo Hockey]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 4
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Augsburger Panther]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[HC Lugano]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 2
|-
|align=left|{{ih|SUI|name=Switzerland B}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 9
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Qiqihar || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 22
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Khabarovsk || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[HC Dynamo Pardubice|HC Pardubice]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Saint-Georges Cool FM 103.5|Saint Georges Garaga]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Île-des-Chênes North Stars]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]] || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Mid-West Islanders || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 13 || 3
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} [[HKm Zvolen]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 3
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Frankfurt Lions]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Amurskie Tigry || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 3
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[PSK Sakhalin]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Straubing Tigers]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kölner Haie]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Düsseldorfer EG]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-class="sortbottom"
! Total !! 106 !! 30 !! 5 !! 71 !! 347 !! 608
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.jihf.or.jp/ Official website]
*[http://www.jihf.or.jp/ Official website]

Latest revision as of 19:34, 5 August 2024

Japan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Japan Ice Hockey Federation
Most games Go Tanaka (126)
Top scorer Toshiyuki Sakai (44)
Most points Norio Suzuki (85)
IIHF code JPN
IIHF ranking 24
Highest IIHF ranking 15 (2003–04)
Lowest IIHF ranking 25 (2021–23)
Team colors               
Japan national ice hockey team jerseys 2022 IHWC.png
First international
Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 12–2 Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan
(Davos, Switzerland; 24 January 1930)
Biggest win
Japan Flag of Japan.svg.png 44–1 Flag of Kuwait.svg.png Kuwait
(Gangneung, South Korea; 30 January 1999)
Biggest defeat
Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png 25–1 Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan
(Moscow, Soviet Union; 4 March 1957)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances 47 (first in 1930)
Best result 8th (1930, 1957)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances 8 (first in 1986)
Best result Gold medal icon.png Gold (2003, 2007) Silver medal icon.png Silver (1986, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2011) Bronze medal icon.png Bronze (2017)
Olympics
Appearances 8 (first in 1936)
International record (W–L–T)
291–391–49

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The Japanese national ice hockey team (Japanese: アイスホッケー男子日本代表 Aisuhokkē Danshi Nippon Daihyō) is the national men's ice hockey of Japan. They are controlled by the Japan Ice Hockey Federation and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Japan is currently ranked 23rd in the rankings and currently compete in the IIHF World Championship Division I. They have competed in eight Olympic Games competitions.

Tournament participation

Winter Olympics

  • 1936 – 9th place (tied)
  • 1960 – 8th place
  • 1964 – 11th place
  • 1968 – 10th place
  • 1972 – 9th place
  • 1976 – 9th place
  • 1980 – 12th place
  • 1998 – 13th place

World Championship

Note: Years in Bold denote participation in the top-level tournament

  • 1930 – Finished tied in 6th place
  • 1957 – Finished in 8th place
  • 1962 – Finished in 9th place (1st in "Pool B")
  • 1967 – Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
  • 1969 – Finished in 15th place (1st in "Pool C")
  • 1970 – Finished in 11th place (5th in "Pool B")
  • 1971 – Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
  • 1972 – Finished in 11th place (5th in "Pool B")
  • 1973 – Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
  • 1974 – Finished in 10th place (4th in "Pool B")
  • 1975 – Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
  • 1976 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
  • 1977 – Finished in 11th place (3rd in "Pool B")
  • 1978 – Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
  • 1979 – Finished in 14th place (6th in "Pool B")
  • 1981 – Finished in 16th place (8th in "Pool B")
  • 1982 – Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
  • 1983 – Finished in 13th place (5th in "Pool B")
  • 1985 – Finished in 13th place (5th in "Pool B")
  • 1986 – Finished in 15th place (8th in "Pool B")
  • 1987 – Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
  • 1989 – Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
  • 1990 – Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
  • 1991 – Finished in 16th place (8th in "Pool B")
  • 1992 – Finished in 15th place (3rd in "Pool B")
  • 1993 – Finished in 17th place (5th in "Pool B")
  • 1994 – Finished in 16th place (4th in "Pool B")
  • 1995 – Finished in 18th place (6th in "Pool B")
  • 1996 – Finished in 20th place (8th in "Pool B")
  • 1997 – Finished in 24th place (4th in "Pool C")
  • 1998 – Finished in 14th place
  • 1999 – Finished in 16th place
  • 2000 – Finished in 16th place
  • 2001 – Finished in 16th place
  • 2002 – Finished in 16th place
  • 2003 – Finished in 16th place
  • 2004 – Finished in 15th place
  • 2005 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2006 – Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
  • 2007 – Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2008 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2009 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
  • 2010 – Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
  • 2011 – Withdrew from tournament
  • 2012 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2013 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2014 – Finished in 19th place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
  • 2015 – Finished in 20th place (4th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2016 – Finished in 22nd place (6th in Division I, Group A)
  • 2017 – Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2018 – Finished in 24th place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2019 – Finished in 25th place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
  • 2022 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division I, Group B)
  • 2023 – Finished in 23rd place (1st in Division I, Group B)
  • 2024 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Division I, Group A)

Asian Winter Games

  • 1986 – Finished in 2nd place
  • 1990 – Finished in 2nd place
  • 1996 – Finished in 2nd place
  • 1999 – Finished in 2nd place
  • 2003 – Finished in 1st place
  • 2007 – Finished in 1st place
  • 2011 – Finished in 2nd place
  • 2017 – Finished in 3rd place

Honours

All-time record against other nations

As of 14 April 2023[3]

Team GP W T L GF GA
Flag of China.svg.png China 31 25 2 4 221 71
Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 33 19 1 13 146 108
Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea 27 20 1 6 176 54
Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia/
Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia		 32 16 2 14 131 128
Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 36 13 7 16 123 151
Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 30 17 4 9 156 90
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 29 17 1 11 134 105
Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 39 13 4 22 123 151
Flag of France.svg.png France 29 11 1 17 98 117
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 11 11 0 0 93 19
Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 31 15 0 16 106 87
Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 31 9 3 19 93 141
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria 11 8 0 3 66 29
Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 33 10 3 20 86 122
Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia 8 7 0 1 94 22
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 44 6 2 36 100 221
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 14 6 1 7 34 41
Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania 9 7 0 2 26 12
Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada 40 1 3 36 76 218
Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany 16 3 1 12 45 89
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 17 2 2 13 34 70
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 6 6 0 0 30 6
Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia 6 5 1 0 29 15
Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 18 5 1 12 35 61
Flag of Kuwait.svg.png Kuwait 1 1 0 0 44 1
Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand 1 1 0 0 39 0
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 1 1 0 0 24 0
Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 18 0
Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain 1 1 0 0 11 2
Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel 1 1 0 0 7 1
Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine 16 8 2 6 39 42
Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus 7 1 1 5 14 27
Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland 7 0 1 6 15 57
Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia/
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png Soviet Union		 10 0 0 10 24 117
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg.png Czech Republic/
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia		 13 0 0 13 22 139
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden 4 0 0 4 1 44
Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 6 0 0 6 12 47
Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany/
Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany		 18 2 0 16 41 102
Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 11 0 0 11 22 70
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States 8 0 0 8 20 77
Total 699 251 47 381 2651 2969

All-time record against other teams

As of 27 August 2016[3]

Team GP W T L GF GA
Flag of Canada Battleford Millers 2 0 0 2 2 33
Flag of Canada Victoria Navy 1 0 0 1 1 9
Pacific Coast Amateur League All Stars 1 0 0 1 9 10
Flag of Canada Nanaimo Labatts 1 0 0 1 5 10
Flag of Canada Chilliwack Volvos 1 0 0 1 4 9
Flag of Canada Powell River Regals 4 1 0 3 3 31
Flag of Canada Kamloops Cariboos 1 0 0 1 1 6
Flag of Canada Central Alberta Hockey League All Stars 1 0 0 1 2 17
Flag of Canada Lethbridge Maple Leafs 1 0 1 0 4 4
Flag of Canada Regina Caps 1 0 0 1 5 9
Flag of Canada Brandon Wheat Kings 1 1 0 0 8 6
Flag of Canada Winnipeg Maroons 1 0 0 1 4 11
Flag of Canada Kenora Thistles 2 1 0 1 9 16
Flag of Canada Thunder Bay Junior League All Stars 2 0 0 2 8 12
Flag of United States Minnesota Golden Gophers 1 0 0 1 3 7
Flag of Canada New Westminster Royals 2 2 0 0 18 6
Flag of Canada Chilliwack Steelheads 1 0 0 1 4 10
Flag of Canada Victoria Commercial League All Stars 1 1 0 0 8 5
Flag of Canada Nanaimo Clippers 1 0 0 1 5 7
Flag of United States Portland Royals 1 1 0 0 11 4
Flag of Canada Victoria Intermediate All Stars 1 1 0 0 6 5
Flag of Canada Lethbridge Sugar Kings 1 1 0 0 5 2
Flag of Canada Yorkton Terriers 1 0 0 1 3 12
Flag of Canada Saskatchewan Junior League All Stars 1 1 0 0 12 4
Flag of Canada Manitoba South Junior All Stars 1 0 0 1 2 7
Flag of Canada Kingston Merchants 1 1 0 0 7 6
Flag of Canada Halifax Canadiens 1 1 0 0 7 4
Flag of Canada Grand Falls Cataracts 1 0 0 1 3 7
Flag of Canada Bathurst Papermakers 1 1 0 0 4 3
Flag of Canada Manitoba North Junior All Stars 1 1 0 0 8 6
Flag of Canada North Peace River League All Stars 1 1 0 0 7 4
Flag of Canada Prince George Mohawks 1 1 0 0 8 7
Flag of Canada Penticton Broncos 1 1 0 0 6 5
Flag of Finland.svg.png Finland B 4 1 0 3 1 16
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg.png Czechoslovakia B 1 0 0 1 2 9
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png USSR B 2 0 0 2 5 16
Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany U20 1 1 0 0 4 3
Flag of United States Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs 1 0 0 1 4 5
Flag of United States Western Michigan Broncos 1 0 0 1 4 9
Flag of Russia Spartak Moscow 1 0 0 1 2 13
Flag of Canada Saskatchewan Huskies 1 0 0 1 2 7
Flag of United States Michigan Tech Huskies 1 0 0 1 4 6
Flag of United States Alaska Gold Kings 1 1 0 0 4 1
Flag of Russia Amur Khabarovsk 15 1 1 13 13 60
Flag of Sweden.svg.png Sweden B 2 0 0 2 2 17
Flag of Russia.svg.png Russia B 2 0 0 2 3 13
Flag of Canada.svg.png Canada B 1 0 1 0 4 4
Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark B 1 0 0 1 1 4
Flag of Japan Japan All Stars 1 0 0 1 5 6
Flag of Finland Tappara 1 0 0 1 3 6
Flag of Finland TPS Turku 1 0 0 1 4 5
Flag of Sweden Malmö Redhawks 1 0 0 1 2 3
Flag of Germany Schwenninger Wild Wings 1 0 0 1 2 5
Flag of Switzerland EV Zug 1 1 0 0 5 2
Flag of Germany Krefeld Pinguine 1 0 0 1 2 7
Flag of Sweden Modo Hockey 1 0 0 1 3 4
Flag of Germany Augsburger Panther 2 0 0 2 3 6
Flag of Switzerland HC Lugano 1 1 0 0 5 2
Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland B 2 1 0 1 4 9
Flag of China Qiqihar 2 0 0 2 5 22
Flag of Russia Khabarovsk 1 0 0 1 3 5
Flag of the Czech Republic HC Pardubice 1 0 0 1 2 5
Flag of Canada Saint Georges Garaga 1 0 0 1 2 3
Flag of Canada Île-des-Chênes North Stars 1 1 0 0 4 1
Flag of Russia Salavat Yulaev Ufa 2 1 0 1 3 6
Flag of Canada Mid-West Islanders 2 2 0 0 13 3
Flag of Slovakia HKm Zvolen 1 0 1 0 3 3
Flag of Germany Frankfurt Lions 1 0 1 0 2 2
Flag of Russia Amurskie Tigry 1 1 0 0 4 3
Flag of Russia PSK Sakhalin 1 1 0 0 4 1
Flag of Germany Straubing Tigers 1 0 0 1 1 3
Flag of Germany Kölner Haie 1 0 0 1 1 5
Flag of Germany Düsseldorfer EG 1 0 0 1 1 2
Total 106 30 5 71 347 608

References

  1. ↑ "IIHF cancels Division I tournaments". iihf.com. 17 March 2019. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wmia/news/18320/iihf-cancels-division-i-tournaments. 
  2. ↑ "IIHF – IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/23178/iihf-council-announces-more-cancellations. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Japan-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf". National Teams of Ice Hockey. https://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Japan-Men-All-Time-Results-1.pdf. 

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