From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Japan men's national field hockey team

none

Summary

none

Field	Value
name	Japan
nickname	Samurai Japan
association	Japan Hockey Association
confederation	AHF (Asia)
coach	Yoshihiro Anai
assistant	Yosuke Matsumura
captain	Raiki Fujishima
pattern_la3	_blueborder
pattern_b3	_bluecollar
pattern_ra3	_blueborder
leftarm3	ff0000
body3	ff0000
rightarm3	ff0000
shorts3	ff0000
socks3	ff0000
pattern_la4	_yellowborder
pattern_b4	_yellow_collar
pattern_ra4	_yellowborder
leftarm4	000000
body4	000000
rightarm4	000000
shorts4	000000
socks4	000000
rank
Olympic apps	6
Olympic first	1932
Olympic best	2nd (1932)
World cup apps	5
World cup first	1971
World cup best	9th (1971, 2006)
Regional name	Asian Games
Regional cup apps	17
Regional cup first	1958
Regional cup best	1st (2018)
2ndRegional name	Asia Cup
2ndRegional cup apps	11
2ndRegional cup first	1985
2ndRegional cup best	4th (1985, 1989, 2003, 2007, 2022)
{{MedalCount	total	yes

the men's hockey team

|Olympic Games|0|1|0 |Asian Games|1|1|2 |Asian Champions Trophy|0|2|1 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

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
2025 – 5th place

Asian Champions Trophy

Asian Champions Trophy record	Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF
2011	CHN Ordos, China	4th	6	2	1	3	11	10
2012	QAT Doha, Qatar	6th	6	1	0	5	14	19
2013	JPN Kakamigahara, Japan	2nd	6	3	1	2	11	9
2016	MAS Kuantan, Malaysia	6th	6	0	0	6	14	31
2018	OMA 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	CHN Hulunbuir, China	5th	6	0	2	4	15	23

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

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

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

Champions Challenge

2001 – 5th place
2007 – 5th place
2011 – 7th place
2012 – 5th place
2014 – 7th place

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.

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

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

References

{{in lang. nl http://www.nrc.nl/sport/article2162322.ece/Hockeytrainer_Tilburg_wordt_bondscoach_Japan
"Japanese Hockey Federation".
(25 July 2025). "Samurai Japan (Japan Men’s National Hockey Team) announces roster for the 12th AHF Hero Asia Cup (2025/Rajgir)". [[Japan Hockey Association]].

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

national-sports-teams-of-japan asian-men's-national-field-hockey-teams field-hockey-in-japan men's-sport-in-japan

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Japan men's national field hockey team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report