text: Caps and goals as of 11 June 2024, after the match against .
  Recent call-ups
  The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months.
  INJ Withdrew due to injury
  PRE Preliminary squad / standby
  RET Retired from the national team
  SUS Serving suspension
  WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
  Records
  Players in bold are still active with Japan.
  Most appearances
  Top goalscorers
  Captains
  Competitive record
  Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place
  *Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.
  FIFA World Cup
  Match history
  AFC Asian Cup
  Match history
  Copa América
  Japan is the first team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, having been invited to the 1999 tournament. Japan was also invited to the 2011 tournament and initially accepted the invitation. However, following the Tōhoku earthquake, the JFA later withdrew on 16 May 2011, citing the difficulty of releasing some Japanese players from European teams to play as replacements. On the next day, CONMEBOL invited Costa Rica to replace Japan in the competition.