2023 Japan national football team

The Japan national football team in 2023, managed by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, competed in different international friendly matches around the year both at home and abroad. The team participated in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with the first matches being played on November, according to the FIFA International Match Calendar.

Matches

 * Fixtures & Results (2023), JFA.jp

Caps and goals

 * ST: Started the match
 * ON: Was subbed on
 * (0), (1)...: Goals each player scored in the match date
 *  (blank): Called up for the national team in the date, but the matches in question were yet to be played.
 * –: Called up for the national team in the date, but didn't feature in the match.
 * ≠: Not called up for the national team on the referred FIFA date.

Goalscorers
All players who scored a goal in a match for Japan in 2023.

November
The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, where the team played against Myanmar and Syria on 16 and 21 November 2023, respectively. Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.

October
The following players were called up for the Mizuho Blue Dream Match and Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team played against Canada and Tunisia on 13 and 17 October 2023, respectively. Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.

September
The following players were called up for the friendly match and Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team played against Germany and Turkey on 9 and 12 September 2023, respectively. Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.

June
The following players were called up for the Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team will play against El Salvador and Peru on 15 and 20 June 2023, respectively. Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.

March
The following players were called up for the Kirin Challenge Cup, where the team have played against Uruguay and Colombia on 24 and 28 March 2023, respectively. Caps and goals as of the time of the call-up.