Japan men's national ice hockey team

The Japanese national ice hockey team (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.

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

 * 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 24th place (4th 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 citing the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake; remained in Group A
 * 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
 * 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
 * 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

 * IIHF World Championship Division I / Pool B
 *  Winners: 1962 Pool B, 2023 (B)
 * IIHF World Championship Division II / Pool C
 *  Winners: 1967 Pool C, 1969 Pool C, 1982 Pool C, 1987 Pool C

Notable coaches

 * 1962, Tsutomu Kawabuchi
 * 2022, Perry Pearn

All-time record against other nations
As of 14 April 2023

All-time record against other teams
As of 27 August 2016