Japan men's national ice hockey team

Japan
Association	Japan Ice Hockey Federation
General manager	Yutaka Saho
Head coach	Jarrod Skalde
Assistants	Chris Wakabayashi; Takeshi Yamanaka
Captain	Shogo Nakajima
Most games	Go Tanaka (126)
Top scorer	Toshiyuki Sakai (44)
Most points	Norio Suzuki (85)
Team colors
IIHF code	JPN
Ranking
Current IIHF	24 1 (27 May 2024)
Highest IIHF	15 (2003–04)
Lowest IIHF	25 (2021–23)
First international
	Czechoslovakia 12–2 Japan; (Davos, Switzerland; 24 January 1930)
Biggest win
	Japan 44–1 Kuwait; (Gangneung, South Korea; 30 January 1999)
Biggest defeat
	Czechoslovakia 25–1 Japan; (Moscow, Soviet Union; 4 March 1957)
Olympics
Appearances	8 (first in 1936)
IIHF World Championships
Appearances	47 (first in 1930)
Best result	8th (1930, 1957)
Asian Winter Games
Appearances	8 (first in 1986)
Best result	Gold (2003, 2007) Silver (1986, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2011) Bronze (2017)
International record (W–L–T)
	291–391–49

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.