List of international matches for the Japan women's national soccer team

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This list contains the games played by the Japan women's national soccer team . Not all games are listed by FIFA . The data is uncertain for some games, so some of the games listed by FIFA are not listed by the participating national associations (see relevant comments).

Legend

This section serves as a legend for the following tables.

• H = home game
• A = away game
• * = Play on a neutral place
• WM = World Championship
• AM = Asian Championship
• OS = Olympic Games
• n / a = after extension
• i. E. = on penalties
• Opponents = opponents marked in bold were reigning champions of their confederation at the time of the game, opponents marked with an asterisk were reigning world champions at the time of the game
• green background color = victory of the Japanese team
• red background color = defeat of the Japanese team
• yellow background color = draw (tie)

1981 to 1989

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
	08/05/1977	0: 1	Indonesia	*	Taipei ( TPE )	AM preliminary round	First game against Indonesia
	08/07/1977	0: 7	Chinese Taipei	A.	Taipei ( TPE )	AM preliminary round	First game against Taiwan
	06/07/1981	0: 1	Chinese Taipei	*	Hong Kong	AM preliminary round	First game against a reigning Asian champion
	06/11/1981	0: 2	Thailand	*	Hong Kong	AM preliminary round	First game against Thailand
	06/13/1981	1-0	Indonesia	*	Hong Kong	AM preliminary round
1	09/06/1981	1: 1	Denmark	H	Kobe	International Ladies Football Festival	First game listed by FIFA. First home game. First game against Denmark
	09/09/1981	0: 9	Italy	H	Kobe	International Ladies Football Festival (Italian: Mundialito)	First game against Italy One of the two biggest defeats.
2	10/17/1984	0: 6	Italy	*	Xi'an ( CHN )	Xi'an Women's Tournament 1984	First game on a neutral pitch First game against Italy
3	10/22/1984	2: 6	Australia	*	Xi'an ( CHN )	Xi'an Women's Tournament 1984 semi-finals	First game against Australia
4th	October 24, 1984	1: 5	Italy	*	Xi'an ( CHN )	Xi'an Women's Tournament 1984 Game for 3rd place
5	December 8, 1984	2: 2	Australia	*	Taipei ( TPE )
6th	07/19/1986	1: 5	Italy	A.	Jesolo ( ITA )	Mundialito	First game on another continent First away game
7th	07/21/1986	3-0	Mexico	*	Jesolo ( ITA )	Mundialito	First win counted by FIFA. First game against Mexico
8th	07/25/1986	1: 3	United States	*	Jesolo ( ITA )	Mundialito	First game against the USA
9	07/26/1986	1: 2	People's Republic of China	*	Jesolo ( ITA )	Mundialito 3rd place match	First game against China
10	12/14/1986	0: 2	People's Republic of China	*	Hong Kong	AM preliminary round
11	12/18/1986	10-0	Malaysia	*	Hong Kong	AM preliminary round	First game against Malaysia
12	December 21, 1986	4-0	Thailand	*	Hong Kong	AM semifinals	First game counted by FIFA against Thailand. First win against reigning Asian champions
13	December 23, 1986	0: 2	People's Republic of China	*	Hong Kong	AM finals
14th	12/12/1987	0: 1	United States	*	Taipei ( TPE )	Chunghua Cup preliminary round	There was also a game against the German representative SSG Bergisch Gladbach .
15th	December 15, 1987	5-0	Hong Kong	*	Kaohsiung ( TPE )	Chunghua Cup consolation round	First game against Hong Kong
16	06/01/1988	2: 5	United States	*	Panyu ( CHN )	1988 FIFA Women's Invitational Tournament
17th	06/03/1988	1: 2	Czechoslovakia	*	Panyu ( CHN )	1988 FIFA Women's Invitational Tournament	Only game against Czechoslovakia
18th	06/05/1988	0: 3	Sweden	*	Panyu ( CHN )	1988 FIFA Women's Invitational Tournament	First game against Sweden
19th	01/12/1989	0: 1	Finland	*	Xiamen ( CHN )	Xiamen Women's Tournament 1989 (China)	First game against Finland
	01/14/1989	13: 0	Philippines	*	Xiamen ( CHN )	Xiamen Women's Tournament 1989 (China)
	January 16, 1989	0: 4	Philippines	*	Xiamen ( CHN )	Xiamen Women's Tournament 1989 (China)	First game against the Philippines
20th	December 4th, 1989	2: 2	Australia	H	Kanagawa
21st	05.12.1989	1: 1	Australia	H	Kanagawa
22nd	December 19, 1989	11: 0	Indonesia	*	Hong Kong	AM preliminary round	First game counted by FIFA against Indonesia
23	12/22/1989	3-0	Hong Kong	A.	Hong Kong	AM preliminary round
24	12/24/1989	14: 0	Nepal	*	Hong Kong	AM preliminary round	First game against Nepal
25th	December 26, 1989	0: 1	Chinese Taipei	*	Hong Kong	AM semifinals	First game counted by FIFA against Taiwan. First game against a reigning Oceania champion
26th	12/29/1989	9-0	Hong Kong	A.	Hong Kong	AM game for 3rd place

1990 to 1999

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
27	09/06/1990	13: 1	South Korea	A.	Seoul ( KOR )		First game against South Korea
28	09.09.1990	5-0	South Korea	A.	Seoul ( KOR )
29	09/27/1990	0: 5	People's Republic of China	A.	Beijing ( CHN )	Asian Games
30th	09/29/1990	8: 1	South Korea	*	Beijing ( CHN )	Asian Games
31	10/01/1990	5-0	Hong Kong	*	Beijing ( CHN )	Asian Games
32	10/03/1990	3: 1	Chinese Taipei	*	Beijing ( CHN )	Asian Games
33	10/06/1990	1: 1	North Korea	*	Beijing ( CHN )	Asian Games	First game against North Korea
34	04/01/1991	1: 3	France	*	Varna ( BUL )	4th Grand Hotel Varna Tournament	First game against France
	04/03/1991	2: 2	Sweden	*	Varna ( BUL )	4th Grand Hotel Varna Tournament
35	04/05/1991	2-0	Hungary	*	Varna ( BUL )	4th Grand Hotel Varna Tournament	First game against Hungary
	April 1991	?	People's Republic of China	*	Varna ( BUL )	4th Grand Hotel Varna Tournament Play for 9th place
36	05/26/1991	1-0	North Korea	H	Fukuoka	AM preliminary round
37	05/28/1991	4: 1	Hong Kong	H	Fukuoka	AM preliminary round
38	06/01/1991	12: 0	Malaysia	H	Fukuoka	AM preliminary round
39	06/03/1991	10-0	Singapore	H	Fukuoka	AM preliminary round	First game against Singapore
40	06/06/1991	0: 0 a.d., 5: 4 in E.	Chinese Taipei	H	Fukuoka	AM semifinals
41	06/08/1991	0: 5	People's Republic of China	H	Fukuoka	AM finals
42	09/06/1991	1: 1	Denmark	H	Kobe
43	09/09/1991	1-0	Denmark	H	Tokyo
44	11/17/1991	0: 1	Brazil	*	Foshan ( CHN )	World Cup preliminary round	First World Cup game First game against Brazil First game against a reigning South American champion
45	11/19/1991	0: 8	Sweden	*	Foshan ( CHN )	World Cup preliminary round
46	11/21/1991	0: 3	United States	*	Foshan ( CHN )	World Cup preliminary round	First game against a reigning CONCACAF champion
47	07/10/1993	0: 7	United States *	*	Hamilton ( CAN )		First game against a reigning world champion
48	04/12/1993	6: 1	Chinese Taipei	*	Kuching ( MAS )	AM preliminary round
49	December 6, 1993	15: 0	Philippines	*	Kuching ( MAS )	AM preliminary round	First game counted by FIFA against the Philippines
50	December 8, 1993	4-0	Hong Kong	*	Kuching ( MAS )	AM preliminary round
51	12/10/1993	1: 3	People's Republic of China	*	Kuching ( MAS )	AM semifinals
52	12/12/1993	3-0	Chinese Taipei	*	Kuching ( MAS )	AM game for 3rd place
	08/20/1994	2-0	Slovakia	*	Púchov ( SVK )	Women's Tournament Slovakia 1994
53	08/21/1994	1-0	Austria	*	Púchov ( SVK )	Women's Tournament Slovakia 1994	First game against Austria
54	09/27/1994	2: 2	Australia	H	Tokyo
55	04/10/1994	5-0	South Korea	H	Hiroshima	World Cup qualification / Asian Games
56	10/06/1994	3-0	Chinese Taipei	H	Hiroshima	World Cup qualification / Asian Games
57	10/10/1994	1: 1	People's Republic of China	H	Hiroshima	World Cup qualification / Asian Games
58	10/12/1994	0: 2	People's Republic of China	H	Hiroshima	World Cup qualification / Asian Games final
59	05/05/1995	1-0	Canada	H	Tokyo		First game against Canada
60	06/05/1995	0: 1	Germany	*	Karlstad ( SWE )	World Cup preliminary round	First game against Germany
61	06/07/1995	2: 1	Brazil	*	Karlstad ( SWE )	World Cup preliminary round	First win against a reigning South American champion
62	06/09/1995	0: 2	Sweden	A.	Västerås ( SWE )	World Cup preliminary round
63	06/13/1995	0: 4	United States *	*	Gävle ( SWE )	World Cup quarter-finals
64	09/23/1995	1-0	South Korea	*	Kota Kinabalu ( MAS )	AM preliminary round
65	09/25/1995	6-0	India	*	Kota Kinabalu ( MAS )	AM preliminary round
66	09/27/1995	17: 0	Uzbekistan	*	Kota Kinabalu ( MAS )	AM preliminary round	First game against Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan's biggest defeat
67	09/30/1995	3-0	Chinese Taipei	*	Kota Kinabalu ( MAS )	AM semifinals
68	10/02/1995	0: 2	People's Republic of China	*	Kota Kinabalu ( MAS )	AM finals
69	05/11/1996	0: 3	People's Republic of China	*	Salem ( USA )
70	05/16/1996	0: 4	United States	A.	Horsham ( USA )
71	05/18/1996	0: 0 a.d., 4: 3 in E.	Canada	*	Washington, DC ( USA )
72	05/26/1996	1: 1	Denmark	H	Tokyo	Kirin Cup	First game counted by the DBU between Japan and Denmark
73	05/29/1996	3: 4	Denmark	H	Fukuoka	Kirin Cup
74	07/09/1996	2: 2	Australia	*	Fort Lauderdale ( USA )
75	07/15/1996	1: 3	Sweden	*	Fort Lauderdale ( USA )
76	07/21/1996	2: 3	Germany	*	Birmingham ( USA )	OS preliminary round	First game at the Olympics
77	07/23/1996	0: 2	Brazil	*	Birmingham ( USA )	OS preliminary round
78	07/25/1996	0: 4	Norway *	*	Washington, DC ( USA )	OS preliminary round	First game against Norway
79	06/15/1997	0-0	People's Republic of China	H	Osaka
80	05.12.1997	21: 0	Guam	*	Guangzhou ( CHN )	AM preliminary round	First game against Guam Biggest win, biggest defeat for Guam, until December 6, 2001 one of the two biggest victories in international matches for women
81	07/12/1997	1-0	India	*	Guangzhou ( CHN )	AM preliminary round	First game against India
82	12/09/1997	9-0	Hong Kong	*	Guangzhou ( CHN )	AM preliminary round
83	12/12/1997	0: 1	North Korea	*	Guangzhou ( CHN )	AM semifinals
84	12/14/1997	2-0	Chinese Taipei	*	Guangzhou ( CHN )	AM game for 3rd place
85	05/17/1998	1: 2	United States	H	Tokyo
86	05/21/1998	0: 2	United States	H	Kobe
87	05/24/1998	0: 3	United States	H	Tokyo
88	October 24, 1998	1: 1	South Korea	A.	Seoul ( KOR )
89	10/26/1998	1: 1	South Korea	A.	Seoul ( KOR )
90	December 8th, 1998	6-0	Thailand	A.	Bangkok ( THA )	Asian Games
91	12/10/1998	2: 3	North Korea	*	Bangkok ( THA )	Asian Games
92	12/12/1998	8-0	Vietnam	*	Bangkok ( THA )	Asian Games	First game against Vietnam
93	December 15, 1998	0: 3	People's Republic of China	*	Bangkok ( THA )	Asian Games semi-finals
94	12/17/1998	2: 1	Chinese Taipei	*	Bangkok ( THA )	Asian Games 3rd place match
95	March 24, 1999	1-0	France	A.	Saint-Quentin ( FRA )
96	04/29/1999	0: 9	United States	A.	Charlotte ( USA )		One of the two biggest defeats.
97	05/02/1999	0: 7	United States	A.	Atlanta ( USA )
98	05/03/1999	1: 1	South Korea	H	Kyoto
99	06/03/1999	3: 2	South Korea	H	Tokyo
100	06/19/1999	1: 1	Canada	*	San Jose ( USA )	World Cup preliminary round
101	06/23/1999	0: 5	Russia	*	Portland ( USA )	World Cup preliminary round	First game against Russia
102	06/26/1999	0: 4	Norway *	*	Chicago ( USA )	World Cup preliminary round
103	11/08/1999	9-0	Thailand	*	Iloilo ( PHI )	AM preliminary round
104	11/10/1999	5: 1	Uzbekistan	*	Iloilo ( PHI )	AM preliminary round
105	11/12/1999	14: 0	Nepal	*	Bacolod ( PHI )	AM preliminary round
106	11/14/1999	6-0	Philippines	A.	Iloilo ( PHI )	AM preliminary round
107	11/19/1999	0: 2	Chinese Taipei	*	Bacolod ( PHI )	AM semifinals
108	11/21/1999	2: 3	North Korea	*	Bacolod ( PHI )	AM for 3rd place

2000 to 2009

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
109	05/31/2000	0: 1	Australia	A.	Canberra ( AUS )	Women Pacific Cup 2000
110	06/02/2000	2: 1	New Zealand	*	Sydney ( AUS )	Women Pacific Cup 2000	First game against New Zealand
111	06/04/2000	0: 2	People's Republic of China	*	Sydney ( AUS )	Women Pacific Cup 2000
112	06/07/2000	1: 4	United States *	*	Newcastle ( AUS )	Women Pacific Cup 2000
113	06/10/2000	1: 5	Canada	*	Newcastle ( AUS )	Women Pacific Cup 2000
114	12/17/2000	1: 1	United States *	A.	Phoenix ( USA )
115	08/03/2001	1: 1	South Korea	A.	Ulsan ( KOR )	Tiger Pools Toto Women's Cup 2001 (South Korea)
116	08/05/2001	2: 2	People's Republic of China	*	Gangreung ( KOR )	Tiger Pools Toto Women's Cup 2001 (South Korea)
117	08/07/2001	1: 1	Brazil	*	Suwon ( KOR )	Tiger Pools Toto Women's Cup 2001 (South Korea)
118	08/08/2001	0: 1	Brazil	*	Suwon ( KOR )
119	09/07/2001	0: 1	Germany	*	Oak Brook ( USA )	US Cup 2001
120	09/09/2001	0: 3	People's Republic of China	*	Chicago ( USA )	US Cup 2001
121	December 04, 2001	14: 0	Singapore	*	Taipei ( TPE )	AM preliminary round
122	12/08/2001	11: 0	Guam	*	Kaohsiung ( TPE )	AM preliminary round
123	12/10/2001	0: 1	North Korea	*	Taipei ( TPE )	AM preliminary round
124	12/12/2001	3: 1	Vietnam	*	Kaohsiung ( TPE )	AM preliminary round
125	12/14/2001	2: 1	South Korea	*	Kaohsiung ( TPE )	AM semifinals
126	12/16/2001	0: 2	North Korea	*	Kaohsiung ( TPE )	AM finals
127	04/03/2002	0: 1	France	A.	Poitiers ( FRA )	Tournoi International Féminin de France 2002
128	04/06/2002	1: 1	Australia	*	Angoulême ( FRA )	Tournoi International Féminin de France 2002
129	04/09/2002	3: 2	Canada	*	Limoges ( FRA )	Tournoi International Féminin de France 2002
130	08/27/2002	0: 1	Russia	*	Wuhan ( CHN )	Women Four Nations Tournament Wuhan 2002
131	08/29/2002	0: 4	People's Republic of China	A.	Wuhan ( CHN )	Women Four Nations Tournament Wuhan 2002
132	08/31/2002	0-0	South Korea	*	Wuhan ( CHN )	Women Four Nations Tournament Wuhan 2002
133	10/02/2002	0: 1	North Korea	*	Busan ( KOR )	Asian Games
134	04/10/2002	3-0	Vietnam	*	Changwon ( KOR )	Asian Games
135	07/10/2002	1-0	South Korea	*	Masan ( KOR )	Asian Games
136	10/09/2002	2: 2	People's Republic of China	*	Changwon ( KOR )	Asian Games
137	10/11/2002	2-0	Chinese Taipei	*	Masan ( KOR )	Asian Games
138	01/12/2003	0-0	United States *	A.	San Diego ( USA )
139	03/19/2003	9-0	Thailand	*	Bangkok ( THA )
140	06/09/2003	15: 0	Philippines	*	Bangkok ( THA )	AM preliminary round
141	06/11/2003	7-0	Guam	*	Bangkok ( THA )	AM preliminary round
142	06/13/2003	7-0	Myanmar	*	Bangkok ( THA )	AM preliminary round	First game against Myanmar
143	06/15/2003	5-0	Chinese Taipei	*	Bangkok ( THA )	AM preliminary round
144	06/19/2003	0: 3	North Korea	*	Bangkok ( THA )	AM semifinals
145	06/21/2003	0: 1	South Korea	*	Bangkok ( THA )	AM game for 3rd place
146	07/05/2003	2: 2	Mexico	*	Mexico City ( MEX )	World Cup qualification intercontinental playoff
147	07/12/2003	2-0	Mexico	H	Tokyo	World Cup qualification intercontinental playoff
148	07/22/2003	5-0	South Korea	H	Sendai	Women Three Nations Tournament Japan 2003
149	07/27/2003	0-0	Australia	H	Sendai	Women Three Nations Tournament Japan 2003
150	09/20/2003	6-0	Argentina	*	Columbus ( USA )	World Cup preliminary round	First game against Argentina Highest victory of an Asian against a South American team
151	09/24/2003	0: 3	Germany	*	Columbus ( USA )	World Cup preliminary round
152	09/27/2003	1: 3	Canada	*	Foxborough ( USA )	World Cup preliminary round
153	04/18/2004	7-0	Vietnam	H	Tokyo	Olympic qualification
154	04/22/2004	6-0	Thailand	H	Tokyo	Olympic qualification
155	04/24/2004	3-0	North Korea	H	Tokyo	Olympic qualification semifinals
156	04/26/2004	0: 1	People's Republic of China	H	Hiroshima	Olympic qualification final
157	06/06/2004	1: 1	United States	A.	Louisville ( USA )
158	07/30/2004	3-0	Canada	H	Tokyo
159	08/06/2004	2-0	Netherlands	*	Zeist ( NED )		First game against the Netherlands
160	08/11/2004	1-0	Sweden	*	Volos ( GRC )	OS preliminary round
161	08/14/2004	0: 1	Nigeria	*	Piraeus ( GRC )	OS preliminary round	First game against Nigeria. First game against a reigning African champion
162	08/20/2004	1: 2	United States	*	Thessaloniki ( GRC )	OS quarter-finals
163	12/18/2004	11: 0	Chinese Taipei	H	Tokyo		One of the three biggest defeats in Taiwan
164	03/26/2005	2-0	Australia	A.	Sydney ( AUS )
165	03/29/2005	1: 2	Australia	A.	Miranda ( AUS )
166	05/21/2005	6-0	New Zealand	H	Tokyo
167	05/26/2005	4: 2	Russia	*	Shcholkovo ( RUS )
168	05/28/2005	2-0	Russia	*	Moscow ( RUS )
169	07/23/2005	4: 2	Australia	H	Tokyo
170	08/01/2005	0: 1	North Korea	*	Jeonju ( KOR )	East Asian Championship
171	08/03/2005	0-0	People's Republic of China	*	Daejeon ( KOR )	East Asian Championship
172	08/06/2005	0-0	South Korea	A.	Daegu ( KOR )	East Asian Championship
173	02/18/2006	2-0	Russia	H	Shizuoka
174	03/10/2006	4-0	Scotland	*	Agnone ( ITA )		First game against Scotland
175	03/12/2006	0: 1	Italy	A.	Venafro ( ITA )
176	05/07/2006	1: 3	United States	H	Kumamoto
177	05/09/2006	0: 1	United States	H	Osaka
178	07/19/2006	5-0	Vietnam	*	Adelaide ( Australia )	AM preliminary round
179	07/21/2006	11: 1	Chinese Taipei	*	Adelaide ( Australia )	AM preliminary round
180	07/23/2006	1-0	People's Republic of China	*	Adelaide ( Australia )	AM preliminary round
181	07/27/2006	0: 2	Australia	A.	Adelaide ( Australia )	AM semifinals
182	07/30/2006	2: 3	North Korea	*	Adelaide ( Australia )	AM game for 3rd place
183	11/19/2006	1-0	Australia	H	Tokyo
184	11/23/2006	3: 6	Germany *	*	Karlsruhe ( DEU )
185	11/30/2006	13: 0	Jordan	*	Doha ( QAT )	Asian Games	First game against Jordan, highest defeat for Jordan
186	December 04, 2006	4-0	Thailand	*	Doha ( QAT )	Asian Games
187	07/12/2006	1-0	People's Republic of China	*	Ar-Rayyan ( QAT )	Asian Games
188	12/10/2006	3: 1	South Korea	*	Doha ( QAT )	Asian Games semi-finals
189	12/13/2006	0: 0 a.d., 2: 4 i. E.	North Korea	*	Doha ( QAT )	Asian Games Final
190	02/09/2007	1-0	Norway	*	Larnaca ( CYP )
191	02/12/2007	2: 2	Sweden	*	Larnaca ( CYP )
192	02/14/2007	2-0	Scotland	*	Larnaca ( CYP )
193	03/10/2007	2-0	Mexico	H	Tokyo	World Cup qualification intercontinental playoff
194	03/17/2007	1: 2	Mexico	A.	Toluca ( MEX )	World Cup qualification intercontinental playoff
195	04/07/2007	2-0	Vietnam	H	Tokyo
196	04/15/2007	4-0	Thailand	*	Bangkok ( THA )
197	06/03/2007	6: 1	South Korea	H	Tokyo
198	06/10/2007	2: 2	South Korea	*	Beech ( KOR )
199	07/28/2007	1: 4	United States	*	San Jose ( USA )
200	08/04/2007	8-0	Vietnam	*	Hải Phong ( VIE )
201	08/12/2007	5-0	Thailand	H	Tokyo
202	08/30/2007	0-0	Canada	H	Tokyo
203	09/02/2007	2: 1	Brazil	H	Chiba
204	09/11/2007	2: 2	England	*	Shanghai ( CHN )	World Cup preliminary round	First game against England
205	09/14/2007	1-0	Argentina	*	Shanghai ( CHN )	World Cup preliminary round
206	09/17/2007	0: 2	Germany *	*	Hangzhou ( CHN )	World Cup preliminary round
207	02/18/2008	3: 2	North Korea	*	Chongqing ( CHN )	East Asian Championship
208	02/21/2008	2-0	South Korea	*	Chongqing ( CHN )	East Asian Championship
209	02/24/2008	3-0	People's Republic of China	*	Chongqing ( CHN )	East Asian Championship
210	05.03.2008	3: 1	Netherlands	*	Larnaca ( CYP )	Cyprus Cup
211	03/07/2008	0: 3	Canada	*	Larnaca ( CYP )	Cyprus Cup
212	03/10/2008	3: 1	Russia	*	Achna ( CYP )	Cyprus Cup
213	03/12/2008	2: 1	Netherlands	*	Nicosia ( CYP )	Cyprus Cup game for 3rd place
214	05/29/2008	1: 3	South Korea	*	Ho Chi Minh City ( VIE )	AM preliminary round
215	05/31/2008	11: 0	Chinese Taipei	*	Ho Chi Minh City ( VIE )	AM preliminary round	One of the three biggest defeats in Taiwan
216	06/02/2008	3: 1	Australia	*	Ho Chi Minh City ( VIE )	AM preliminary round
217	06/05/2008	1: 3	People's Republic of China	*	Ho Chi Minh City ( VIE )	AM semifinals
218	06/08/2008	3-0	Australia	*	Ho Chi Minh City ( VIE )	AM game for 3rd place
219	07/24/2008	3-0	Australia	H	Kobe
220	07/29/2008	2-0	Argentina	H	Tokyo
221	08/06/2008	2: 2	New Zealand	*	Qinhuangdao ( CHN )	OS preliminary round
222	08/09/2008	0: 1	United States	*	Qinhuangdao ( CHN )	OS preliminary round
223	08/12/2008	5: 1	Norway	*	Shanghai ( CHN )	OS preliminary round
224	08/15/2008	2-0	People's Republic of China	A.	Qinhuangdao ( CHN )	OS quarter-finals
225	08/18/2008	2: 4	United States	*	Beijing ( CHN )	OS semifinals
226	08/21/2008	0: 2	Germany *	*	Beijing ( CHN )	OS game for 3rd place
227	07/29/2009	0-0	Germany *	*	Mannheim ( DEU )
228	08/01/2009	4-0	France	A.	Montargis ( FRA )
229	11/14/2009	2: 1	New Zealand	H	Saitama

2010 to 2019

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
230	13/01/2010	1-0	Denmark	*	Coquimbo ( CHL )
231	January 15, 2010	1: 1	Chile	A.	Coquimbo ( CHL )		First game against Chile
232	01/21/2010	4: 2	North Korea	*	Coquimbo ( CHL )
233	01/23/2010	3-0	Argentina	*	Coquimbo ( CHL )
234	02/06/2010	2-0	People's Republic of China	H	Tokyo	East Asian Championship
235	02/11/2010	3-0	Chinese Taipei	H	Tokyo	East Asian Championship
236	02/13/2010	2: 1	South Korea	H	Tokyo	East Asian Championship
237	05/08/2010	4-0	Mexico	H	Matsumoto
238	05/11/2010	3-0	Mexico	H	Niigata
239	05/20/2010	8-0	Myanmar	*	Chengdu ( CHN )	AM preliminary round
240	05/22/2010	4-0	Thailand	*	Chengdu ( CHN )	AM preliminary round
241	05/24/2010	2: 1	North Korea	*	Chengdu ( CHN )	AM preliminary round
242	05/27/2010	0: 1	Australia	*	Chengdu ( CHN )	AM semifinals
243	05/30/2010	2-0	People's Republic of China	A.	Chengdu ( CHN )	AM game for 3rd place
244	11/14/2010	4-0	Thailand	*	Guangzhou ( CHN )	Asian Games Preliminary Round
245	11/18/2010	0-0	North Korea	*	Guangzhou ( CHN )	Asian Games Preliminary Round
246	11/20/2010	1: 0 a.d.	People's Republic of China	A.	Guangzhou ( CHN )	Asian Games Preliminary Round
247	11/22/2010	1-0	North Korea	*	Guangzhou ( CHN )	Asian Games Final
248	03/02/2011	1: 2	United States	*	Vila Real de Santo Antonio ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
249	03/04/2011	5-0	Finland	*	Lagos ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
250	07.03.2011	1-0	Norway	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
251	03/09/2011	2: 1	Sweden	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup game for 3rd place
252	05/14/2011	0: 2	United States	A.	Columbus ( USA )
253	05/18/2011	0: 2	United States	A.	Cary ( USA )
254	06/18/2011	1: 1	South Korea	H	Matsuyama
255	06/23/2011	1: 1	Sweden	*	Bochum ( DEU )
256	06/27/2011	2: 1	New Zealand	*	Bochum ( DEU )	World Cup preliminary round
257	07/01/2011	4-0	Mexico	*	Leverkusen ( DEU )	World Cup preliminary round
258	07/05/2011	0: 2	England	*	Augsburg ( DEU )	World Cup preliminary round
259	07/09/2011	1: 0 a.d.	Germany *	A.	Wolfsburg ( DEU )	World Cup quarter-finals	First win against Germany So far, only win against a reigning world champion. So far, only win against a reigning European champion
260	07/13/2011	3: 1	Sweden	*	Frankfurt am Main ( DEU )	World Cup semi-finals
261	07/17/2011	2: 2 n.v., 3: 1 i. E.	United States	*	Frankfurt am Main ( DEU )	World Cup final	First world title
262	09/01/2011	3-0	Thailand	*	Jinan ( CHN )	Olympic qualification
263	09/03/2011	2: 1	South Korea	*	Jinan ( CHN )	Olympic qualification
264	05.09.2011	1-0	Australia	*	Jinan ( CHN )	Olympic qualification
265	09/08/2011	1: 1	North Korea	*	Jinan ( CHN )	Olympic qualification
266	09/11/2011	1-0	People's Republic of China	A.	Jinan ( CHN )	Olympic qualification
267	02/29/2012	2: 1	Norway	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
268	03/02/2012	2-0	Denmark	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
269	05.03.2012	1-0	United States	*	Faro ( PRT )	Algarve Cup	First win against the USA
270	07.03.2012	3: 4	Germany	*	Faro ( PRT )	Algarve Cup Final
271	04/01/2012	1: 1	United States	H	Sendai
272	04/05/2012	4: 1	Brazil	H	Kobe
273	06/18/2012	1: 4	United States	*	Halmstad ( SWE )	Volvo Winners Cup
274	06/20/2012	1-0	Sweden	A.	Gothenburg ( SWE )	Volvo Winners Cup
275	07/11/2012	3-0	Australia	H	Tokyo	Kirin Challenge Cup 2012
276	07/19/2012	0: 2	France	A.	Paris ( FRA )
277	July 25, 2012	2: 1	Canada	*	Coventry ( GBR )	OS preliminary round	So far the only victory against a reigning CONCACAF champion
278	07/28/2012	0-0	Sweden	*	Coventry ( GBR )	OS preliminary round
279	July 31, 2012	0-0	South Africa	*	Cardiff ( GBR )	OS preliminary round	First game against South Africa
280	08/03/2012	2-0	Brazil	*	Cardiff ( GBR )	OS quarter-finals
281	08/06/2012	2: 1	France	*	London ( GBR )	OS semifinals
282	08/09/2012	1: 2	United States	*	London ( GBR )	OS finale	First Olympic medal won (silver)
283	03/06/2013	0: 2	Norway	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
284	03/08/2013	1: 2	Germany	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
285	03/11/2013	2-0	Denmark	*	Faro ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
286	03/13/2013	1-0	People's Republic of China	*	Faro ( PRT )	Algarve Cup game for 5th place
287	06/20/2013	1: 1	New Zealand	H	saga
288	06/26/2013	1: 1	England	A.	Burton ( ENG )
289	06/29/2013	2: 4	Germany	A.	Munich ( DEU )		Highest number of viewers for a women's friendly match in Europe (46,104 viewers)
290	07/20/2013	2-0	People's Republic of China	*	Seoul ( KOR )	East Asian Championship
291	07/25/2013	0-0	North Korea	*	Hwaseong ( KOR )	East Asian Championship	100th international match by Yūki Ōgimi
292	07/27/2013	1: 2	South Korea	A.	Seoul ( KOR )	East Asian Championship
293	09/22/2013	2-0	Nigeria	H	Isahaya		First victory against an African team and first victory against a reigning African champion
294	09/26/2013	2-0	Nigeria	H	Chiba
295	05.03.2014	1: 1	United States	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
296	07.03.2014	1-0	Denmark	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
297	03/10/2014	2: 1	Sweden	*	Faro / Loulé ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
298	03/12/2014	0: 3	Germany	*	Faro / Loulé ( PRT )	Algarve Cup Final
299	05/08/2014	2: 1	New Zealand	H	Osaka		100th international match by Azusa Iwashimizu
300	05/14/2014	2: 2	Australia	*	Ho Chi Minh City ( VNM )	Asian Championship preliminary round
301	05/16/2014	4-0	Vietnam	A.	Ho Chi Minh City ( VNM )	Asian Championship preliminary round	Japan qualifies for the 2015 World Cup
302	05/18/2014	7-0	Jordan	*	Binh Duong ( VNM )	Asian Championship preliminary round	100th victory in a neutral place
303	05/22/2014	2: 1 a.d.	People's Republic of China	*	Ho Chi Minh City ( VNM )	Asian Cup semi-finals
304	05/25/2014	1-0	Australia	*	Ho Chi Minh City ( VNM )	Asian Cup final	Japan wins the Asian Cup for the first time
305	09/13/2014	5-0	Ghana	H	Tendo		First game against Ghana
306	09/15/2014	0-0	People's Republic of China	*	Incheon ( KOR )	Asian Games Preliminary Round	100th international match under Norio Sasaki
307	09/18/2014	12: 0	Jordan	*	Incheon ( KOR )	Asian Games Preliminary Round
308	09/22/2014	3-0	Chinese Taipei	*	Incheon ( KOR )	Asian Games Preliminary Round	100th win against an AFC team
309	09/26/2014	9-0	Hong Kong	*	Incheon ( KOR )	Asian Games Quarter Finals
310	09/29/2014	3-0	Vietnam	*	Incheon ( KOR )	Asian Games semi-finals
311	10/01/2014	1: 3	North Korea	*	Incheon ( KOR )	Asian Games Final
312	10/25/2014	3-0	Canada	A.	Edmonton ( CAN )	Friendly match
313	October 28, 2014	3: 2	Canada	A.	Vancouver ( CAN )	Friendly match
314	03/04/2015	1: 2	Denmark	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
315	03/06/2015	3-0	Portugal	A.	Faro / Loulé ( PRT )	Algarve Cup	First game against Portugal
316	03/09/2015	1: 3	France	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup
317	03/11/2015	2-0	Iceland	*	Faro / Loulé ( PRT )	Algarve Cup game for 9th place	First game against Iceland
318	05/24/2015	1-0	New Zealand	H	Marugame
319	05/28/2015	1-0	Italy	H	Nagano		First win against Italy
320	06/08/2015	1-0	Switzerland	*	Vancouver ( CAN )	World Cup preliminary round	First game against Switzerland, 200th international game by Homare Sawa , 150th international game by Aya Miyama
321	06/12/2015	2: 1	Cameroon	*	Vancouver ( CAN )	World Cup preliminary round	First game against Cameroon
322	06/16/2015	1-0	Ecuador	*	Winnipeg ( CAN )	World Cup preliminary round	First game of an Asian team against Ecuador
323	06/23/2015	2: 1	Netherlands	*	Vancouver ( CAN )	World Cup round of 16
324	06/27/2015	1-0	Australia	*	Edmonton ( CAN )	World Cup quarter-finals
325	07/01/2015	2: 1	England	*	Edmonton ( CAN )	World Cup semi-finals	First win against England
326	07/05/2015	2: 5	United States	*	Vancouver ( CAN )	World Cup final	Repetition of the final from 2011, highest defeat in the final
327	08/01/2015	2: 4	North Korea	*	Wuhan ( CHN )	East Asian Championship
328	08/04/2015	1: 2	South Korea	*	Wuhan ( CHN )	East Asian Championship
329	08/08/2015	2-0	People's Republic of China	A.	Wuhan ( CHN )	East Asian Championship
330	11/29/2015	1: 3	Netherlands	A.	Volendam ( NLD )
331	02/29/2016	1: 3	Australia	H	Osaka	Olympic qualification
332	02.03.2016	1: 1	South Korea	H	Osaka	Olympic qualification
333	03/04/2016	1: 2	People's Republic of China	H	Osaka	Olympic qualification
334	07.03.2016	6: 1	Vietnam	H	Osaka	Olympic qualification	Japan missed the Rio de Janeiro Olympics due to previous results
335	03/09/2016	1-0	North Korea	H	Osaka	Olympic qualification	100th international match between Yukari Kinga and Mizuho Sakaguchi , last international under Norio Sasaki
336	06/02/2016	3: 3	USA *	A.	Commerce City ( USA )		First game under Asako Takakura
337	06/05/2016	0: 2	USA *	A.	Cleveland ( USA )
338	07/21/2016	0: 3	Sweden	A.	Squid ( SWE )
339	03/01/2017	1: 2	Spain	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup 2017	First game against Spain
340	03.03.2017	2-0	Iceland	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup 2017
341	03/06/2017	2-0	Norway	*	Faro / Loulé ( PRT )	Algarve Cup 2017
342	03/08/2017	2: 3	Netherlands	*	Faro / Loulé ( PRT )	Algarve Cup 2017 game for 5th place
343	04/09/2017	3-0	Costa Rica	H	Kumamoto		First game against Costa Rica
344	06/09/2017	1-0	Netherlands	A.	Breda ( NLD )
345	06/13/2017	1: 1	Belgium	A.	Lions ( BEL )		First game against Belgium
346	07/27/2017	1: 1	Brazil	*	Seattle	Tournament of Nations
347	07/30/2017	2: 4	Australia	*	San Diego	Tournament of Nations
348	08/03/2017	0: 3	USA *	A.	Carson	Tournament of Nations
349	10/22/2017	2-0	Switzerland	H	Nagano
350	11/24/2017	2-0	Jordan	A.	Amman ( JOR )		100th international match by Rumi Utsugi
351	December 08, 2017	3: 2	South Korea	H	Chiba	East Asian Championship
352	December 11, 2017	1-0	People's Republic of China	H	Chiba	East Asian Championship
353	December 15, 2017	0: 2	North Korea	H	Chiba	East Asian Championship
354	02/28/2018	2: 6	Netherlands	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup 2018
355	02.03.2018	2: 1	Iceland	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup 2018
356	05.03.2018	2-0	Denmark	*	Faro-Loulé ( PRT )	Algarve Cup 2018
357	07.03.2018	0: 2	Canada	*	Parchal ( PRT )	Algarve Cup 2018 game for 5th place
358	04/01/2018	7: 1	Ghana	H	Nagasaki	MS&AD Cup
359	04/07/2018	4-0	Vietnam	*	Amman ( JOR )	Asian Championship preliminary round
360	04/10/2018	0-0	South Korea	*	Amman ( JOR )	Asian Championship preliminary round
361	04/13/2018	1: 1	Australia	*	Amman ( JOR )	Asian Championship preliminary round	Japan qualifies for the 2019 World Cup
362	04/17/2018	3: 1	People's Republic of China	*	Amman ( JOR )	Asian Cup semi-finals
363	April 20, 2018	1-0	Australia	*	Amman ( JOR )	Asian Cup final	Japan wins the Asian Cup for the second time
364	06/10/2018	3: 1	New Zealand	A.	Wellington ( NZL )
365	07/26/2018	2: 4	USA *	A.	Kansas City ( USA )	Tournament of Nations
366	07/29/2018	1: 2	Brazil	*	East Hartford ( USA )	Tournament of Nations
367	08/02/2018	0: 2	Australia	*	Bridgeview ( USA )	Tournament of Nations
368	08/16/2018	2-0	Thailand	*	Palembang ( IDN )	Asian Games
369	08/21/2018	7-0	Vietnam	*	Palembang ( IDN )	Asian Games
370	08/25/2018	2: 1	North Korea	*	Palembang ( IDN )	Asian Games Quarter Finals	100th international match by Aya Sameshima
371	08/28/2018	2: 1	South Korea	*	Palembang ( IDN )	Asian Games semi-finals
372	08/31/2018	1-0	People's Republic of China	*	Palembang ( IDN )	Asian Games Final	Japan wins the tournament for the second time
373	11/11/2018	4: 1	Norway	H	Tottori		100th international match for Saki Kumagai , 50th home win
374	02/27/2019	2: 2	USA *	A.	Chester ( USA )	SheBelieves Cup 2019
375	02.03.2019	3: 1	Brazil	*	Nashville ( USA )	SheBelieves Cup 2019
376	05.03.2019	0: 3	England	*	Tampa ( USA )	SheBelieves Cup 2019
377	04/04/2019	1: 3	France	A.	Auxerre ( FRA )
378	04/09/2019	2: 2	Germany	A.	Paderborn ( DEU )
379	06/02/2019	1: 1	Spain	*	Le Touquet ( FRA )
380	06/10/2019	0-0	Argentina	*	Paris ( FRA )	World Cup preliminary round
381	06/14/2019	2: 1	Scotland	*	Rennes ( FRA )	World Cup preliminary round
382	06/19/2019	0: 2	England	*	Nice ( FRA )	World Cup preliminary round
383	06/25/2019	1: 2	Netherlands	*	Rennes ( FRA )	World Cup round of 16
384	06.10.2019	4-0	Canada	H	Shizuoka		200th victory
385	11/10/2019	2-0	South Africa	H	Kitakyushu
386	December 11, 2019	9-0	Chinese Taipei	*	Busan ( KOR )	East Asian Championship
387	December 14, 2019	3-0	People's Republic of China	*	Busan ( KOR )	East Asian Championship	Japan achieved an even balance against China for the first time
388	December 17, 2019	1-0	South Korea	A.	Busan ( KOR )	East Asian Championship

2020 to 2029

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
389	05.03.2020	1: 3	Spain	*	Orlando ( USA )	SheBelieves Cup 2020
390	March 8th, 2020	0: 1	England	*	Harrison ( USA )	SheBelieves Cup 2020	100th game against a European team
391	03/11/2020	1: 3	United States	A.	Frisco ( USA )	SheBelieves Cup 2020
	xx.07.2021		NN	H		Olympic Games preliminary round
	xx.07.2021		NN	H		Olympic Games preliminary round
	xx.07.2021		NN	H		Olympic Games preliminary round

statistics

Only the games counted by FIFA were taken into account.

Occasions

occasion	number	Victories	draw	Defeats	Goal difference (excluding penalty shoot-outs)
Friendly matches	110	055	30th	25th	233: 135
Games at the Algarve Cup	028	016	01	11	045: 036
Different tournaments	055	013	09	33	068: 116
World championship games	033	014th	04th	15th	039: 059
Asian championship games	073	051	04th	18th	346: 053
Asian Games	039	027	06th	06th	121: 027
East Asian Championship Games	021st	013	03	05	040: 016
Olympic games	018th	006th	03	09	022: 026
Olympic qualification	014th	009	02	03	034: 010
total	391	204	62	125	948: 478
↑ a b c 1 game decided by penalty shootout (1 win) ↑ Xi'an Women's Tournament, Mundialito, Women's FIFA Invitational Tournament 1988, Grand Hotel Varna Tournament, Women Pacific Cup 2000, Tiger Pools Toto Women's Cup 2001, US Cup , Tournoi International Féminin de France, Women Four Nations Tournament Wuhan, Cyprus Cup , Volvo Winners Cup, Tournament of Nations, SheBelieves Cup 2019, 2020 u. a. ^ Including 4 games as World Cup qualification ↑ 1 of which lost on penalties

opponent

Continental Association	number	Victories	draw	Defeats	Goal difference
CAF (Africa)	008th	006th	01	01	020: 003
AFC (Asia)	183	120	24	39	646: 141
OFC (Oceania)	021st	009	09	03	040: 029
UEFA (Europe)	100	044	12	44	136: 160
CONCACAF (North and Central America)	061	015th	12	34	076: 132
CONMEBOL (South America)	018th	010	04th	04th	030: 012
total	391	204	62	125	948: 478
↑ Incl. the games against Australia since joining the AFC in 2006 ↑ 2 games decided by a penalty shoot-out (1 win, 1 loss) ↑ Incl. of the games against Australia until his move to the AFC in 2006 ↑ Won 2 games on penalties

International match records

country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Goal difference	Important encounters
Argentina	005	004th	01	00	012: 000	World Cup preliminary round 2003, 2007, 2019
Australia	028	011	09	08th	042: 037	World Cup quarter-finals 2015, AM final 2014, 2018, game for 3rd place 2008, semi-finals 2006, 2010, preliminary round 2008, 2014, 2018; Olympic qualification 2012, 2016
Belgium	001	000	01	00	01: 01
Brazil	011	005	02	04th	016: 012	World Cup preliminary round 1991, 1995; Olympic preliminary round 1996, quarter-finals 2012
Chile	001	000	01	00	001: 001
People's Republic of China	038	016	06th	16	033: 049	Olympic Games quarterfinals 2008; AM final 1986, 1991, 1995, game for 3rd place 2010, semi-finals 1993, 2008, 2014, 2018, preliminary round 1986, 2006; Asian Games 1990, 1994, 2006, semi-finals 1998, preliminary round 2010, 2014, final 2018; Olympic qualification 2012, 2016
Chinese Taipei	018th	015th	01	02	077: 007	AM game for 3rd place 1993, 1997, AM semifinals 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, preliminary round 1993, 2003, 2006, 2008; Asian Games 1990, 1994, preliminary round 2014, game for 3rd place in 1998
Costa Rica	001	001	00	00	003: 000
Denmark	011	006th	03	02	016: 009	First game
Germany	014th	001	02	11	014: 033	World Cup quarter-finals 2011, preliminary round 1995, 2003, 2007; Olympic game for 3rd place in 2008, preliminary round 1996
Ecuador	001	001	00	00	001: 000	World Cup preliminary round 2015
England	007th	001	02	04th	004: 012	World Cup semi-finals 2015, preliminary round 2007, 2011, 2019
Finland	002	001	00	01	005: 001
France	008th	003	00	05	010: 013	OS semi-finals 2012
Ghana	002	002	00	00	012: 001
Guam	003	003	00	00	039: 000	AM preliminary round 1997, 2001, 2003
Hong Kong	008th	008th	00	00	048: 001	AM game for 3rd place 1989, preliminary round 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997; Asian Games 1990, quarter-finals 2014
India	002	002	00	00	007: 000	AM preliminary round 1995, 1997
Indonesia	001	001	00	00	011: 000
Iceland	003	003	00	00	06: 001
Italy	005	001	00	04th	003: 017
Jordan	004th	004th	00	00	034: 000	Asian Games 2006, 2014; AM preliminary round 2014
Cameroon	001	001	00	00	002: 001	World Cup preliminary round 2015
Canada	014th	007th	03	04th	022: 019	World Cup preliminary round 1999, 2003; OS preliminary round 2012
Malaysia	002	002	00	00	022: 000	AM preliminary round 1986, 1991
Mexico	008th	006th	01	01	021: 004	World Cup preliminary round 2011
Myanmar	002	002	00	00	015: 000	AM preliminary round 2003, 2010
Nepal	002	002	00	00	028: 000	AM preliminary round 1989, 1999
New Zealand	009	007th	02	00	031: 008	World Cup preliminary round 2011, Olympic preliminary round 2008
Netherlands	009	005	00	04th	016: 017	World Cup round of 16 2015, 2019
Nigeria	003	002	00	01	004: 001	2004 Olympic preliminary round
North Korea	025th	008th	05	12	027: 035	AM final 2001, game for 3rd place 1999, 2006, semi-finals 1997, 2003, preliminary round 1991, 2001, 2010; Asian Games 1990, 1998, quarter-finals 2018, finals 2006, 2010, 2014, preliminary round 2010; Olympic qualification 2012, 2016
Norway	009	006th	00	03	015: 013	World Cup preliminary round 1999; Olympic Games preliminary round 1996, 2008
Austria	001	001	00	00	001: 000
Philippines	003	003	00	00	036: 000	AM preliminary round 1993, 1999, 2003
Portugal	001	001	00	00	03: 000
Russia	006th	004th	00	02	011: 009	World Cup preliminary round 1999
Scotland	003	003	00	00	008: 001	World Cup preliminary round 2019
Sweden	013	005	03	05	013: 025	World Cup semi-finals 2011, preliminary round 1991, 1995; Olympic Games preliminary round 2004, 2012
Switzerland	002	002	00	00	003: 000	World Cup preliminary round 2015
Singapore	002	002	00	00	024: 000	AM preliminary round 1991, 2001
Spain	003	000	01	02	003: 006
South Africa	002	001	01	00	002: 000	Olympic preliminary round 2012
South Korea	031	017th	10	04th	075: 028	AM game for 3rd place 2003, semi-finals 2001, preliminary round 1995, 2008, 2018; Asian Games 1990, semi-finals 2006, 2018; Olympic qualification 2012, 2016
Thailand	012	012	00	00	060: 000	AM semi-finals 1986, preliminary round 1999, 2010; Asian Games 1998, preliminary round 2010, 2018; Olympic qualification 2012
Czechoslovakia	001	000	00	01	001: 002
Hungary	001	001	00	00	002: 000
Uzbekistan	002	002	00	00	022: 001	AM preliminary round 1995, 1999
United States	038	001	08th	29	030: 109	World Cup final 2011, 2015, quarter-finals 1995, preliminary round 1991; Olympic finals 2012, semi-finals and preliminary round 2008
Vietnam	012	012	00	00	060: 002	AM preliminary round 2001, 2006, 2014, 2018; Asian Games 1998, 2018, semi-finals 2014; Olympic qualification 2016
total	391	204	62	125	948: 478
↑ Teams in italics are no longer active. ↑ a b c 1 game decided by penalty shootout (1 win) ↑ Of which 1 game lost on penalties

Venues

occasion	number	Victories	draw	Defeats	Goal difference (without goals in penalty shootouts)
Home games	079	052	16	11	202: 060
Play in a neutral place	249	128	32	89	638: 321
Away games	062	023	14th	25th	103: 098
↑ Incl. the games at the 1991 Asian Championships, the 1994 Asian Games and the 2010 and 2017 East Asian Championships ↑ Won 1 game on penalties ↑ Of which 3 games decided on penalties (2 wins, 1 loss) ↑ Incl. the games against the hosts at the Asian Championships in 1987, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2014; World Championships in 1991, 2003, the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2008 and the Algarve Cup in 2015

Game cities

01 Fukuoka Kobe Hiroshima Sendai Kanagawa Osaka Chiba Matsumoto Niigata Saitama Shizuoka Kyoto Matsuyama Kumamoto saga Isahaya Tendo Marugame Nagano N Tottori Kitakyushu

Venues (1 = Tokyo , N = Nagasaki )

Venue (home games only)

city	Games	Victories	draw	Defeats	First game	Last game
Tokyo	27	21st	4th	2	1991	2012
Osaka	08th	3	2	3	1997	2016
Fukuoka	07th	4th	1	2	1991	1996
Chiba	05	4th	0	1	2007	2017
Kobe	05	2	2	1	1981	2012
Hiroshima	05	2	1	2	1994	2004
Sendai	03	1	2	0	2003	2012
Nagano	02	2	0	0	2015	2017
Shizuoka	02	2	0	0	2006	2019
Kumamoto	02	1	0	1	2006	2017
Kanagawa	02	0	2	0	1989	1989
Isahaya	01	1	0	0	2013	2013
Kitakyushu	01	1	0	0	2019	2019
Marugame	01	1	0	0	2015	2015
Matsumoto	01	1	0	0	2010	2010
Nagasaki	01	1	0	0	2018	2018
Niigata	01	1	0	0	2010	2010
Saitama	01	1	0	0	2009	2009
Tendo	01	1	0	0	2014	2014
Tottori	01	1	0	0	2018	2018
Kyoto	01	0	1	0	1999	1999
Matsuyama	01	0	1	0	2011	2011
saga	01	0	1	0	2013	2013
↑ Won on penalties

See also

• List of international matches for the Japanese national football team

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FIFA.com: Japan Women's International Matches
2. ↑ The two games at the Asian Cup are not counted by FIFA, the JFA only mentions participation in 1981 in its history [1]
3. ↑ The three games at the Asian Cup are not counted by FIFA, the JFA mentions participation in its history [2]
4. ↑ The DBU does not have the game in their statistics, but just like the FIGC on June 6, 1981, a game Denmark-Italy with the same result Danmark - Italy 1 - 1 In a Japanese statistics, a game between Japan and England (result : 0: 4) listed. [3] (PDF; 152 kB)
5. ↑ The game is counted by the FIGC .
6. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wom-xian84.html
7. ↑ rsssf.com: Women's World Invitation Tournament 1987
8. ↑ There were also two games against Taiwan B and Polynesia.
9. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wom-xiamen88.html
10. ↑ Makita Power Tools competed for the Philippines
11. ↑ Taiwan won the Oceania Championship in 1986 and 1989 without belonging to the Oceanic Federation
12. ↑ rsssf.com: Asian Games 1990 (Women's Tournament)
13. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wom-albena.html#91
14. ↑ The game is not counted by the Swedish Federation.
15. ↑ ^{a b} The DBU does not lead the game according to its statistics [4]
16. ↑ FIFA counts the game between Slovakia and Austria on August 19, 1994, but not the game against Japan
17. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wom-slovakia.html
18. ↑ rsssf.com: Asian Games 1998 (Women's Tournament)
19. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wom-pacific00.html
20. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/tigerpools01.html
21. ↑ Another game that was scheduled for September 11th against the USA was canceled due to the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 .
22. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/tfrance-fem02.html
23. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wom-wuhan02.html
24. ↑ rsssf.com: Asian Games 2002 (Women's Tournament)
25. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/wom-jap-3nat03.html
26. ↑ .rsssf.com: Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament
27. ↑ rsssf.com: EAFF Women's Cup 2005
28. ↑ rsssf.com: Asian Games 2006 (Women's Tournament)
29. ↑ rsssf.com: EAFF Women's Cup 2008
30. ↑ rsssf.com: EAFF Women's Cup 2010
31. ↑ http://de.fifa.com/womensolympic/qualifiers/index.html
32. ↑ fifa.com: "Sasaki resignation: Nadeshiko without coach"