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Japan

EP DATABASE STATS - Japan
  • Players in database 1 951
  • Female players in database 408
  • Team Staff in database 240
  • Teams in database 92

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International Record
World Championship U20 World Championship U18 World Championship

World Championship

JAPAN

U20 World Championship

JAPAN U20
  • 2025 WJC-20 D1B -
  • 2024 WJC-20 D1A Relegated
  • 2023 WJC-20 D1B Promoted
  • 2022 WJC-20 D1B -
  • 2021 WJC-20 D1B Tournament Cancelled
  • 2020 WJC-20 D2A Promoted
  • 2019 WJC-20 D1B Relegated
  • 2018 WJC-20 D2A Promoted
  • 2017 WJC-20 D2A -
  • 2016 WJC-20 D1B Relegated

U18 World Championship

JAPAN U18
  • 2025 WJC-18 D1B Relegated
  • 2024 WJC-18 D1A Relegated
  • 2023 WJC-18 D1A -
  • 2022 WJC-18 D1A -
  • 2021 WJC-18 D1A Tournament Cancelled
  • 2020 WJC-18 D1A Tournament Cancelled
  • 2019 WJC-18 D1B Promoted
  • 2018 WJC-18 D1B -
  • 2017 WJC-18 D1B -
  • 2016 WJC-18 D1B -
Most Viewed Players
# Player Born Latest Team Views
1. Aito Iguchi (F) 2025 | Meiji Univ. | JP-UNIV 406 461
2. Yushiroh Hirano (F) 2025 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL2 234 438
3. Yu Sato (F) 2025 | Dynamo-Altay Barnaul | VHL 122 800
4. Yusaku Ando (F) 2025 | Red Eagles Hokkaido | Asia League 118 410
5. Yutaka Fukufuji (G) 2025 | Nikko Icebucks | Asia League 104 413
6. Kohei Sato (F) 2025 | Bloomington Bison | ECHL 92 556
7. Kenta Isogai (F) 2025 | Victoria Royals | WHL 90 012
8. Yuki Miura (F) 2025 | Iowa Heartlanders | ECHL 70 310
9. Jiro Nihei (G) 2007 | Nippon Paper Cranes | Asia League 63 782
10. Hiroshi Sato (F) 2018 | Nippon Paper Cranes | Asia League 58 678
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Most Viewed Teams
# Team Town League Views
1. Nikko Icebucks Nikko City Asia League 130 477
2. Red Eagles Hokkaido Tomakomai Asia League 118 200
3. East Hokkaido Cranes Kushiro, JPN Not Active (Asia) 108 120
4. Tohoku Free Blades Hachinohe Asia League 99 173
5. Japan WC D1A 84 427
6. Japan U20 WJC-20 D1B 64 774
7. Japan U18 WJC-18 D1B 33 030
8. Kokudo Japan 30 645
9. Japan OGQ 25 750
10. Yokohama Grits Yokohama, Japan Asia League 20 179
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER FROM TO SOURCE
05/12/2025
05/12/2025 Confirmed Teruto Nakajima (F) Meran/Merano Red Eagles Hokkaido
05/10/2025
05/10/2025 Confirmed Riku Ishida (D) Meran/Merano Unknown
04/02/2025
04/02/2025 Extension Akane Shiga (F) Luleå HF Luleå HF
01/27/2025
01/27/2025 Confirmed Yushiroh Hirano (F) HC Innsbruck Krefeld Pinguine
01/21/2025
01/21/2025 Confirmed Kohei Sato (F) Orlando Solar Bears Bloomington Bison
01/02/2025
01/02/2025 Confirmed Kenta Isogai (F) Wenatchee Wild Victoria Royals
10/03/2024
10/03/2024 Confirmed Ryo Murakami (G) P.A.L. Junior Islanders Laser HT
09/25/2024
09/25/2024 Confirmed Shuma Kinebuchi (D) HC Panter Haukat
09/13/2024
09/13/2024 Extension Kotaro Murase (F) Titaanit Titaanit
09/07/2024
09/07/2024 Confirmed Yu Sato (F) Dizel Penza Dynamo-Altay Barnaul
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Players From Japan In North America
# Player Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Issa Murakami (F) New Mexico Ice Wolves NA3HL 32 22 34 56 14
2. Darius Odermatt (C/W) Calgary Edge School U17 AAA CSSHL U17 AAA 33 31 19 50 18
3. Tai Ushio (F) Anchorage Wolverines NAHL 47 25 23 48 97
4. Sophia Odermatt (F/D) OHA Mavericks Tardiff U22 U22 AA (W) 64 14 34 48 18
5. Yuki Miura (C/RW) Iowa Heartlanders ECHL 67 21 20 41 22
6. Hina Shimomukai (F) HTI Stars Independent (W) 28 19 21 40 12
7. Kenta Isogai (LW) Victoria Royals WHL 31 17 23 40 8
8. Shu Kawaguchi (F) Yarmouth High CAHS 15 24 14 38 27
9. Kazumo Sasaki (F) Prince George Spruce Kings BCHL 47 19 19 38 47
10. Kenta Isogai (LW) Wenatchee Wild WHL 28 15 23 38 4
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Players From Japan In Europe
# Player Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Akane Shiga (F) Luleå HF SDHL (W) 34 9 22 31 16
2. Riku Ishida (D) Meran/Merano AlpsHL 36 5 26 31 20
3. Yu Sato (LW/RW) Dynamo-Altay Barnaul VHL 47 13 17 30 20
4. Teruto Nakajima (F) Meran/Merano AlpsHL 22 9 18 27 18
5. Taj Roberts (F) Nordic Hockey Academy U18 Austria U18i 28 15 11 26 18
6. Yushiroh Hirano (RW) HC Innsbruck ICEHL 36 9 16 25 6
7. Kotaro Murase (F) Titaanit Suomi-sarja 36 8 14 22 2
8. Yu Hikosaka (W/C) Perth Thunder AIHL 8 14 5 19 6
9. Akira Watanabe (D) Düsseldorfer EG U20 DNL U20 39 2 16 18 10
10. Chikara Hanzawa (RW) HL Anyang Asia League 26 6 8 14 39
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NHL All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
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NHL All-Time Games Played
# Player GP G A TP
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World Championships All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Yoshio Hoshino (F) 84 42 47 89
2. Norio Suzuki (F) 70 37 38 75
3. Takao Hikigi (F) 52 29 42 71
4. Toshiyuki Sakai (F) 90 37 23 60
5. Hideaki Kurokawa (F) 30 48 10 58
6. Herb Wakabayashi (F) 56 28 30 58
7. Koji Iwamoto (F) 37 24 28 52
8. Tsutomu Hanzawa (F) 60 22 30 52
9. Satoru Misawa (F) 42 26 21 47
10. Takahito Suzuki (F) 77 20 24 44
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World Championships All-Time GP
# Player GP G A TP
1. Toshiyuki Sakai (F) 90 37 23 60
2. Yoshio Hoshino (F) 84 42 47 89
3. Takahito Suzuki (F) 77 20 24 44
4. Koji Wakasa (D) 77 6 5 11
5. Sadaki Honma (F) 74 29 13 42
6. Kunio Takagi (D) 71 7 8 15
7. Norio Suzuki (F) 70 37 38 75
8. Kazuma Tonosaki (D) 70 12 9 21
9. Hiroshi Hori (D) 70 5 15 20
10. Takayuki Kobori (D) 69 4 15 19
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