Who is the head coach of Japan?

The head coach of Japan is Yoshio Hoshino.

Who is the general manager of Japan?

The general manager of Japan is Tsutomu Kawabuchi.

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1989-1990 Japan Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Katsunori Hirano (G)	62	1963		5'9"	168	L	JIHL
	#31	Kenji Nobuta (G)	65	1960		5'11"	165	L	-
DEFENSEMEN
	#41	Tadashi Haga (D)	65	1961		5'11"	176	L	-
	#8	Yasuhiro Honma (D)	61	1965		5'10"	185	L	JIHL
	#5	Tetsunobu Kadohashi (D)	63	1962		5'7"	165	L	-
	#4	Fumihiko Kajikawa (D)	64	1962		6'0"	192	L	JIHL
	#3	Atsuo Kudo (D)	61	1965		5'10"	172	L	JIHL
	#36	Takayuki Miura (D)	59	1967	Hachinohe, JPN	6'0"	181	L	JIHL
	#24	Homare Narita (D)	62	1963		5'10"	185	-	-
	#10	Hidekatsu Takagi (D)	61	1965		5'9"	187	L	JIHL
FORWARDS
	#26	Hiroshi Hikigi (RW)	63	1963		5'9"	165	L	JIHL
	#23	Yuji Iga (LW/RW)	61	1965	Tomakomai, JPN	5'11"	176	L	JIHL
	#18	Sayaka Ishii (LW/RW)	63	1962		5'7"	163	-	JIHL
	#13	Yuji Iwamoto (F)	64	1962		5'9"	159	R	JIHL
	#21	Noriwaka Kadohashi (C)	65	1961		5'7"	161	-	JIHL
	#19	Koshi Kiyoe (F)	61	1965		5'9"	163	L	JIHL
	#11	Shuji Momoi (RW/LW)	65	1961		5'8"	154	L	-
	#6	Hirotoshi Osawa (C)	60	1966		5'5"	165	L	-
	#9	Toshiyuki Sakai (RW)	62	1964	Tomakomai, JPN	6'0"	187	R	JIHL
	#14	Hikomi Senuma (F)	63	1963		5'7"	187	-	JIHL
	#12	Akihito Sugisawa (RW)	59	1967		5'7"	141	R	JIHL
	#7	Toshiyuki Yajima (F)	61	1964		5'9"	183	R	JIHL

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 12Av Age: 26.27 yearsAv Ht: 5'9"Av Wt: 172 lbsCompare with other teams »

1989-1990 Japan Staff

Head CoachYoshio Hoshino
Asst. CoachYoshiaki Honda
General ManagerTsutomu Kawabuchi

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Japan History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	Asian WG	5	3	2	-	0	0	28	11	9	1.8	3	Final loss
2016-2017	Asian WG	3	1	2	0	0	0	15	11	3	1		-
2010-2011	Asian WG	4	3	1	-	0	0	32	6	9	2.25		-
2006-2007	Asian WG	3	3	0	0	-	-	9	3	9	3		-
	Asian WG	1	1	0	0	-	-	6	1	3	3	1	Final group
2002-2003	Asian WG	2	2	0	0	-	-	54	0	4	2	1	Champion
1998-1999	Asian WG	3	2	0	1	-	-	21	2	5	1.67		-
	Asian WG	2	2	0	0	-	-	51	1	4	2	1	Final group
1995-1996	Asian WG	3	2	1	0	-	-	14	6	4	1.33		-
1989-1990	Asian WG	3	2	1	0	-	-	19	13	4	1.33		-
1985-1986	Asian WG	6	4	1	1	-	-	56	13	9	1.5		-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Tohi Kobayashi (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	1	2	1	3	0
2.	Yuri Terao (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	1	1	1	2	0
3.	Jiei Halliday (D)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	1	1	0	1	0
4.	Hiroto Sato (D)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	1	0	1	1	0
5.	Kosuke Otsu (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	1	0	1	1	0
6.	Seiji Takahashi (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	1	0	1	1	0
7.	Shogo Nakajima (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	1	0	1	1	0
8.	Ryo Hashimoto (D)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	1	0	1	1	2
9.	Seiya Hayata (D)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	1	0	0	0	0
10.	Makuru Furuhashi (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	1	0	0	0	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	28.30
2016-2017	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	27.46
2010-2011	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	28.52
2006-2007	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	26.23
2002-2003	View Roster	5'9"	174 lbs	28.81

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Fujita (F)	4	5	13	18
2.	Akihito Sugisawa (F)	9	9	7	16
3.	Toshiyuki Sakai (F)	9	8	8	16
4.	Takeshi Saito (F)	11	6	10	16
5.	Matt Kabayama (F)	4	5	11	16

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Akihito Sugisawa (F)	9	9	7	16
2.	Masatoshi Ito (F)	4	9	5	14
3.	Taro Nihei (F)	7	9	5	14
4.	Toshiyuki Sakai (F)	9	8	8	16
5.	Norio Suzuki (F)	9	8	5	13

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Fujita (F)	4	5	13	18
2.	Matt Kabayama (F)	4	5	11	16
3.	Takeshi Saito (F)	11	6	10	16
4.	Koki Yoneyama (D)	8	3	10	13
5.	Go Tanaka (F)	11	6	9	15

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Yosuke Kon (F)	11	6	15	47
2.	Toshiyuki Yajima (F)	9	7	13	30
3.	Ryan Kuwabara (F)	8	7	15	26
4.	Kengo Ito (D)	11	4	13	26
5.	Shuji Momoi (F)	9	7	13	22

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Fumitaka Miyauchi (D)	12	3	3	6
2.	Takeshi Saito (F)	11	6	10	16
3.	Go Tanaka (F)	11	6	9	15
4.	Yosuke Kon (F)	11	6	9	15
5.	Kengo Ito (D)	11	4	9	13

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ryan Fujita (F)	4	5	18	4.50
2.	Matt Kabayama (F)	4	5	16	4.00
3.	Masatoshi Ito (F)	4	9	14	3.50
4.	Akira Ihara (F)	4	8	12	3.00
5.	Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	4	4	12	3.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ryan Fujita (F)	2002-2003	4	5	18
2.	Matt Kabayama (F)	2002-2003	4	5	16
3.	Masatoshi Ito (F)	2002-2003	4	9	14
4.	Go Tanaka (F)	2010-2011	4	5	14
5.	Koki Yoneyama (D)	2024-2025	8	3	13

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Masatoshi Ito (F)	2002-2003	4	9	14
2.	Akira Ihara (F)	1998-1999	4	8	12
3.	Norio Suzuki (F)	1985-1986	6	8	11
4.	Hiroyuki Murakami (F)	1998-1999	4	8	9
5.	Yoshiyuki Kikuchi (F)	1998-1999	4	8	8

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ryan Fujita (F)	2002-2003	4	13	18
2.	Matt Kabayama (F)	2002-2003	4	11	16
3.	Koki Yoneyama (D)	2024-2025	8	10	13
4.	Go Tanaka (F)	2010-2011	4	9	14
5.	Joel Oshiro Dyck (D)	2002-2003	4	8	12

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Yosuke Kon (F)	2006-2007	3	2	27
2.	Hayato Aoyama (D)	1985-1986	5	4	22
3.	Toshiyuki Yajima (F)	1985-1986	6	10	20
4.	Ryan Kuwabara (F)	1998-1999	4	5	18
5.	Masafumi Ogawa (F)	2010-2011	4	1	18