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The head coach of Japan is Takahito Suzuki.

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2016-2017

2016-2017 Season

Japan were 1-2-0 in the 2016-17 Asian WG season with 3 points, 3rd in the Top Division and 12th overall.

2016-2017 Japan Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Shuhei Kuji (RW/LW)	Oji Eagles	Asia League	48	34	30	64	10	22
Go Tanaka (C)	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	46	17	38	55	26	9
Hiroki Ueno (LW/RW)	Nippon Paper Cranes	Asia League	48	28	16	44	30	14
Takuro Yamashita (C/LW)	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	48	14	28	42	24	22
Seiji Takahashi (RW/LW)	Oji Eagles	Asia League	43	19	22	41	30	9
Takuma Kawai (LW)	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	44	14	25	39	51	-3
Yushiroh Hirano (RW)	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	34	19	19	38	52	17
Daisuke Obara (C)	Oji Eagles	Asia League	45	15	23	38	14	9
Makuru Furuhashi (LW)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	48	15	20	35	56	-3
Yosuke Haga (D)	Oji Eagles	Asia League	48	9	25	34	24	20
Yuri Terao (RW)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	36	16	13	29	78	-4
Keigo Minoshima (D)	Chuo Univ.	JP-UNIV	14	9	20	29	4	-
Kenta Takagi (RW)	Nippon Paper Cranes	Asia League	48	12	16	28	42	7
Ryo Hashimoto (D)	Oji Eagles	Asia League	48	5	22	27	12	23
Hiroto Sato (D)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	45	7	18	25	42	-3
Kohei Mitamura (LW)	Oji Eagles	Asia League	46	9	15	24	40	16
Ryo Hashiba (D)	Oji Eagles	Asia League	42	5	17	22	22	3
Masahito Nishiwaki (RW/LW)	Nippon Paper Cranes	Asia League	31	7	14	21	18	7
Takafumi Yamashita (D)	Oji Eagles	Asia League	45	6	15	21	40	20
Hiromichi Terao (LW)	Oji Eagles	Asia League	48	6	15	21	44	6
Mei Ushu (D)	Nippon Paper Cranes	Asia League	45	6	10	16	24	4

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Yutaka Fukufuji (G)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	22	2.02	.927	-	-	1276:00
Takuto Onoda (G)	Oji Eagles	Asia League	41	2.62	.911	-	-	-
Yuto Ito (G)	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	25	2.91	.896	-	-	-

2016-2017 Japan Staff

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Plays in: Asian WG
2025: Asian WG Silver
2017: Asian WG -
2011: Asian WG -
2007: Asian WG -

2016-2017 Japan Roster Facts

Nationalities

24 players

Experience

Japan: 111 GP
NHL: 4 GP
WC: 12 GP
AHL: 7 GP
DEL: 37 GP

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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.	Kosuke Otsu (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	5	3	6	9	10
2.	Sota Isogai (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	4	6	1	7	4
3.	Kotaro Tsutsumi (F)	2026-2027	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	4	3	4	7	2
4.	Tohi Kobayashi (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	4	4	2	6	6
5.	Yuto Osawa (F)	2026-2027	Yokohama Grits	Asia League	6	2	3	5	4
6.	Riku Ishida (D)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	6	1	4	5	8
7.	Hiroto Sato (D)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	5	2	2	4	0
8.	Seiji Takahashi (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	4	1	3	4	0
9.	Koki Yoneyama (D)	2026-2027	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	4	1	3	4	2
10.	Yuri Terao (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	4	1	2	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	28.39
2016-2017	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	27.54
2010-2011	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	28.62
2006-2007	View Roster	5'10"	172 lbs	26.32
2002-2003	View Roster	5'9"	174 lbs	28.86

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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