Who is the head coach of Japan?

The head coach of Japan is Jarrod Skalde.

Who is the captain of Japan?

The captain of Japan is Riku Ishida.

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2024-2025 Season

Japan are 3-2-0 in the 2024-25 Asian WG season with 9 points, 3rd in the Group A and 3rd overall.

2024-2025 Japan Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Makuru Furuhashi (LW)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	32	18	33	51	26	33
Kento Suzuki (F)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	30	20	21	41	31	30
Shogo Nakajima (C)	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	31	20	18	38	6	22
Sota Isogai (F)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	32	16	20	36	14	28
Riku Ishida (D)	totals		38	5	29	34	20	-3
	Meran/Merano	AlpsHL	36	5	26	31	20	-2
	Meran/Merano	Italy	2	0	3	3	0	-1
Tohi Kobayashi (F)	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	32	15	16	31	24	22
Yuto Osawa (C)	Yokohama Grits	Asia League	32	7	24	31	18	-1
Hiroto Sato (D)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	29	6	20	26	39	19
Shigeki Hitosato (F)	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	28	10	15	25	28	2
Kosuke Otsu (F)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	28	7	16	23	14	11
Taiga Irikura (F)	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	32	12	9	21	12	14
Kenta Takagi (RW)	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	32	4	16	20	20	-2
Kotaro Tsutsumi (F)	Chuo Univ.	JP-UNIV	11	10	9	19	4	-
Koki Yoneyama (D)	Tohoku Free Blades	Asia League	30	2	17	19	10	-7
Masato Okubo (F)	Toyo Univ.	JP-UNIV	11	7	9	16	8	-
Kotaro Yamada (D)	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	32	3	13	16	8	7
Kazuki Lawlor (D)	KH Torun	Poland	31	7	6	13	2	-
Yusei Otsu (D)	HL Anyang	Asia League	32	2	8	10	10	2
Jiei Halliday (D)	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	32	2	3	5	0	-13
Seiya Hayata (D)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	32	0	3	3	24	-11

Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
Issa Otsuka (G)	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	25	2.53	.928	2	17-7-0	1424:28
Yuta Narisawa (G)	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	26	2.64	.912	0	17-8-0	1542:46
Eiki Sato (G)	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	3	2.78	.885	0	0-1-0	64:46

2024-2025 Japan Staff

Head CoachJarrod Skalde
Asst. CoachChris Wakabayashi
Asst. CoachTakeshi Yamanaka
Equipment ManagerToshinobu Yoshida
Physical TherapistKiyoshi Tsuji

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Japan Captains

"C"

Riku Ishida

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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

2024-2025 Japan Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players

Experience

Japan: 173 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 3 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