Who is the head coach of Japan?

The head coach of Japan is Yoshio Hoshino.

Who is the captain of Japan?

The captain of Japan is Fumihiko Kajikawa.

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1989-1990

1989-1990 Japan Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Hikomi Senuma (F)	Kokudo	JIHL	-	15	24	39	-	-
Hiroshi Hikigi (RW)	Oji Seishi	JIHL	-	23	15	38	-	-
Toshiyuki Sakai (RW)	Kokudo	JIHL	31	21	16	37	28	-
Akihito Sugisawa (RW)	Oji Seishi	JIHL	30	16	12	28	18	-
Yuji Iga (LW/RW)	Kokudo	JIHL	30	13	15	28	28	-
Koshi Kiyoe (F)	Kokudo	JIHL	30	10	16	26	10	-
Yuji Iwamoto (F)	Snow Brand Sapporo	JIHL	30	8	18	26	25	-
Yasuhiro Honma (D)	Oji Seishi	JIHL	29	3	17	20	6	-
Sayaka Ishii (LW/RW)	Kokudo	JIHL	-	18	-	18	-	-
Atsuo Kudo (D)	Kokudo	JIHL	30	8	6	14	18	-
Fumihiko Kajikawa (D)	Kokudo	JIHL	30	4	10	14	14	-
Noriwaka Kadohashi (C)	Jujyo-Seishi	JIHL	-	13	-	13	-	-
Kunio Takagi (D)	Kokudo	JIHL	30	3	9	12	12	-
Takayuki Miura (D)	Seibu Railway Team	JIHL	30	1	7	8	26	-

N	Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
	Katsunori Hirano (G)	Oji Seishi	JIHL	-	-	-	-	-	-

1989-1990 Japan Staff

Head CoachYoshio Hoshino

Team Staff History

1989-1990 Japan Captains

"C"

Fumihiko Kajikawa

Team Captaincy History

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Plays in: World Championship Division I Group A
2027: WC D1B -
2026: WC D1A Relegated
2025: WC D1A -
2024: WC D1A -

1989-1990 Japan Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players

Experience

Japan: 305 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Japan Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
05/08/2026 02:00 PM UTC	Ukraine	Japan	3 - 1	WC D1A
05/07/2026 05:30 PM UTC	Japan	Poland	2 - 4	WC D1A
05/05/2026 10:30 AM UTC	Lithuania	Japan	2 - 3 (OT 60:35)	WC D1A
05/03/2026 10:30 AM UTC	Kazakhstan	Japan	6 - 0	WC D1A
05/02/2026 10:30 AM UTC	Japan	France	3 - 4	WC D1A

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Japan History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WC D1B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WC D1A	5	0	4	-	1	0	9	19	2	0.4	6	Relegated
2024-2025	WC D1A	5	2	2	-	0	1	14	16	7	1.4	4	-
2023-2024	WC D1A	5	1	3	-	0	1	11	17	4	0.8	5	-
2022-2023	WC D1B	5	5	0	-	0	0	29	10	15	3		Promoted
2021-2022	WC D1B	4	3	1	-	0	0	23	9	9	2.25		-
2020-2021	WC D1B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	WC D1B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WC D1B	5	2	3	-	0	0	16	17	6	1.2		-
2017-2018	WC D1B	5	2	1	-	2	0	17	13	10	2		-
2016-2017	WC D1B	5	4	1	-	0	0	22	11	12	2.4		-
2015-2016	WC D1A	5	0	5	-	0	0	7	26	0	0	6	Relegated
2014-2015	WC D1A	5	2	3	-	0	0	10	16	6	1.2	4	-
2013-2014	WC D1A	5	3	1	-	0	1	14	14	10	2		-
2012-2013	WC D1A	5	2	3	-	0	0	13	16	6	1.2	4	-
2011-2012	WC D1A	5	1	2	-	1	1	13	14	6	1.2	4	-
2010-2011	WC D1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-
2009-2010	WC D1	5	3	2	-	0	0	17	7	9	1.8		-
2008-2009	WC D1	5	3	2	-	0	0	21	8	9	1.8		-
2007-2008	WC D1	5	3	1	-	0	1	19	10	10	2		-
2006-2007	WC D1	5	1	2	-	1	1	19	22	6	1.2		-
2005-2006	WC D1	5	3	2	0	-	-	18	14	6	1.2		-
2004-2005	WC D1	5	2	3	0	-	-	14	14	4	0.8	5	-
2003-2004	WC Q	1	1	0	0	-	-	4	1	2	2	1	Qualification
	WC	6	0	4	2	-	-	12	24	2	0.33	15	Relegated
2002-2003	WC Q	1	1	0	0	-	-	15	0	2	2	1	Qualification
	WC	6	0	5	1	-	-	11	34	1	0.17	16	Saved in relegation
2001-2002	WC Q	2	1	0	1	-	-	4	2	3	1.5	1	Qualification
	WC	6	0	6	0	-	-	13	34	0	0	16	Saved in relegation
2000-2001	WC Q	2	2	0	0	-	-	13	3	4	2	1	Qualification

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Yu Sato (F)	2026-2027	AKM Tula Region	VHL	2	0	0	0	0
2.	Yushiroh Hirano (F)	2026-2027	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL 2	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Kohei Sato (F)	2026-2027	Briançon	Ligue Magnus	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Sota Isogai (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Chikara Hanzawa (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Riku Ishida (D)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Hiroto Sato (D)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Seiya Hayata (D)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Kosuke Otsu (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Madoka Suzuki (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	27.22
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	26.52
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	28.32
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	181 lbs	27.73
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	181 lbs	26.74

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Regular Season

Franchise 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

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Hideaki Kurokawa (F)	30	48	10	58
2.	Yoshio Hoshino (F)	84	42	47	89
3.	Norio Suzuki (F)	70	37	38	75
4.	Toshiyuki Sakai (F)	90	37	23	60
5.	Takao Hikigi (F)	52	29	42	71

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Yoshio Hoshino (F)	84	42	47	89
2.	Takao Hikigi (F)	52	29	42	71
3.	Norio Suzuki (F)	70	37	38	75
4.	Herb Wakabayashi (F)	56	28	30	58
5.	Tsutomu Hanzawa (F)	60	22	30	52

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Toshiyuki Sakai (F)	90	37	60	110
2.	Takahito Suzuki (F)	77	20	44	90
3.	Tetsuya Saito (F)	46	6	19	88
4.	Ryan Fujita (F)	32	10	29	81
5.	Makoto Kawashima (D)	58	8	14	77

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	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

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Michihiro Sato (F)	4	10	14	3.50
2.	Mamoru Takashima (F)	5	12	15	3.00
3.	Isao Kawabuchi (F)	5	9	14	2.80
4.	Kazuo Matsuda (F)	4	5	11	2.75
5.	Masataka Koshigoe (F)	2	0	5	2.50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Isao Ono (F)	1961-1962	5	6	23
2.	Yoshio Hoshino (F)	1981-1982	7	7	22
3.	Hideaki Kurokawa (F)	1966-1967	4	13	16
4.	Takeshi Azuma (F)	1981-1982	7	11	16
5.	Herb Wakabayashi (F)	1978-1979	6	9	16

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Hideaki Kurokawa (F)	1966-1967	4	13	16
2.	Norio Suzuki (F)	1986-1987	7	13	15
3.	Mamoru Takashima (F)	1961-1962	5	12	15
4.	Takeshi Azuma (F)	1981-1982	7	11	16
5.	Hideaki Kurokawa (F)	1968-1969	5	11	13

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Isao Ono (F)	1961-1962	5	17	23
2.	Yoshio Hoshino (F)	1981-1982	7	15	22
3.	Yuji Iga (F)	1991-1992	7	9	14
4.	Koji Iwamoto (F)	1973-1974	7	8	15
5.	Takao Hikigi (F)	1968-1969	5	8	13

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Ryan Fujita (F)	1999-2000	6	2	39
2.	Makoto Kawahira (F)	2000-2001	6	4	31
3.	Sadaki Honma (F)	1980-1981	7	4	30
4.	Taku Takahashi (F)	1992-1993	7	3	29
5.	Makoto Kawashima (D)	2011-2012	5	1	29