Who is the head coach of Japan?

The head coach of Japan is Steve Tsujiura.

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The captain of Japan is Matt Kabayama.

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1998-1999

1998-1999 Season

Japan were 0-3 in the 1998-99 WC season with 0 points, 13th overall.

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1998-1999 Japan Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League
GOALTENDERS
	#70	Dusty Imoo (G)	56	1970	New Westminster, BC, CAN	5'8"	150	L	JIHL
	#1	Shinichi Iwasaki (G)	58	1968	Kuriyama, Hokkaido	5'10"	187	L	JIHL
DEFENSEMEN
	#28	Daniel Daikawa (D)	55	1971	Apple Valley, MN, USA	5'10"	194	R	JIHL
	#4	Akihito Isojima (D)	53	1973	Hokkaido, JPN	5'10"	165	R	JIHL
	#9	Tatsuki Katayama (D)	53	1973	Hokkaido, JPN	6'1"	190	L	JIHL
	#11	Yutaka Kawaguchi (D)	53	1973	Kisarazy, JPN	5'9"	172	R	JIHL
	#7	Takayuki Kobori (D)	57	1969	Tomakomai, JPN	6'1"	216	L	JIHL
	#77	Yujiro Nakajimaya (D)	54	1971	Kushiro City, JPN	5'10"	148	L	JIHL
	#2	Kunio Takagi (D)	63	1963		5'11"	176	L	JIHL
	#23	Takeshi Yamanaka (D)	55	1971		5'10"	183	R	JIHL
FORWARDS
	#19	Yasunori Iwata (C)	53	1972	Sakai, JPN	5'11"	168	R	JIHL
	#47	Matt Kabayama (C)"C"	60	1965	Foremost, AB, CAN	5'6"	172	R	JIHL
	#30	Shin Larsson (C)	52	1974	Stockholm, SWE	5'11"	176	L	JIHL
	#21	Hiroshi Matsuura (LW)	58	1968		6'0"	154	L	JIHL
	#18	Hiroyuki Murakami (C)	55	1971	Tokyo, JPN	6'0"	179	L	JIHL
	#16	Toshiyuki Sakai (RW)	62	1964	Tomakomai, JPN	6'0"	187	R	JIHL
	#34	Junji Sakata (F)	52	1974	Hokkaido, JPN	5'11"	176	R	JIHL
	#24	Masakazu Sato (RW)	50	1976	Hokkaido, JPN	6'0"	174	L	JIHL
	#12	Masaki Shirono (F)	55	1970		5'10"	174	R	JIHL
	#3	Akihito Sugisawa (RW)	59	1967		5'7"	141	R	JIHL
	#20	Takahito Suzuki (RW)	51	1975	Tomakomai, JPN	5'8"	161	R	JIHL
	#75	Chris Yule (C)	51	1975	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'9"	150	L	JIHL

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 12Av Age: 28.23 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 172 lbsCompare with other teams »

1998-1999 Japan Staff

Head CoachSteve Tsujiura

Team Staff History

1998-1999 Japan Captains

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Matt Kabayama

Team Captaincy History

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Japan Facts

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

1998-1999 Japan Roster Facts

Nationalities

18 players
3 players
1 player

Experience

Japan: 488 GP
WC: 102 GP
OG: 41 GP
SHL: 8 GP
Czechia: 19 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.	Chikara Hanzawa (F)	2026-2027	KH Torun	PHL	5	7	6	13	4
2.	Kosuke Otsu (F)	2026-2027	Nikko Icebucks	Asia League	5	3	6	9	10
3.	Sota Isogai (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	4	6	1	7	4
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.	Teruto Nakajima (F)	2026-2027	Red Eagles Hokkaido	Asia League	4	1	4	5	6
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.	Yu Sato (F)	2026-2027	AKM Tula Region	VHL	8	1	3	4	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	176 lbs	27.26
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	174 lbs	26.61
2023-2024	View Roster	5'10"	179 lbs	28.45
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	181 lbs	27.86
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	181 lbs	26.83

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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