Japan men's national ice hockey team
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| Association | Japan Ice Hockey Federation |
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| Head coach | Greg Thomson |
| Assistants |
Takahito Suzuki Takeshi Yamanaka |
| Captain | Go Tanaka |
| Most games | Toshiyuli Saki (84) |
| Most points | Norio Suzuki (85) |
| IIHF code | JPN |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 21  1 |
| Highest IIHF | 15 (first in 2003) |
| Lowest IIHF | 22 (first in 2007) |
| First international | |
 Czechoslovakia 12–2 Japan  (Davos, Switzerland; 24 January 1930) |
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| Biggest win | |
Japan 44–1 Kuwait  (Gangneung, South Korea; 30 January 1999) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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Czechoslovakia 25–1 Japan (Moscow, Soviet Union; 4 March 1957) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 43 (first in 1930) |
| Best result | 8th (1930, 1957) |
| Asian Winter Games | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1986) |
| Best result |
 Gold (2003, 2007) |
| Olympics | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1936) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 238–342–47 | |
The Japanese national ice hockey team (Japanese: アイスホッケー日本代表 Aisuhokkē nihondaihyō) is the national men's ice hockey of Japan. They are currently ranked 20th in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I. They have competed in nine Olympic Games competitions.
Note: Years in Bold denote participation in the top-level tournament
Roster for the 2016 IIHF World Championship.
As of June 6, 2009
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