| Player | Pos | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y Motoki | C | 1991-2005 | 79 | 73 | 6 | 31 | 47 | 1 | 39.87 |
| T Ito | N8 | 1996-2005 | 63 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 1 | 42.06 |
| H Onozawa | FB,W | 2001-2013 | 78 | 71 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 3 | 54.48 |
| D Ohata | W | 1996-2006 | 58 | 55 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 1 | 47.41 |
| M Kunda | H | 1990-1999 | 48 | 45 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 41.66 |
| T Hayashi | P,L | 1980-1992 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 27.63 |
| S Hirao | FH | 1982-1995 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 21.42 |
| T Masuho | W | 1991-2001 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 42.55 |
| T Miuchi | N8 | 2002-2008 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 42.70 |
| S Hasegawa | P,H | 1997-2003 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 35.00 |
| W Murata | SH | 1991-2005 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 36.58 |
| Y Sakuraba | L | 1986-1999 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 39.53 |
| H Tanuma | L | 1996-2003 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 38.09 |
| T Fujita | H | 1980-1991 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 23.43 |
| H Ono | L | 2004-2013 | 67 | 55 | 12 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 61.94 |
| R Yamamura | P | 2001-2007 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 37.50 |
| T Matsuda | FB,W | 1992-2003 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 46.51 |
| A Oyagi | L | 1983-1991 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 21.66 |
| K Hirose | FH | 1994-2005 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 45.00 |
| ST Latu | N8 | 1987-1995 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 31.25 |
| T Kikutani | BR | 2005-2013 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 1 | 62.28 |
| K Endo | W | 2004-2011 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 48.78 |
| S Mori | C | 1974-1981 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 24.07 |
| M Sakata | H | 1996-2003 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Y Yoshida | W | 1988-1997 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 35.48 |
| H Kajihara | F | 1989-1997 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 38.70 |
| H Kiso | BR | 2001-2008 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 39.06 |
| T Kurihara | FB,W | 2000-2003 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 32.14 |
| E Kutsuki | C | 1985-1994 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 35.00 |
| Y Watanabe | L,F | 1996-2007 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 42.64 |
| T Horaguchi | P | 1979-1987 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 22.91 |
| HATW Makiri | L,F | 2005-2008 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 28.84 |
| M Fujiwara | W | 1973-1982 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 20.45 |
| M Horikoshi | SH | 1988-1998 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 37.03 |
| Y Imamura | C | 2006-2013 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 51.38 |
| R Imazato | SH | 1969-1976 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 27.08 |
| T Ishizuka | F | 1974-1983 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 37.50 |
| T Kitagawa | L | 2005-2011 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 57.31 |
| S Onishi | C,FH | 2000-2008 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 46.96 |
| K Takahashi | P | 1990-1997 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 22.72 |
| M Yamamoto | P | 2001-2007 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 32.69 |
| M Chida | N8 | 1980-1987 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 34.61 |
| Y Izawa | F | 1968-1976 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 31.25 |
| I Kobayashi | F | 1975-1979 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Y Konishi | SH | 1980-1987 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 28.26 |
| T Kumagae | L | 2004-2007 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 36.53 |
| H Nanba | C | 2000-2003 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 33.33 |
| H Ogasawara | L | 1968-1977 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 31.25 |
| O Ota | P | 1986-1995 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 38.88 |
| L Thompson | L | 2007-2012 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 56.41 |
| Records include the following current or recent matches: |
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Japan v Korea at Tokyo, Asian 5 Nations - Top 5, May 4, 2013 [64-5 FT] |
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Japan v Philippines at Fukuoka, Asian 5 Nations - Top 5, Apr 20, 2013 [121-0 FT] |
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Japan v Samoa at Tokyo, IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Jun 17, 2012 [26-27 FT] |