| Mat | Start Date | Opposition | Ground | End Date | Opposition | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 Oct 1952 | v Oxford Uni | Osaka | 15 Mar 1959 | v British Col | Osaka |
| 11 | 27 Sep 1986 | v Scotland XV | Murrayfield | 19 Nov 1988 | v Korea | Hong Kong |
| 10 | 2 Aug 1975 | v Australia | Sydney | 21 Oct 1976 | v Italy | Padova |
| 7 | 3 Oct 1999 | v Samoa | Wrexham | 10 Jun 2000 | v Samoa | Apia |
| 7 | 9 Jun 2007 | v Australia A | Townsville | 20 Sep 2007 | v Wales | Millennium Stadium |
| 6 | 15 Apr 1990 | v Samoa | Tokyo | 11 May 1991 | v Canada | Vancouver |
| 6 | 25 May 1997 | v USA | Osaka | 10 May 1998 | v USA | Tokyo |
| 6 | 3 Jul 2003 | v England A | Tokyo | 27 Oct 2003 | v USA | Gosford |
| 6 | 4 Jul 2004 | v Italy | Tokyo | 23 Apr 2005 | v Argentina | Buenos Aires |
| 5 | 6 Oct 1973 | v Wales XV | Cardiff | 19 May 1974 | v Junior ABs | Auckland |
| 5 | 27 Nov 1982 | v Korea | Singapore | 7 Oct 1984 | v France XV | Tokyo |
| 5 | 21 Apr 1985 | v USA | Tokyo | 26 Oct 1985 | v France XV | Nantes |
| 5 | 13 Oct 2002 | v Korea | Ulsan | 8 Jun 2003 | v Australia A | Tokyo |
| 5 | 4 Jun 2006 | v Tonga | Fukuoka | 1 Jul 2006 | v Fiji | Osaka |
| 4 | 27 Mar 1977 | v Oxford Uni | Tokyo | 23 Sep 1978 | v France XV | Tokyo |
| 3 | 29 Mar 1970 | v NZ Unis | Tokyo | 28 Sep 1971 | v England XV | Tokyo |
| 3 | 13 May 1979 | v England XV | Osaka | 24 Sep 1979 | v Camb Uni | Tokyo |
| 3 | 16 May 1982 | v NZ Unis | Wellington | 19 Sep 1982 | v England Stud | Osaka |
| 3 | 15 May 1993 | v Argentina | Tucuman | 16 Oct 1993 | v Wales | Cardiff |
| 3 | 27 May 1995 | v Wales | Bloemfontein | 4 Jun 1995 | v New Zealand | Bloemfontein |
| 3 | 10 Jun 2001 | v Wales | Osaka | 3 Jul 2001 | v Samoa | Tokyo |
| 3 | 29 May 2005 | v Canada | Tokyo | 19 Jun 2005 | v Ireland | Tokyo |
| 3 | 22 Jun 2008 | v Fiji | Tokyo | 5 Jul 2008 | v Samoa | Apia |
| 3 | 10 Sep 2011 | v France | North Shore City | 21 Sep 2011 | v Tonga | Whangarei |
| 3 | 5 Jun 2012 | v Fiji | Nagoya | 17 Jun 2012 | v Samoa | Tokyo |
| 3 | 25 May 2013 | v Tonga | Kanagawa | 8 Jun 2013 | v Wales | Osaka |
| 2 | 27 Sep 1959 | v Ox & Camb | Osaka | 4 Oct 1959 | v Ox & Camb | Tokyo |
| 2 | 12 Mar 1967 | v NZ Unis | Osaka | 21 Mar 1967 | v NZ Unis | Tokyo |
| 2 | 8 Mar 1970 | v NZ Unis | Tokyo | 15 Mar 1970 | v NZ Unis | Osaka |
| 2 | 4 Oct 1980 | v Netherlands | Hilversum | 19 Oct 1980 | v France XV | Toulouse |
| 2 | 5 Oct 1991 | v Scotland | Murrayfield | 9 Oct 1991 | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road |
| 2 | 11 Feb 1995 | v Tonga | Nagoya | 19 Feb 1995 | v Tonga | Tokyo |
| 2 | 18 May 1996 | v Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 9 Jun 1996 | v Canada | Tokyo |
| 2 | 6 Jul 1996 | v USA | San Francisco | 13 Jul 1996 | v Canada | Vancouver |
| 2 | 15 Jul 2000 | v Canada | Markham | 11 Nov 2000 | v Ireland | Lansdowne Road |
| 2 | 18 Jun 2009 | v Samoa | Sigatoka | 23 Jun 2009 | v Junior ABs | Lautoka |
* indicates that the sequence is ongoing
| Records include the following current or recent matches: |
|
Japan v Wales at Tokyo, 2nd Test, Jun 15, 2013 [23-8 FT] |
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Japan v Wales at Osaka, 1st Test, Jun 8, 2013 [18-22 FT] |
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Japan v Tonga at Kanagawa, IRB Pacific Nations Cup, May 25, 2013 [17-27 FT] |