Japan men's national junior ice hockey team

Japan

Association	Japan Ice Hockey Federation
Head coach	Perry Pearn
Assistants	Teruhiko Okita Terashima Hiroshi
Captain	Yuto Osawa
Most games	Hiroshi Sato (17)
Most points	Makuru Furuhashi (29)
IIHF code	JPN
First international
Norway 4 - 2 Japan (Heerenveen, Netherlands; March 16, 1982)
Biggest win
Japan 17 - 1 Iceland (Canazei, Italy; December 13, 2007)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 20 - 1 Japan (Gävle, Sweden; December 30, 1992)
IIHF World U20 Championship
Appearances	30 (first in 1982)
Best result	8th (1993)
International record (W–L–T)
89-81-13

The Japanese men's national under-20 ice hockey team (Japanese: アイスホッケー男子U-20日本代表 Aisuhokkē Danshi U-20 Nippon Daihyō) represents Japan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division I.

Results

• 1982 – 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
• 1983 – 10th place (2nd in Pool B)
• 1984 – 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
• 1985 – 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
• 1986 – 13th place (5th in Pool B)
• 1987 – 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
• 1988 – 12th place (4th in Pool B)
• 1989 – 12th place (4th in Pool B)
• 1990 – 11th place (3rd in Pool B)
• 1991 – 12th place (4th in Pool B)
• 1992 – 9th place (1st in Pool B)
• 1993 – 8th place
• 1994 – 15th place (7th in Pool B)
• 1995 – 15th place (7th in Pool B)
• 1996 – 16th place (6th in Pool B)
• 1997 – 16th place (6th in Pool B)
• 1998 – 18th place (8th in Pool B)
• 1999 – 20th place (2nd in Pool C)
• 2000 – 23rd place (5th in Pool C)
• 2001 – 20th place (2nd in Division II)
• 2002 – 19th place (1st in Division II)
• 2003 – 13th place (2nd in Division IA)
• 2004 – 21st place (6th in Division IB)
• 2005 – 24th place (1st in Division IIA)
• 2006 – 22nd place (6th in Division IA)
• 2007 – 27th place (3rd in Division IIB)
• 2008 – 24th place (2nd in Division IIA)
• 2009 – 23rd place (1st in Division IIA)
• 2010 – 15th place (5th in Division IA)
• 2011 – 15th place (5th in Division IA)
• 2012 – 22nd place (6th in Division IB)
• 2013 – 23rd place (1st in Division IIA)
• 2014 – 21st place (5th in Division IB)
• 2015 – 21st place (5th in Division IB)
• 2016 – Withdrew (6th in Division IB)
• 2017 – 24th place (2nd in Division IIA)
• 2018 – 23rd place (1st in Division IIA)
• 2019 – 22nd place (6th in Division IB)
• 2020 – 23rd place (1st in Division IIA)
• 2022 – 19th place (3rd in Division IB)
• 2023 – 17th place (1st in Division IB)
• 2024 – 16th place (6th in Division IA)
• 2025 – TBD (TBD in Division IB)