Japan national ice hockey team

The Japanese national ice hockey team is the national men's ice hockey of Japan. They are currently ranked 22nd in the IIHF World Ranking and currently compete in IIHF World Championship Division I. They have competed in nine Olympics Games competitions.

Team Japan players at the 1998 Nagano Olympics

*Dan Daikawa D
*Ryan Fujita F
*Yūji Iga F
*Dusty Imoo G
*Shinichi Iwasaki G
*Matthew Kabayama F
*Tatsuki Katayama D
*Yutaka Kawaguchi D
*Takayuki Kobori D
*Atsudo Kudō D
*Ryan Kuwabara F
*Hiroshi Matsuura F
*Hiroyuki Miura D
*Takayuki Miura D
*Fumitaka Miyauchi D
*Jirō Nihei G
*Tsutsumi Otomo F
*Toshiyuki Sakai F
*Kunihiko Sakurai F
*Akihito Sugisawa F
*Steve Tsujiura C
*Shin Yahata F
*Takeshi Yamanaka D
*Chris Yule F

*Head coach Bjorn Kinding
*General Manager Dave King

World Championship record

*1930 - Finished tied in 6th place
*1931 - 1955 - Did not participate
*1957 - Finished in 8th place
*1958 - 1961 - Did not participate
*1962 - Finished in 9th place (1st in "Pool B")
*1963 - 1966 - Did not participate
*1967 - Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
*1969 - Finished in 15th place (1st in "Pool C")
*1970 - Finished in 11th place (5th in "Pool B")
*1971 - Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
*1972 - Finished in 11th place (5th in "Pool B")
*1973 - Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
*1974 - Finished in 10th place (4th in "Pool B")
*1975 - Finished in 12th place (6th in "Pool B")
*1976 - Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
*1977 - Finished in 11th place (3rd in "Pool B")
*1978 - Finished in 10th place (2nd in "Pool B")
*1979 - Finished in 14th place (6th in "Pool B")
*1981 - Finished in 16th place (8th in "Pool B")
*1982 - Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
*1983 - Finished in 13th place (5th in "Pool B")
*1985 - Finished in 13th place (5th in "Pool B")
*1986 - Finished in 16th place (8th in "Pool B")
*1987 - Finished in 17th place (1st in "Pool C")
*1989 - Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
*1990 - Finished in 15th place (7th in "Pool B")
*1991 - Finished in 16th place (8th in "Pool B")
*1992 - Finished in 15th place (3rd in "Pool B")
*1993 - Finished in 17th place (5th in "Pool B")
*1994 - Finished in 16th place (4th in "Pool B")
*1995 - Finished in 18th place (6th in "Pool B")
*1996 - Finished in 20th place (8th in "Pool B")
*1997 - Finished in 24th place (4th in "Pool C")
*1998 - Finished in 16th place
*1999 - Finished in 16th place
*2000 - Finished in 16th place
*2001 - Finished in 16th place
*2002 - Finished in 16th place
*2003 - Finished in 16th place
*2004 - Finished in 15th place
*2005 - Finished in 25th place (5th in Division I, Group A)
*2006 - Finished in 22nd place (3rd in Division I, Group A)
*2007 - Finished in 24th place (3rd in Division I, Group B)
*2008 - Finished in 21st place (3rd in Division I, Group B)

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