List of Japan national rugby union test matches

This is a list of all matches of the Japan national rugby union team.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Overall

Japan's overall Test match record against all nations, updated to 20 November 2021, is as follows:[1]

Games Played Won Lost Drawn Percentage of wins
364 158 196 10 43.41%

1930s

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1930-09-24 British Columbia 3 3 Brockton Oval Vancouver Draw
1932-01-31 Canada 9 8 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Japan
1932-02-11 Canada 38 5 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo Japan
1934-02-11 Australian Universities 8 18 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo Australia Australian Universities
1934-02-18 Australian Universities 14 9 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Japan
1936-02-09 New Zealand Universities 8 16 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1936-02-16 New Zealand Universities 9 9 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Draw

1950s

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1952-10-01 Oxford University 0 35 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka England Oxford University
1952-10-05 Oxford University 0 52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo England Oxford University
1953-09-27 Cambridge University 11 34 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka England Cambridge University
1953-10-04 Cambridge University 6 35 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo England Cambridge University
1956-03-04 Australian Universities 14 16 Heiwadai Athletic Stadium Fukuoka Australia Australian Universities
1956-03-21 Australian Universities 8 19 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Australia Australian Universities
1956-03-25 Australian Universities 6 19 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Australia Australian Universities
1958-03-02 Junior All Blacks 3 34 Heiwadai Athletic Stadium Fukuoka  Junior All Blacks
1958-03-09 Junior All Blacks 6 32 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  Junior All Blacks
1958-03-23 Junior All Blacks 3 56 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  Junior All Blacks
1959-03-15 British Columbia 17 21 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Canada British Columbia
1959-03-22 British Columbia 11 11 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Draw
1959-09-27 Oxford and Cambridge 6 54 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka England Oxford and Cambridge
1959-10-04 Oxford and Cambridge 14 44 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo England Oxford and Cambridge

1960s

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1963-04-13 British Columbia 33 6 Brockton Oval Vancouver Japan
1967-03-12 New Zealand Universities 3 19 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1967-03-21 New Zealand Universities 8 55 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1968-06-03 Junior All Blacks 23 19 Athletic Park Wellington Japan
1968-06-08 New Zealand Universities 16 25 Athletic Park Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1969-03-09 Hong Kong 24 22 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan

1970s

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1970-01-18 Thailand 42 11 Chulalongkorn University Stadium Bangkok Japan
1970-03-08 New Zealand Universities 6 16 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1970-03-15 New Zealand Universities 14 28 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1970-03-22 British Columbia 32 3 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1970-03-29 New Zealand Universities 14 46 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1971-09-24 England XV 19 27 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka England England XV
1971-09-28 England XV 3 6 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo England England XV
1972-04-02 Emerging Wallabies 24 22 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Japan
1972-04-08 Emerging Wallabies 17 17 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Draw
1972-11-11 Hong Kong 16 0 Government Stadium Hong Kong Japan
1973-10-06 Wales XV 14 62 National Stadium Cardiff  Wales XV
1973-10-13 England Under-23's 10 19 Twickenham Stadium London England England Under-23's
1973-10-27 France 18 30 Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux France France
1974-05-12 New Zealand Universities 31 40 Carisbrook Dunedin New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1974-05-19 Junior All Blacks 31 55 Eden Park Auckland  Junior All Blacks
1974-05-26 New Zealand Universities 24 21 Athletic Park Wellington Japan
1974-11-23 Sri Lanka 44 6 Longden Place Colombo Japan
1975-03-30 Cambridge University 16 13 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Japan
1975-08-02 Australia 7 37 Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Australia Australia
1975-08-17 Australia 25 50 Ballymore Stadium Brisbane Australia Australia
1975-09-21 Wales XV 12 56 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Wales Wales XV
1975-09-24 Wales XV 6 82 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Wales Wales XV
1976-03-28 New Zealand Universities 6 45 Olympic Stadium Tokyo New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1976-05-12 British Columbia 7 38 Swangard Stadium Vancouver Canada British Columbia
1976-09-25 Scotland XV 9 34 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh  Scotland XV
1976-10-09 Welsh Clubs 9 63 St. Helen's Swansea Wales Welsh Clubs
1976-10-16 England Under-23's 15 58 Twickenham Stadium London England England Under-23's
1976-10-21 Italy 3 25 Stadio Silvio Appiani Padova Italy Italy
1976-11-20 South Korea 11 3 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul Japan
1977-03-27 Oxford University 16 20 Olympic Stadium Tokyo England Oxford University
1977-09-18 Scotland XV 9 74 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Scotland Scotland XV
1978-03-05 Queensland Reds 6 42 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Australia Queensland Reds
1978-09-23 France XV 16 55 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo France France XV
1978-11-25 South Korea 16 4 Stadium Merdeka Kuala Lampur Japan
1979-05-13 England XV 19 21 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka England England XV
1979-05-20 England XV 18 38 Olympic Stadium Tokyo England England XV
1979-09-24 Cambridge University 19 28 Olympic Stadium Tokyo England Cambridge University

1980s

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1980-03-30 New Zealand Universities 25 25 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Draw
1980-10-04 Netherlands 13 15 Tribune Sportpark Hilversum Hilversum Netherlands Netherlands
1980-10-19 France XV 3 23 Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse France France XV
1980-11-16 South Korea 21 12 Taipei Municipal Stadium Taipei Japan
1981-03-21 Australian Universities 10 9 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1982-01-30 Hong Kong 18 12 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1982-04-11 Canada 24 18 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Japan
1982-04-18 Canada 16 6 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1982-05-16 New Zealand Universities 20 35 Athletic Park Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1982-05-30 New Zealand Universities 6 22 Navigation Homes Stadium Pukekohe New Zealand New Zealand Universities
1982-09-19 England Students 0 43 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka England England Students
1982-09-26 New Zealand Universities 31 15 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Japan
1982-11-27 South Korea 9 12 Lancaster Park Singapore South Korea South Korea
1983-09-25 Oxford and Cambridge 10 15 Olympic Stadium Tokyo England Oxford and Cambridge
1983-10-22 Wales XV 24 29 National Stadium Cardiff Wales Wales XV
1984-09-30 France XV 0 52 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka France France XV
1984-10-07 France XV 12 40 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo France France XV
1984-10-27 South Korea 20 13 Kasuga Field Fukuoka Japan
1985-04-21 United States 15 16 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo United States United States
1985-05-26 Ireland XV 13 48 Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka  Ireland XV
1985-06-02 Ireland XV 15 33 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  Ireland XV
1985-10-19 France XV 0 50 Stade Maurice Boyau Dax France France XV
1985-10-26 France XV 0 52 Stade Marcel Saupin Nantes France France XV
1986-05-31 United States 9 9 Murdock Stadium Torrance Draw
1986-06-07 Canada 26 21 Burnaby Lake Sports Complex Burnaby Lake Japan
1986-09-27 Scotland XV 18 33 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Scotland Scotland XV
1986-10-11 England XV 12 39 Twickenham Stadium London England England XV
1986-11-29 South Korea 22 24 Chulalongkorn University Stadium Bangkok South Korea South Korea
1987-05-24 United States 18 21 Ballymore Stadium Brisbane United States United States
1987-05-30 England 7 60 Concord Oval Sydney England England
1987-06-03 Australia 23 42 Concord Oval Sydney Australia Australia
1987-10-03 Ireland Students 12 24 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Ireland Ireland Students
1987-10-25 New Zealand XV 0 74 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka New Zealand New Zealand XV
1987-11-01 New Zealand XV 4 106 Olympic Stadium Tokyo New Zealand New Zealand XV
1988-10-01 Oxford University 12 23 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo England Oxford University
1988-11-19 South Korea 13 17 Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong South Korea South Korea
1989-05-28 Scotland XV 28 24 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan

1990s

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1990-03-04 Fiji 6 32 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Fiji Fiji
1990-04-08 Tonga 28 16 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1990-04-11 South Korea 26 10 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1990-04-15 Samoa 11 37 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Samoa Samoa
1990-09-23 United States 15 25 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo United States United States
1990-10-27 South Korea 9 13 Sugathadasa Stadium Colombo South Korea South Korea
1991-04-27 United States 9 20 National Sports Center Blaine United States United States
1991-05-04 United States 15 27 Rockne Stadium Chicago United States United States
1991-05-11 Canada 26 49 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver Canada Canada
1991-09-07 Hong Kong 42 3 Edogawa Stadium Tokyo Japan
1991-10-05 Scotland 9 47 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Scotland Scotland
1991-10-09 Ireland 16 32 Lansdowne Road Dublin  Ireland
1991-10-14 Zimbabwe 52 8 Ravenhill Stadium Belfast Japan
1992-09-26 Hong Kong 37 9 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul Japan
1993-05-15 Argentina 27 30 Estadio Monumental José Fierro Tucuman Argentina Argentina
1993-05-22 Argentina 20 45 Ferro Carril Oeste Buenos Aires Argentina Argentina
1993-10-16 Wales 5 55 National Stadium Cardiff Wales Wales
1994-05-08 Fiji 24 18 Ningineer Stadium Ehime Japan
1994-05-15 Fiji 20 8 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Japan
1994-06-18 Hong Kong 22 10 Tsukisamu Dome Sapporo Japan
1994-10-29 South Korea 26 11 Stadium Merdeka Kuala Lumpur Japan
1995-02-11 Tonga 16 47 Mizuho Stadium Nagoya Tonga Tonga
1995-02-19 Tonga 16 24 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Tonga Tonga
1995-05-03 Romania 34 21 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1995-05-27 Wales 10 57 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein Wales Wales
1995-05-31 Ireland 28 50 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein  Ireland
1995-06-04 New Zealand 17 145 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein New Zealand New Zealand
1996-05-11 Hong Kong 34 27 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1996-05-18 Hong Kong 9 33 Aberdeen Stadium Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong
1996-06-09 Canada 18 45 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Canada Canada
1996-06-16 United States 24 18 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1996-07-06 United States 5 74 Boxer Stadium San Francisco United States United States
1996-07-13 Canada 30 51 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver Canada Canada
1996-11-09 South Korea 41 25 Taipei Municipal Stadium Taipei Japan
1997-05-03 Hong Kong 20 42 Aberdeen Stadium Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong
1997-05-18 Canada 32 31 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1997-05-25 United States 12 20 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka United States United States
1997-06-07 United States 29 51 Boxer Stadium San Francisco United States United States
1997-06-14 Canada 18 42 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver Canada Canada
1997-06-29 Hong Kong 23 41 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Hong Kong Hong Kong
1998-05-03 Canada 22 30 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Canada Canada
1998-05-10 United States 27 38 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo United States United States
1998-05-23 Hong Kong 38 31 Aberdeen Stadium Hong Kong Japan
1998-06-07 Hong Kong 16 17 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Hong Kong Hong Kong
1998-06-13 United States 25 21 Boxer Stadium San Francisco Japan
1998-06-20 Canada 25 34 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver Canada Canada
1998-09-15 Argentina 44 29 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1998-10-24 South Korea 40 12 Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore Japan
1998-10-27 Chinese Taipei 134 6 Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore Japan
1998-10-31 Hong Kong 47 7 Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore Japan
1998-12-18 South Korea 17 21 Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore South Korea South Korea
1999-05-01 Canada 23 21 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1999-05-08 Tonga 44 17 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
1999-05-22 Samoa 37 34 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Japan
1999-06-05 Fiji 9 16 Churchill Park Lautoka Fiji Fiji
1999-06-12 United States 47 31 Kaipiolani Park Honolulu Japan
1999-08-20 Spain 30 7 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Japan
1999-10-03 Samoa 9 43 Racecourse Ground Wrexham Samoa Samoa
1999-10-09 Wales 15 64 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Wales Wales
1999-10-16 Argentina 12 33 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Argentina Argentina

2000s

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
2000-05-20 Fiji 22 47 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Fiji Fiji
2000-05-27 United States 21 36 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka United States United States
2000-06-03 Tonga 25 26 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Tonga Tonga
2000-06-10 Samoa 9 68 Apia Park Apia Samoa Samoa
2000-07-02 South Korea 34 29 Aomori Stadium Aomori Japan
2000-07-15 Canada 18 62 Fletcher's Fields Markham Canada Canada
2000-11-11 Ireland 9 78 Lansdowne Road Dublin  Ireland
2001-05-13 South Korea 27 19 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2001-05-27 Chinese Taipei 65 15 Tainan Rugby Stadium Tainan Japan
2001-06-10 Wales 10 64 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Wales Wales
2001-06-17 Wales 30 53 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Wales Wales
2001-07-04 Samoa 8 47 Ajinomoto Stadium Tokyo Samoa Samoa
2001-07-08 Canada 39 7 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2002-05-19 Russia 59 19 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Japan
2002-05-26 Tonga 29 41 Kumagaya Rugby Ground Kumagaya Tonga Tonga
2002-06-16 South Korea 90 24 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Japan
2002-07-06 Chinese Taipei 155 3 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2002-07-14 South Korea 55 17 Dongdaemun Stadium Seoul Japan
2002-07-21 Chinese Taipei 120 3 Tainan Rugby Stadium Tainan Japan
2002-10-13 South Korea 34 45 Ulsan Public Stadium Ulsan South Korea South Korea
2003-05-17 United States 27 69 Boxer Stadium San Francisco United States United States
2003-05-25 Russia 34 43 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Russia Russia
2003-06-05 Australia A 5 63 Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka Australia Australia A
2003-06-08 Australia A 15 66 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Australia Australia A
2003-06-15 South Korea 86 3 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Japan
2003-07-03 England A 10 37 Ajinomoto Stadium Tokyo England England A
2003-07-06 England A 20 55 Olympic Stadium Tokyo England England A
2003-10-12 Scotland 11 32 Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville Scotland Scotland
2003-10-18 France 29 51 Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville France France
2003-10-23 Fiji 13 41 Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville Fiji Fiji
2003-10-27 United States 26 39 Central Coast Stadium Gosford United States United States
2004-05-16 South Korea 19 19 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Draw
2004-05-27 Russia 29 12 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Japan
2004-05-30 Canada 34 21 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2004-07-04 Italy 19 32 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Italy Italy
2004-11-13 Scotland 8 100 McDiarmid Park Perth Scotland Scotland
2004-11-20 Romania 10 25 Dinamo Stadium Bucharest Romania Romania
2004-11-26 Wales 0 98 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Wales Wales
2005-04-16 Uruguay 18 24 Estadio Luis Franzini Montevideo Uruguay Uruguay
2005-04-23 Argentina 36 68 Buenos Aires Cricket & Rugby Club Buenos Aires Argentina Argentina
2005-05-08 Hong Kong 91 3 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2005-05-15 South Korea 50 31 Yeongwol Ground Kangwon Japan
2005-05-25 Romania 23 16 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Japan
2005-05-29 Canada 10 15 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Canada Canada
2005-06-12 Ireland 12 44 Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka  Ireland
2005-06-19 Ireland 18 47 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo  Ireland
2005-11-05 Spain 44 29 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2006-04-16 Arabian Gulf 82 9 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2006-04-23 South Korea 50 14 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2006-05-14 Georgia 32 7 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Japan
2006-06-04 Tonga 16 57 Honjo Stadium Fukuoka Tonga Tonga
2006-06-11 Italy 6 52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Italy Italy
2006-06-17 Samoa 9 53 Yarrow Stadium New Plymouth Samoa Samoa
2006-06-24 Junior All Blacks 8 38 Carisbrook Dunedin New Zealand Junior All Blacks
2006-07-01 Fiji 15 29 Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka Fiji Fiji
2006-11-18 Hong Kong 52 3 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Japan
2006-11-25 South Korea 54 0 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Japan
2007-04-22 South Korea 82 0 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2007-04-29 Hong Kong 73 3 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2007-05-26 Fiji 15 30 Churchill Park Lautoka Fiji Fiji
2007-06-02 Tonga 20 17 Coffs Harbour International Stadium Coffs Harbour Japan
2007-06-09 Australia A 10 71 Dairy Farmers Stadium Townsville Australia Australia A
2007-06-16 Samoa 3 13 Sendai Stadium Miyagi Samoa Samoa
2007-06-24 Junior All Blacks 3 51 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo New Zealand Junior All Blacks
2007-08-18 Italy 12 36 Stadio Sportivo Comunale Saint Vincent Italy Italy
2007-09-08 Australia 3 91 Stade de Gerland Lyon Australia Australia
2007-09-12 Fiji 31 35 Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse Fiji Fiji
2007-09-20 Wales 18 72 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Wales Wales
2007-09-25 Canada 12 12 Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux Draw
2008-04-26 South Korea 39 17 Munhak Stadium Incheon Japan
2008-05-03 Arabian Gulf 114 6 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Japan
2008-05-10 Kazakhstan 82 6 Almaty Central Stadium Almaty Japan
2008-05-18 Hong Kong 75 29 Denka Big Swan Stadium Niigata Japan
2008-06-08 Australia A 21 42 Level5 Stadium Fukuoka Australia Australia A
2008-06-15 Tonga 35 13 Sendai Stadium Miyagi Japan
2008-06-22 Fiji 12 24 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Fiji Fiji
2008-06-28 Maori All Blacks 22 65 McLean Park Napier New Zealand Maori All Blacks
2008-07-05 Samoa 31 37 Apia Park Apia Samoa Samoa
2008-11-16 United States 29 19 Mizuho Stadium Nagoya Japan
2008-11-22 United States 32 17 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2009-04-25 Kazakhstan 87 10 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Japan
2009-05-02 Hong Kong 59 6 Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Japan
2009-05-16 South Korea 80 9 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Japan
2009-05-23 Singapore 45 15 Yio Chu Kang Stadium Singapore Japan
2009-06-18 Samoa 15 34 Lawaqa Park Sigatoka Samoa Samoa
2009-06-23 Junior All Blacks 21 52 Churchill Park Lautoka New Zealand Junior All Blacks
2009-06-27 Tonga 21 19 Churchill Park Lautoka Japan
2009-07-03 Fiji 39 40 National Stadium Suva Fiji Fiji
2009-11-15 Canada 46 8 Sendai Stadium Miyagi Japan
2009-11-21 Canada 27 6 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan

2010-2014

Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
2010-05-01 South Korea 71 13 Daegu Stadium Daegu Japan
2010-05-08 Arabian Gulf 60 5 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2010-05-15 Kazakhstan 101 7 Chulalongkorn University Stadium Bangkok Japan
2010-05-22 Hong Kong 94 5 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2010-06-12 Fiji 8 22 Churchill Park Lautoka Fiji Fiji
2010-06-19 Samoa 31 23 Apia Park Apia Japan
2010-06-26 Tonga 26 23 Apia Park Apia Japan
2010-10-30 Samoa 10 13 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Samoa Samoa
2010-11-06 Russia 75 3 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2011-04-30 Hong Kong 45 22 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Japan
2011-05-07 Kazakhstan 61 0 Chulalongkorn University Stadium Bangkok Japan
2011-05-13 United Arab Emirates 111 0 Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground Dubai Japan
2011-05-21 Sri Lanka 90 13 Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club Colombo Japan
2011-07-02 Samoa 15 34 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Samoa Samoa
2011-07-09 Tonga 28 27 ANZ National Stadium Suva Japan
2011-07-13 Fiji 24 13 Churchill Park Lautoka Japan
2011-08-13 Italy 24 31 Stadio Dino Manuzzi Cesena Italy Italy
2011-08-21 United States 20 14 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2011-09-10 France 21 47 North Harbour Stadium North Shore France France
2011-09-16 New Zealand 7 83 Waikato Stadium Hamilton New Zealand New Zealand
2011-09-21 Tonga 18 31 Okara Park Whangarei Tonga Tonga
2011-09-27 Canada 23 23 McLean Park Napier Draw
2012-04-28 Kazakhstan 87 0 Almaty Central Stadium Almaty Japan
2012-05-05 United Arab Emirates 106 3 Level5 Stadium Fukuoka Japan
2012-05-12 South Korea 52 8 Seongnam Sports Complex Seoul Japan
2012-05-19 Hong Kong 67 0 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2012-06-05 Fiji 19 25 Mizuho Stadium Nagoya Fiji Fiji
2012-06-10 Tonga 20 24 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Tonga Tonga
2012-06-17 Samoa 26 27 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Samoa Samoa
2012-11-10 Romania 34 23 Arcul de Triumf Bucharest Japan
2012-11-17 Georgia 25 22 National Stadium Tbilisi Japan
2013-04-20 Philippines 121 0 Level5 Stadium Fukuoka Japan
2013-04-27 Hong Kong 38 0 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Hong Kong Japan
2013-05-04 South Korea 64 5 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2013-05-10 United Arab Emirates 93 3 Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground Dubai Japan
2013-05-25 Tonga 17 27 NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Yokohama Tonga Tonga
2013-06-01 Fiji 8 22 Churchill Park Lautoka Fiji Fiji
2013-06-08 Wales 18 22 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Wales Wales
2013-06-15 Wales 23 8 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2013-06-19 Canada 16 13 Mizuho Stadium Nagoya Japan
2013-06-23 United States 38 20 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2013-11-02 New Zealand 6 54 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo New Zealand New Zealand
2013-11-09 Scotland 17 42 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Scotland Scotland
2013-11-15 Russia 40 13 Eirias Stadium Colwyn Bay Japan
2013-11-23 Spain 40 7 Campo Universitaria Madrid Japan
2014-05-03 Philippines 99 10 Eagles Nest Stadium Bagong Silangan Japan
2014-05-10 Sri Lanka 132 10 Mizuho Stadium Nagoya Japan
2014-05-17 South Korea 62 5 Munhak Stadium Incheon Japan
2014-05-25 Hong Kong 49 8 Olympic Stadium Tokyo Japan
2014-05-30 Samoa 33 14 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2014-06-07 Canada 34 25 Swangard Stadium Vancouver Japan
2014-06-14 United States 37 29 Dignity Health Sports Park Carson Japan
2014-06-21 Italy 26 23 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo Japan
2014-11-15 Romania 18 13 Arcul de Triumf Bucharest Japan
2014-11-23 Georgia 24 35 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Tbilisi Georgia (country) Georgia

2015-2019

Date Tournament Opponent F A Venue Winner Report
2015-04-18 2015 Asia Championship South Korea 56 30 Namdong Field, South Korea Japan
2015-05-02 2015 Asia Championship Hong Kong 41 0 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan Japan
2015-05-09 2015 Asia Championship South Korea 66 10 Level5 Stadium, Japan Japan
2015-05-23 2015 Asia Championship Hong Kong / / Aberdeen Stadium, Hong Kong – Abandoned [2]
2015-07-18 2015 Pacific Cup Canada 20 6 Avaya Stadium, USA Japan [3]
2015-07-24 2015 Pacific Cup United States 18 23 Papa Murphy's Park, USA  United States [4]
2015-07-29 2015 Pacific Cup Fiji 22 27 BMO Field, Canada  Canada
2015-08-03 2015 Pacific Cup Tonga 20 31 Swangard Stadium, Canada  Tonga [5]
2015-08-03 2015 World Cup warm-up World XV 20 45 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan World XV [6]
2015-08-22 2015 World Cup warm-up Uruguay 30 8 Level5 Stadium, Japan Japan [7]
2015-08-29 2015 World Cup warm-up Uruguay 40 0 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan Japan [8]
2015-09-05 2015 World Cup warm-up Georgia 13 10 Kingsholm Stadium, England Japan [9]
2015-09-19 2015 World Cup South Africa 34 32 Falmer Stadium, England Japan
2015-09-23 2015 World Cup Scotland 10 45 Kingsholm Stadium, England  Scotland
2015-10-03 2015 World Cup Samoa 26 5 Stadium MK, England Japan
2015-10-11 2015 World Cup United States 28 18 Kingsholm Stadium, England Japan
2016-04-30 2016 Asia Championship South Korea 85 0 Mitsuzawa Stadium, Japan Japan
2016-05-07 2016 Asia Championship Hong Kong 38 3 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Japan
2016-05-21 2016 Asia Championship South Korea 60 3 Namdong Field, South Korea Japan
2016-05-28 2016 Asia Championship Hong Kong 59 17 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan Japan
2016-06-11 2016 June tests Canada 26 22 BC Place, Canada Japan
2016-06-18 2016 Scotland tour Scotland 13 26 Toyota Stadium, Japan  Scotland
2016-06-25 2016 Scotland tour Scotland 16 21 Ajinomoto Stadium, Japan  Scotland
2016-11-05 2016 November tests Argentina 20 54 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan  Argentina [10]
2016-11-12 2016 November tests Georgia 28 22 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Georgia Japan
2016-11-19 2016 November tests Wales 30 33 Millennium Stadium, Wales  Wales [11]
2016-11-26 2016 November tests Fiji 25 38 Stade de la Rabine, France  Fiji
2017-04-22 2017 Asia Championship South Korea 47 29 Namdong Field, South Korea Japan
2017-04-29 2017 Asia Championship South Korea 80 10 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan Japan
2017-05-06 2017 Asia Championship Hong Kong 29 17 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan Japan
2017-05-13 2017 Asia Championship Hong Kong 16 0 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium Japan
2017-06-10 2017 June tests Romania 33 21 Egao Kenko Stadium, Japan Japan
2017-06-17 2017 Ireland tour Ireland 22 50 Shizuoka Stadium, Japan  Ireland
2017-06-24 2017 Ireland tour Ireland 13 35 Ajinomoto Stadium, Japan  Ireland
2017-11-04 2017 November tests Australia 30 63 Yokohama Nissan, Japan  Australia [12]
2017-11-18 2017 November tests Tonga 39 6 Stade Ernest-Wallon, France Japan
2017-11-25 2017 November tests France 23 23 Paris La Défense Arena, France Draw [13]
2018-06-09 2018 June tests Italy 34 17 Oita Dome, Japan Japan
2018-06-16 2018 June tests Italy 22 25 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Japan  Italy
2018-06-23 2018 June tests Georgia 28 0 Toyota Stadium, Japan Japan
2018-11-03 2018 November tests New Zealand 31 69 Ajinomoto Stadium, Japan  New Zealand
2018-11-17 2018 November tests England 15 35 Twickenham Stadium, England  England
2018-11-24 2018 November tests Russia 32 27 Kingsholm Stadium, England Japan
2019-07-27 2019 Pacific Cup Fiji 34 21 Kamaishi Stadium, Japan Japan [14]
2019-08-03 2019 Pacific Cup Tonga 41 7 Hanazono Stadium, Japan Japan [15]
2019-08-10 2019 Pacific Cup United States 34 20 ANZ National Stadium, Fiji Japan [16]
2019-09-06 2019 World Cup warm-up South Africa 7 41 Kumagaya Ground, Japan  South Africa [17]
2019-09-20 2019 World Cup Russia 30 10 Tokyo Stadium, Japan Japan
2019-09-28 2019 World Cup Ireland 19 12 Shizuoka Stadium, Japan Japan [18]
2019-10-05 2019 World Cup Samoa 38 19 Toyota Stadium, Japan Japan
2019-10-13 2019 World Cup Scotland 28 21 Yokohama Nissan, Japan Japan
2019-10-20 2019 World Cup South Africa 3 26 Tokyo Stadium, Japan  South Africa

2020s

Date Tournament Opponent F A Venue Winner Report
2021-06-26 2021 British & Irish Lions tour British & Irish Lions 10 28 Murrayfield Stadium, Scotland British & Irish LionsBritish & Irish Lions [19][20]
2021-07-03 2021 July tests Ireland 31 39 Aviva Stadium, Ireland  Ireland [21]
2021-10-23 2021 November tests Australia 23 32 Oita Stadium, Japan  Australia [22]
2021-11-06 2021 November tests Ireland 5 60 Aviva Stadium, Ireland  Ireland [23][24]
2021-11-13 2021 November tests Portugal 38 25 Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Portugal Japan
2021-11-20 2021 November tests Scotland 20 29 Murrayfield Stadium, Scotland  Scotland [25]
2022-06-18 2022 July tests Uruguay 34 15 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan Japan
2022-06-25 2022 July tests Uruguay 43 7 Kitakyushu Stadium, Japan Japan
2022-07-02 2022 July tests France 23 42 Toyota Stadium, Japan  France
2022-07-09 2022 July tests France 15 20 National Stadium, Japan  France
2022-10-29 2022 autumn internationals New Zealand 31 38 National Stadium, Japan  New Zealand
2022-11-12 2022 autumn internationals England 13 52 Twickenham Stadium, England  England
2022-11-19 2022 autumn internationals France 17 35 Stadium de Toulouse, France  France
2023-07-22 2023 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Samoa 22 24 Sapporo Dome,Japan  Samoa
2023-07-29 2023 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Tonga 21 16 Hanazono Rugby Stadium,Japan  Japan
2023-08-05 2023 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Fiji 12 35 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium,Japan  Fiji
2023-08-27 Summer Nations Series Italy 21 42 Stadio Comunale di Monigo,Italy  Italy
2023-09-10 2023 Rugby World Cup Chile 42 12 Stadium de Toulouse,France  Japan
2023-09-18 2023 Rugby World Cup England 12 34 Allianz Riviera,France  England
2023-09-29 2023 Rugby World Cup Samoa 28 22 Stadium de Toulouse,France  Japan
2023-10-08 2023 Rugby World Cup Argentina 27 39 Stade de la Beaujoire,France  Argentina

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