Japan men's national junior ice hockey team

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.

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	43 (first in 1982)
Best result	8th (1993)
International record (W–L–T)
91–84–13

Results

• 1982 – 11th overall (3rd in Pool B)
• 1983 – 10th overall (2nd in Pool B)
• 1984 – 11th overall (3rd in Pool B)
• 1985 – 11th overall (3rd in Pool B)
• 1986 – 13th overall (5th in Pool B)
• 1987 – 11th overall (3rd in Pool B)
• 1988 – 12th overall (4th in Pool B)
• 1989 – 12th overall (4th in Pool B)
• 1990 – 11th overall (3rd in Pool B)
• 1991 – 12th overall (4th in Pool B)
• 1992 – 9th overall (1st in Pool B)
• 1993 – 8th overall
• 1994 – 15th overall (7th in Pool B)
• 1995 – 15th overall (7th in Pool B)
• 1996 – 16th overall (6th in Pool B)
• 1997 – 16th overall (6th in Pool B)
• 1998 – 18th overall (8th in Pool B)
• 1999 – 20th overall (2nd in Pool C)
• 2000 – 23rd overall (5th in Pool C)
• 2001 – 20th overall (2nd in Division II)
• 2002 – 19th overall (1st in Division II)
• 2003 – 13th overall (2nd in Division IA)
• 2004 – 21st overall (6th in Division IB)
• 2005 – 24th overall (1st in Division IIA)
• 2006 – 22nd overall (6th in Division IA)
• 2007 – 27th overall (3rd in Division IIB)
• 2008 – 24th overall (2nd in Division IIA)
• 2009 – 23rd overall (1st in Division IIA)
• 2010 – 15th overall (5th in Division IA)
• 2011 – 15th overall (5th in Division IA)
• 2012 – 22nd overall (6th in Division IB)
• 2013 – 23rd overall (1st in Division IIA)
• 2014 – 21st overall (5th in Division IB)
• 2015 – 21st overall (5th in Division IB)
• 2016 – Withdrew (6th in Division IB)
• 2017 – 24th overall (2nd in Division IIA)
• 2018 – 23rd overall (1st in Division IIA)
• 2019 – 22nd overall (6th in Division IB)
• 2020 – 23rd overall (1st in Division IIA)
• 2021 – Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 2022 – 19th overall (3rd in Division IB)
• 2023 – 17th overall (1st in Division IB)
• 2024 – 16th overall (6th in Division IA)
• 2025 – 18th overall (2nd in Division IB)
• 2026 – 21st overall (5th in Division IB)