List of Japan national rugby union test matches

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

Legend

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Overall

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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

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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  
1932-02-11 Canada 38 5 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo  
1934-02-11 Australian Universities 8 18 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo   Australian Universities
1934-02-18 Australian Universities 14 9 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka  
1936-02-09 New Zealand Universities 8 16 Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium Tokyo   New Zealand Universities
1936-02-16 New Zealand Universities 9 9 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka Draw

1950s

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Date Opponent F A Venue City Winner
1952-10-01 Oxford University 0 35 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   Oxford University
1952-10-05 Oxford University 0 52 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Oxford University
1953-09-27 Cambridge University 11 34 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   Cambridge University
1953-10-04 Cambridge University 6 35 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Cambridge University
1956-03-04 Australian Universities 14 16 Heiwadai Athletic Stadium Fukuoka   Australian Universities
1956-03-21 Australian Universities 8 19 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Australian Universities
1956-03-25 Australian Universities 6 19 Hanazono Rugby Stadium Osaka   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   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   Oxford and Cambridge
1959-10-04 Oxford and Cambridge 14 44 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium Tokyo   Oxford and Cambridge

1960s

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

1970s

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

1980s

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

1990s

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

2000s

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

2010-2014

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

2015-2019

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Date Tournament Opponent F A Venue Winner Report
2015-04-18 2015 Asia Championship South Korea 56 30 Namdong Field, South Korea  
2015-05-02 2015 Asia Championship Hong Kong 41 0 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan  
2015-05-09 2015 Asia Championship South Korea 66 10 Level5 Stadium, 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   [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   [7]
2015-08-29 2015 World Cup warm-up Uruguay 40 0 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan   [8]
2015-09-05 2015 World Cup warm-up Georgia 13 10 Kingsholm Stadium, England   [9]
2015-09-19 2015 World Cup South Africa 34 32 Falmer Stadium, England  
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  
2015-10-11 2015 World Cup United States 28 18 Kingsholm Stadium, England  
2016-04-30 2016 Asia Championship South Korea 85 0 Mitsuzawa Stadium, Japan  
2016-05-07 2016 Asia Championship Hong Kong 38 3 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium  
2016-05-21 2016 Asia Championship South Korea 60 3 Namdong Field, South Korea  
2016-05-28 2016 Asia Championship Hong Kong 59 17 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan  
2016-06-11 2016 June tests Canada 26 22 BC Place, Canada  
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  
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  
2017-04-29 2017 Asia Championship South Korea 80 10 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan  
2017-05-06 2017 Asia Championship Hong Kong 29 17 Chichibunomiya Stadium, Japan  
2017-05-13 2017 Asia Championship Hong Kong 16 0 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium  
2017-06-10 2017 June tests Romania 33 21 Egao Kenko Stadium, 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  
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  
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  
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  
2019-07-27 2019 Pacific Cup Fiji 34 21 Kamaishi Stadium, Japan   [14]
2019-08-03 2019 Pacific Cup Tonga 41 7 Hanazono Stadium, Japan   [15]
2019-08-10 2019 Pacific Cup United States 34 20 ANZ National Stadium, Fiji   [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  
2019-09-28 2019 World Cup Ireland 19 12 Shizuoka Stadium, Japan   [18]
2019-10-05 2019 World Cup Samoa 38 19 Toyota Stadium, Japan  
2019-10-13 2019 World Cup Scotland 28 21 Yokohama Nissan, Japan  
2019-10-20 2019 World Cup South Africa 3 26 Tokyo Stadium, Japan   South Africa

2020s

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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 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  
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  
2022-06-25 2022 July tests Uruguay 43 7 Kitakyushu Stadium, 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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