Win Draw Lose Fixture The following players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, held on China on February 2025.

[2] The following players were called up to an U-20, U-19 or U-18 squad in the past 12 months.

INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby TP Training partner WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, seniority, and then alphabetically by its surname)

The following table shows Japan's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup.