The team won the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games and were champions in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.

Since 1992, it was decided that teams targeting athletes under the age of 23 will participate in the Olympics (additional provisions for overage limits have been added since 1996).

Japan maintains a strong football rivalry with South Korea, even in youth set-ups.

Win Draw Lose Fixture The following table shows Japan under-23 team's all-time international record.

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