He was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J.League and JFA in 2002 when he was a student of Hamana High School.

Because of this status, Yano was able to register as a Júbilo Iwata player while he was still eligible to play for his high school club.

Although his opportunity to play increased late from summer 2005, Reysol was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season.

He received his first cap for the Japan national team when he came on as a substitute on 24 March 2007 in a friendly against Peru.

[6] He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 Asian Cup finals and played two games as a substitute.

[6] Yano's first international goal was an injury time winner against Switzerland on 11 September 2007 in a friendly played in Klagenfurt.