The record for the youngest player to appear in the Japanese team under the rule of Japan s former German transfer: Kubo Takehide is 18 years and 5 days old.

In the Kirin Cup friendly match, Japan defeated Bolivia 3-0. Yasuichi Mori's 100th game as coach of the Japanese team ended with a victory.

The German transfer market update lists the youngest appearance record for the Japanese team under Moriyasu Kazuichi, with Takehide Kubo ranking first at 18 years and 5 days, Ryunosuke Sato and Horio Yukifuyu ranking second and third.

The details are as follows (format: player name, Japan team debut time, debut game, age at debut, team he played for when he debuted, current team he plays for):

1. Takebuyi Kubo, June 9, 2019, Japan Ben vs El Salvador, 18 years and 5 days old, Tokyo FC, currently playing for Real Sociedad;

2. Ryunosuke Sato, June 10, 2025, Japan vs Indonesia, 18 years, 7 months and 25 days old, Okayama Green Pheasant, Currently playing for Okayama Green Pheasant;

3. Yukifuyu Horio, July 8, 2025, Japan vs. Hong Kong, China, 19 years, 5 months and 28 days old, Nagoya Whales, currently playing for Nagoya Whales;

4. Osako Keisuke, June 18, 2019, Japan vs. Chile, 19 years, 10 months and 21 days old, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, currently playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima;

5. Aya Suzuki, July 19, 2022, Japan vs. China Hong Kong, 19 years, 10 months and 28 days old, Urawa Red Diamonds, currently playing for Parma;

6. Fuyasu Jianyang, October 12, 2018, Japan vs Panama, 19 years, 11 months and 7 days, Saint-Truden , now a free agent;

7. Kodai Takai, September 5, 2024, Japan vs. China Men’s Football Team, 20 years and 1 day old, Kawasaki Forward, currently playing for Tottenham;

8. Ritsu Dongan, September 2018 On October 11, Japan vs. Costa Rica, 20 years, 2 months and 26 days old, Groningen, currently playing for Frankfurt;

9. Sugawara took advantage of the situation, on October 9, 2020, Japan vs. Cameroon, 20 years and 3 years old Months, 11 days old, Alkmaar, currently playing for Werder Bremen;

10. Yuki Abe, June 18, 2019, Japan vs Chile, 20 years, 4 months and 21 days old, Kashima Antlers, currently playing for Urawa Red Diamonds.