The Japan men's national under-21 field hockey team represents Japan in international under-21 field hockey competitions and is controlled by the Japan Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in Japan.
Japan has participated in every edition of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, where their best finish was third place in 1996 and 2024. They have qualified four times for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, where their best finish is 11th place in 1997.
Tournament record FIH Hockey Junior World Cup Junior World Cup recordYearHostPositionSquad1979 to 1993did not qualify1997 Milton Keynes, England11th720517222001 to 2005did not qualify2009 Johor Bahru, Malaysia13th831414262013 New Delhi, Indiadid not qualify2016 Lucknow, India13th5203512Squad2021 to 2023did not qualify2025 Tamil Nadu, India14th62131012Squad2027TBD Qualified Total2692154672
Junior Asia Cup Junior Asia Cup recordYearHostPosition1988 Karachi, Pakistan6th1992 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia7th1996 Singapore3rd2000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4th2004 Karachi, Pakistan5th2008 Hyderabad, India4th2012 Malacca, Malaysia5th2015 Kuantan, Malaysia4th2021 Dhaka, Bangladeshcancelled2023 Salalah, Oman5th2024 Muscat, Oman3rd2026 Moqi, China5thBest result3rd
Sultan Of Johor Cup 2016 – 2017 – 5th place 2018 – 4th place 2019 – 4th place 2022 – 4th place 2024 – 5th place
Current squad On 30 October 2024, the following 18 players were called up for the 2024 Junior Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman from 26 November to 4 December 2024.
Caps updated as of 26 November 2024, after the match against Chinese Taipei.
See also Japan men's national field hockey team Japan women's national under-21 field hockey team
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