How many touches Japan have, and who has most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Hiroki Ito has had the most touches for Japan in 2026, 461 in nine appearances, 51.22 a game, ahead of Ao Tanaka with 363 and Daichi Kamada with 347, across all competitions.
Japan have more touches away from home, 666.5 a game in their last 10 away games against 634.1 in their last 10 at home.
Japan had 781 touches away at Scotland on 28 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 587.6 across their nine games, and their fewest was 305 at home to Uruguay on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Touches | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroki Ito | 9 | 461 | 51.22 |
| Daichi Kamada | 9 | 385 | 42.78 |
| Ao Tanaka | 8 | 363 | 45.38 |
| Ayumu Seko | 8 | 351 | 43.88 |
| Keito Nakamura | 10 | 324 | 32.40 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 7 | 302 | 43.14 |
| Ko Itakura | 5 | 291 | 58.20 |
| Zion Suzuki | 8 | 276 | 34.50 |
| Junya Ito | 9 | 271 | 30.11 |
| Ritsu Doan | 10 | 263 | 26.30 |
| Kaishu Sano | 6 | 257 | 42.83 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 6 | 246 | 41.00 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 4 | 245 | 61.25 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 8 | 233 | 29.13 |
| Daizen Maeda | 6 | 150 | 25.00 |
| Takefusa Kubo | 5 | 142 | 28.40 |
| Ayase Ueda | 10 | 139 | 13.90 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | 6 | 117 | 19.50 |
| Wataru Endo | 2 | 100 | 50.00 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | 2 | 88 | 44.00 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 4 | 79 | 19.75 |
| Kodai Sano | 2 | 63 | 31.50 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 1 | 61 | 61.00 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 2 | 61 | 30.50 |
| T. Hayakawa | 3 | 52 | 17.33 |
| Keisuke Goto | 5 | 52 | 10.40 |
| Shuto Nakano | 1 | 47 | 47.00 |
| Koki Ogawa | 6 | 40 | 6.67 |
| Ryunosuke Sato | 1 | 38 | 38.00 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 1 | 36 | 36.00 |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 2 | 32 | 16.00 |
| Takumi Minamino | 1 | 29 | 29.00 |
| Maya Yoshida | 1 | 28 | 28.00 |
| Shunsuke Saito | 1 | 26 | 26.00 |
| Yuki Soma | 2 | 24 | 12.00 |
| Leo Kokubo | 1 | 22 | 22.00 |
| Daiki Hashioka | 1 | 16 | 16.00 |
| Shuto Machino | 3 | 14 | 4.67 |
| Kento Shiogai | 4 | 11 | 2.75 |
| Koki Kumasaka | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Kaina Tanimura | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Japan | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Venezuela (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 634 | 598 | 1232 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 305 | 300 | 605 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Brazil (A) | World Cup | 2-1 | 490 | 869 | 1359 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Sweden (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 615 | 568 | 1183 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (A) | World Cup | 0-4 | 750 | 526 | 1276 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Netherlands (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 503 | 679 | 1182 |
| 31 May 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 732 | 623 | 1355 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 478 | 879 | 1357 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Scotland (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 781 | 656 | 1437 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 451 | 427 | 878 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan touches | Over 500.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Japan touches | Over 525.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan touches | Over 550.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan touches | Over 575.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan touches | Over 600.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent touches | Over 500.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent touches | Over 525.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent touches | Over 550.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent touches | Over 575.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent touches | Over 600.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total touches | Over 1,125.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total touches | Over 1,150.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total touches | Over 1,175.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total touches | Over 1,200.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total touches | Over 1,225.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |