The Japanese men's national under-20 ice hockey team (Japanese: アイスホッケー男子U-20日本代表 Aisuhokkē Danshi U-20 Nippon Daihyō) represents Japan at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Hockey Championship Division I.
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| Association | Japan Ice Hockey Federation |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Perry Pearn |
| Assistants |  Teruhiko Okita Terashima Hiroshi |
| Captain | Yuto Osawa |
| Most games | Hiroshi Sato (17) |
| Most points | Makuru Furuhashi (29) |
| IIHF code | JPN |
| First international | |
 Norway 4 - 2 Japan (Heerenveen, Netherlands; March 16, 1982) | |
| Biggest win | |
Japan 17 - 1 Iceland  (Canazei, Italy; December 13, 2007) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Sweden 20 - 1 Japan (Gävle, Sweden; December 30, 1992) | |
| IIHF World U20 Championship | |
| Appearances | 43 (first in 1982) |
| Best result | 8th (1993) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 89-81-13 | |
Results
edit- 1982 – 11th overall (3rd in Pool B)
- 1983 – 10th overall (2nd in Pool B)
- 1984 – 11th overall (3rd in Pool B)
- 1985 – 11th overall (3rd in Pool B)
- 1986 – 13th overall (5th in Pool B)
- 1987 – 11th overall (3rd in Pool B)
- 1988 – 12th overall (4th in Pool B)
- 1989 – 12th overall (4th in Pool B)
- 1990 – 11th overall (3rd in Pool B)
- 1991 – 12th overall (4th in Pool B)
- 1992 – 9th overall (1st in Pool B)
- 1993 – 8th overall
- 1994 – 15th overall (7th in Pool B)
- 1995 – 15th overall (7th in Pool B)
- 1996 – 16th overall (6th in Pool B)
- 1997 – 16th overall (6th in Pool B)
- 1998 – 18th overall (8th in Pool B)
- 1999 – 20th overall (2nd in Pool C)
- 2000 – 23rd overall (5th in Pool C)
- 2001 – 20th overall (2nd in Division II)
- 2002 – 19th overall (1st in Division II)
- 2003 – 13th overall (2nd in Division IA)
- 2004 – 21st overall (6th in Division IB)
- 2005 – 24th overall (1st in Division IIA)
- 2006 – 22nd overall (6th in Division IA)
- 2007 – 27th overall (3rd in Division IIB)
- 2008 – 24th overall (2nd in Division IIA)
- 2009 – 23rd overall (1st in Division IIA)
- 2010 – 15th overall (5th in Division IA)
- 2011 – 15th overall (5th in Division IA)
- 2012 – 22nd overall (6th in Division IB)
- 2013 – 23rd overall (1st in Division IIA)
- 2014 – 21st overall (5th in Division IB)
- 2015 – 21st overall (5th in Division IB)
- 2016 – Withdrew (6th in Division IB)
- 2017 – 24th overall (2nd in Division IIA)
- 2018 – 23rd overall (1st in Division IIA)
- 2019 – 22nd overall (6th in Division IB)
- 2020 – 23rd overall (1st in Division IIA)
- 2021 – Cancelled
- 2022 – 19th overall (3rd in Division IB)
- 2023 – 17th overall (1st in Division IB)
- 2024 – 16th overall (6th in Division IA)
- 2025 – TBD (TBD in Division IB)
References
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