Japan national cricket team
| Association | Japan Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Captain | Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming | |||||||||
| Coach | David Reid | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Affiliate (1989) Associate member (2005) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia / East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | Japan v. Brunei (Kuala Lumpur; 6 September 1996) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Indonesia at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano; 9 October 2022 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Cook Islands at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano; 14 May 2025 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | |||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (2023) | |||||||||
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| As of 14 May 2025 | ||||||||||
The Japan national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Japan in international cricket. The team is organised by the Japan Cricket Association (JCA), which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1989. Japan made its international cricketing debut at the 1996 ACC Trophy in Malaysia. Most of the team's matches are played in regional competitions, generally against other teams in the ICC East Asia-Pacific development region. Between 2008 and 2012, Japan participated in the World Cricket League (WCL), reaching WCL Division Five at one point.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Japan and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.
Japan were placed in qualifier B in the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, which was held in Sano, Japan. They beat Indonesia and South Korea to reach the East Asia-Pacific Regional Final, where they lost to the Papua New Guinea national cricket team. They will participate in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier B, which will take place in South Korea from September to October.