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| Association | JAFA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | IFAF Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red, White | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Kiyoyuki Mori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General manager | Shinzo Yamada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Japan 24–14  Sweden(Palermo, Italy; June 28, 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan 88–0  South Korea(Osaka, Japan; February 23, 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan 12–59  United States(Canton, United States; July 18, 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IFAF World Championship of American Football | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (1999, 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World University American Football Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result |  (2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1999 Italy | Team |
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2003 Germany | Team |
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2007 Japan | Team |
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2011 Austria | Team |
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2015 United States | Team |
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2014 | Team |
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2016 | Team |
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2018 | Team |
The Japan national American football team represents Japan in international American football competitions. The team is controlled by the Japan American Football Association, and has been one of the world's strongest international teams since it began participating regularly in international tournaments in the 1990s, and currently possesses the second most American Football World Cups[1] (1999, 2003).
Japan won the inaugural 1999 IFAF World Championship and won again in 2003.[2] In 2007 they advanced to the final, losing to the United States 23–20 in overtime.[3][4][5] In 2010 Japan beat Germany 24–14 in the inaugural Germany-Japan Bowl.[6] In February 2011, Japan bested South Korea (76–0) to qualify for the 2011 IFAF World Championship.[7]
Japan won silver medal (2014) and two bronze medals (2016 and 2018) in the World University American Football Championship
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- ^ "Japan trounces South Korea, qualifies for IFAF World Championship | the Japan Times Online". Archived from the original on 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2011-03-25.