No.
Player
Opponent
Goals[ nb 1]
Score[ nb 2]
Venue
Competition
Date
Ref
1
Takeo Wakabayashi Philippines 4 7– 2
Meiji Jingu Stadium , Tokyo 1930 Far Eastern Games 25 May 1930
2
Hiroshi Ninomiya Singapore 3 – (57', 62', 80')4– 1
Stadium Merdeka , Kuala Lumpur 1959 Merdeka Tournament 3 September 1959
3
Shigeo Yaegashi South Vietnam 3 5– 1
1963 Merdeka Tournament 12 August 1963
4
Ryuichi Sugiyama Singapore 3 – (6', 13', 26')4– 1
Jalan Besar Stadium , Singapore Friendly match 25 March 1965
5
Teruki Miyamoto Philippines 4 – (20', 30', 40', 46')15– 0
Japan National Stadium , Tokyo 1968 Summer Olympics qualification 27 September 1967
6
Kunishige Kamamoto 6 – (15', 16', 26', 43', 64', 89')
7
Taiwan 3 – (25', 67', 75')4– 0
30 September 1967
8
Nigeria 3 – (24', 72', 89')3– 0
Estadio Cuauhtémoc , Puebla 1968 Summer Olympics 14 October 1968
9
Tadahiko Ueda Taiwan 3 – (8', 66', 70')3– 2
Stadium Merdeka , Kuala Lumpur 1970 Merdeka Tournament 16 August 1970
10
Kunishige Kamamoto Philippines 3 – (11', 52', 73')8– 1
Rajamangala Stadium , Bangkok 1972 Summer Olympic qualification 27 September 1971
11
Taiwan 3 – (13', 71', 81')5– 1
29 September 1971
12
Khmer Republic 4 – (50', 65', 72', 75')4– 1
Merdeka Stadium , Kuala Lumpur 1972 Merdeka Tournament 12 July 1972
13
Sri Lanka 5 – (5', 8', 58', 65', 89')5– 0
Perak Stadium , Ipoh 16 July 1972
14
Philippines 3 – (1', 15', 44')4– 0
Amjadieh Stadium , Tehran 1974 Asian Games 3 September 1974
15
Yasuhiko Okudera Indonesia 3 – (15', 30', 73')6– 0
Stadium Merdeka , Kuala Lumpur 1976 Merdeka Tournament 10 August 1976
16
Hiromi Hara Bangladesh 3 – (1', 60', 71')4– 0
Daejeon 1986 Asian Games 28 September 1986
17
Kazuyoshi Miura 4 – (18', 44', 52', 53')8– 0
National Stadium , Tokyo 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 11 April 1993
18
Takuya Takagi Macau 3 – (13', 33', 71')10– 0
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex , Muscat 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 25 March 1997
19
Hiroaki Morishima 3 – (78', 81', 89')
20
Takuya Takagi Nepal 3 – (47', 55', 89')6– 0
27 March 1997
21
Kazuyoshi Miura Macau 6 – (23', 29', 44, 57', 62', 79')10– 0
National Stadium , Tokyo 22 June 1997
22
Uzbekistan 4 – (4' pen ., 23', 64', 80')6– 3
7 September 1997
23
Masashi Nakayama Brunei 3 – (1', 2', 4')9– 0
Estádio Campo Desportivo , Taipa 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification 16 February 2000
24
Akinori Nishizawa Uzbekistan 3 – (14', 24', 49')8– 1
Saida Municipal Stadium , Saida 2000 AFC Asian Cup 17 October 2000
25
Naohiro Takahara 3 – (17', 20', 57')
26
Shinji Okazaki Hong Kong 3 – (17', 74', 76')6– 0
Outsourcing Stadium , Shizuoka 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 8 October 2009
27
Togo 3 – (5', 8', 65')5– 0
Miyagi Stadium , Rifu Friendly match 14 October 2009
28
Sōta Hirayama Yemen 3 – (42', 55', 80')3– 2
Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium , Sana'a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 6 January 2010
29
Shinji Okazaki Saudi Arabia 3 – (8', 13', 80')5– 0
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium , Al Rayyan 2011 AFC Asian Cup 17 January 2011
30
Keisuke Honda Jordan 3 – (22', 31', 53' pen .)6– 0
Saitama Stadium 2002 , Saitama 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 8 June 2012
31
Koki Ogawa Hong Kong 3 – (26', 45+1', 58')5– 0
Busan Gudeok Stadium , Busan 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 14 December 2019
32
Yuya Osako Mongolia 3 – (23', 55', 90+3)14– 0
Fukuda Denshi Arena , Chiba 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 30 March 2021
33
Myanmar 5 – (22', 30' pen . 36', 49', 88')10– 0
28 May 2021
34
Ado Onaiwu Kyrgyzstan 3 – (27' pen. 31', 33')5– 1
Panasonic Stadium Suita , Suita 15 June 2021
35
Ayase Ueda Myanmar 3 – (11', 45+4', 50')5– 0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 16 November 2023
36
Ryo Germain Hong Kong 4 – (4', 10', 22', 26')6– 1
Yongin Mireu Stadium , Yongin 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship 8 July 2025
