Japan national football team statistics and records: appearances - 1998
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Most Japan appearances
Who made the most appearances for Japan during the 1998 season?
Both starting and substitute appearances are included.
| Player | Caps | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motohiro Yamaguchi | 21 | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Hidetoshi Nakata | 21 | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Naoki Soma | 21 | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Akira Narahashi | 21 | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Hiroshi Nanami | 21 | 07 Sep 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Yutaka Akita | 20 | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Masami Ihara | 20 | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 20 | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Shoji Jo | 18 | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Wagner Lopes | 13 | 28 Sep 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Mashshi Nakayama | 12 | 08 Nov 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Kazuyoshi Miura | 11 | 13 Aug 1997 | 07 Mar 1998 |
| Eisuke Nakanishi | 11 | 07 Sep 1997 | 20 Jun 1998 |
| Takashi Hirano | 10 | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Shinji Ono | 9 | 01 Apr 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Norio Omura | 9 | 07 Sep 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| Tsuyoshi Kitazawa | 7 | 26 Oct 1997 | 01 Apr 1998 |
| Yasuto Honda | 6 | 13 Aug 1997 | 26 Oct 1997 |
| Daisuke Ichikawa | 6 | 01 Apr 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Hiroaki Morishima | 6 | 19 Sep 1997 | 20 Jun 1998 |
| Masayuki Okano | 6 | 16 Nov 1997 | 20 Jun 1998 |
| Toshihide Saito | 6 | 13 Aug 1997 | 03 Jun 1998 |
| Tomokazu Myojin | 5 | 01 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Yula Minami | 5 | 01 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Nozomi Hiroyama | 5 | 01 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Junichi Inamoto | 5 | 01 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Kazuyuzi Toda | 5 | 01 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | 5 | 01 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Naohiro Takahara | 4 | 01 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Satoshi Yamaguchi | 4 | 01 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Kenji Fukuda | 4 | 01 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Toshihiro Hattori | 4 | 15 Feb 1998 | 03 Jun 1998 |
| Toshiya Ishii | 4 | 01 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Yoshiteru Yamashita | 3 | 07 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Shunsuke Nakamura | 3 | 07 Dec 1998 | 11 Dec 1998 |
| Takuya Takagi | 2 | 13 Aug 1997 | 08 Nov 1997 |
| Seigo Narazaki | 2 | 15 Feb 1998 | 01 Mar 1998 |
| Masahiro Koga | 2 | 01 Dec 1998 | 07 Dec 1998 |
| Atsushi Yanagisawa | 2 | 15 Feb 1998 | 01 Apr 1998 |
| Akinori Nishizawa | 2 | 07 Sep 1997 | 28 Sep 1997 |
| Teruyoshi Ito | 2 | 17 May 1998 | 31 May 1998 |
| Tadatoshi Masuda | 2 | 15 Feb 1998 | 04 Mar 1998 |
| Tadashi Nakamura | 1 | 15 Feb 1998 | 15 Feb 1998 |
| Yasuke Nakatani | 1 | 01 Dec 1998 | 01 Dec 1998 |
| Kenzi Fukuda | 1 | 07 Dec 1998 | 07 Dec 1998 |
| Seiji Koga | 1 | 03 Dec 1998 | 03 Dec 1998 |
| Ryuji Michiki | 1 | 13 Aug 1997 | 13 Aug 1997 |
| Takeshi Watanabe | 1 | 13 Aug 1997 | 13 Aug 1997 |