| 1997-11-16 |  Japanv IranFIFA World Cup qualification | 3–2 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-11-08 | Japanv KazakhstanFIFA World Cup qualification | 5–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-11-01 |  South KoreavJapanFIFA World Cup qualification | 0–2 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-10-26 | Japanv United Arab EmiratesFIFA World Cup qualification | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-10-11 |  UzbekistanvJapanFIFA World Cup qualification | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-10-04 | KazakhstanvJapanFIFA World Cup qualification | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-09-28 | JapanvSouth KoreaFIFA World Cup qualification | 1–2 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-09-19 | United Arab EmiratesvJapanFIFA World Cup qualification | 0–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-09-07 | JapanvUzbekistanFIFA World Cup qualification | 6–3 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-06-28 | Japanv OmanFIFA World Cup qualification | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-06-25 | Japanv NepalFIFA World Cup qualification | 3–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-06-22 | Japanv MacauFIFA World Cup qualification | 10–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-03-27 | NepalvJapanFIFA World Cup qualification | 0–6 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-03-25 | MacauvJapanFIFA World Cup qualification | 0–10 | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 1997-03-23 | OmanvJapanFIFA World Cup qualification | 0–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification |