Japan national under-23 football team
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| Nickname(s) |
サムライ・ブルー (Samurai Blue) |
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| Association | Japan Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) |
| Head coach | None |
| Captain | Riki Harakawa |
| FIFA code | JPN |
| Summer Olympics | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1996) |
| Best result | Fourth place (2012) |
| AFC U-23 Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) |
| Best result | Winner (2016) |
| Asian Games | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) |
| Best result |
 Gold Medal (2010) |
The Japan national under-23 football team is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.
See Japan national football team#Olympic Games for the results before 1992 (no age limit).
The following players are called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: 
Makoto Teguramori
* Over-aged player.
The following players will travel with the team for the 2016 Summer Olympics as alternate players.
The following players will travel with the team from 21 to 31 July 2016 as training partners.
The following players have been called up to the Japan squad in last 12 months.
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