Team Japan Roster @ Ice Hockey World Championships 2002
| GOALIES | |
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| Name | Pos | Age | Birthdate | Birthplace | HT | WT | SC |
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 | Naoya Kikuchi | G | 26 | 1975-08-23 | | 5'11" | 170 | L |
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| Jiro Nihei | G | 31 | 1971-03-09 | Stockholm, Sweden | 5'8" | 165 | R |
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| FORWARDS | |
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| Name | Pos | Age | Birthdate | Birthplace | HT | WT | SC |
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| Yosuke Kon | F | 23 | 1978-09-21 | | 5'11" | 172 | L |
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| Kiyoshi Fujita | F | 29 | 1972-06-25 | Lethbridge, Alberta | 5'7" | 157 | R |
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| Chris Yule | F | 27 | 1975-03-29 | Edmonton, Alberta | 5'9" | 154 | L |
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| Takahito Suzuki | F | 26 | 1975-08-17 | Tomakomai, Japan | 5'8" | 165 | R |
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| Taro Nihei | F | 31 | 1971-03-09 | Stockholm, Sweden | 5'10" | 176 | R |
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| Matthew Kabayama | F | 36 | 1965-11-18 | Coaldale, Alberta | 5'6" | 172 | R |
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| Masatoshi Ito | F | 23 | 1978-07-14 | | 5'9" | 154 | L |
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| Toshiyuki Sakai | F | 37 | 1964-09-03 | Tomakomai, Japan | 6'0" | 187 | R |
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| Ryan Kuwabara | F | 30 | 1972-03-23 | Hamilton, Ontario | 6'1" | 201 | R |
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| Yasunori Iwata | F | 29 | 1972-11-24 | Sakai, Japan | 5'11" | 172 | R |
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| Shin Yahata | F | 27 | 1974-05-09 | Stockholm, Sweden | 5'10" | 170 | L |
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| Tomohito Kobayashi | F | 27 | 1974-04-28 | Saitama, Japan | 5'8" | 163 | L |
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| Robert Miwa | F | 31 | 1970-05-12 | | 5'9" | 176 | L |
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Post-1980s IIHF World Championship stats sourced from: IIHF Official Website and the Official Guide & Record Books of the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation.
Pre-1980s stats sourced primarily from the wonderful Russian Hockey site https://ice-hockey-stat.com/ and their beautifully documented international hockey history.