Team Japan Roster @ Ice Hockey World Championships 2002

GOALIES
NamePosAgeBirthdateBirthplaceHTWTSC
CANaoya KikuchiG261975-08-235'11"170L
CAJiro NiheiG311971-03-09Stockholm, Sweden5'8"165R
DEFENSEMEN
NamePosAgeBirthdateBirthplaceHTWTSC
CAKoichi YamazakiD251976-05-015'10"165L
CAJoel OshiroD301971-07-28Lethbridge, Alberta5'10"172L
CATakayuki KoboriD331969-04-20Tomakomai, Japan6'1"216L
CAKengo ItoD231978-12-04Kushiro, Japan5'11"179L
CAYutaka KawaguchiD291973-04-05Kisarazu, Japan5'9"174R
CAMakoto KawashimaD221979-05-02Obihiro, Japan5'11"181L
CAYuichi SasakiD281974-04-055'10"179L
FORWARDS
NamePosAgeBirthdateBirthplaceHTWTSC
CAYosuke KonF231978-09-215'11"172L
CAKiyoshi FujitaF291972-06-25Lethbridge, Alberta5'7"157R
CAChris YuleF271975-03-29Edmonton, Alberta5'9"154L
CATakahito SuzukiF261975-08-17Tomakomai, Japan5'8"165R
CATaro NiheiF311971-03-09Stockholm, Sweden5'10"176R
CAMatthew KabayamaF361965-11-18Coaldale, Alberta5'6"172R
CAMasatoshi ItoF231978-07-145'9"154L
CAToshiyuki SakaiF371964-09-03Tomakomai, Japan6'0"187R
CARyan KuwabaraF301972-03-23Hamilton, Ontario6'1"201R
CAYasunori IwataF291972-11-24Sakai, Japan5'11"172R
CAShin YahataF271974-05-09Stockholm, Sweden5'10"170L
CATomohito KobayashiF271974-04-28Saitama, Japan5'8"163L
CARobert MiwaF311970-05-125'9"176L


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.