The is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The team were champions in the 1994 and 2006 AFC U-17 Championships, as well as the 2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. The year before the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-16 football team, and the year before that, the national team is renamed the Japan national under-15 football team.
The following U-17 players were called up on 17 October 2025 for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. On 22 October 2025, Ryota Seo withdrew from the squad due to an injury and was replaced by Daichi Tani. On 22 October 2025, Daichi Tani withdrew from the squad due to an injury and was replaced by Maki Kitahara.
The following U-16 players were called up on 2 October 2025 for a Uzbekistan tour.
The following U-15 players were called up on 20 October 2025 for the Val-de-Marne Tournament, held on Val-de-Marne, France, from 28 October to 1 November 2025.
The following table shows Japan's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.