Team Japan Roster @ World Championships 2000
| GOALIES | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos | Age | Birthdate | Birthplace | HT | WT | SC | |
 | Shinichi Iwasaki | G | 31 | 1968-08-21 | Kuriyama, Japan | 5'10" | 187 | L |
| Dusty Imoo | G | 29 | 1970-07-18 | New Westminster, British Columbia | 5'8" | 148 | L |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos | Age | Birthdate | Birthplace | HT | WT | SC | |
| Akihito Isojima | D | 26 | 1973-07-14 | 5'10" | 165 | R | |
| Takayuki Kobori | D | 31 | 1969-04-20 | Tomakomai, Japan | 6'1" | 216 | L |
| Yutaka Kawaguchi | D | 27 | 1973-04-05 | Kisarazu, Japan | 5'9" | 174 | R |
| Fumitaka Miyauchi | D | 27 | 1972-11-06 | Sapporo, Japan | 5'11" | 176 | L |
| Tatsuki Katayama | D | 27 | 1973-01-26 | Kushiro, Japan | 6'1" | 192 | L |
| Kengo Ito | D | 21 | 1978-12-04 | Kushiro, Japan | 5'11" | 179 | L |
| Makoto Kawashima | D | 20 | 1979-05-02 | Obihiro, Japan | 5'11" | 181 | L |
| Hiroyuki Miura | D | 26 | 1973-12-31 | Kushiro, Japan | 6'3" | 198 | R |
| FORWARDS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos | Age | Birthdate | Birthplace | HT | WT | SC | |
| Matthew Kabayama | F | 34 | 1965-11-18 | Coaldale, Alberta | 5'6" | 172 | R |
| Yutaka Ono | F | 26 | 1974-03-26 | 5'9" | 143 | R | |
| Takahito Suzuki | F | 24 | 1975-08-17 | Tomakomai, Japan | 5'8" | 165 | R |
| Hideji Tsuchida | F | 26 | 1973-10-05 | 6'0" | 176 | L | |
| Yosuke Kon | F | 21 | 1978-09-21 | 5'11" | 172 | L | |
| Taro Nihei | F | 29 | 1971-03-09 | Stockholm, Sweden | 5'10" | 176 | R |
| Masakazu Sato | F | 21 | 1978-09-23 | 6'0" | 174 | L | |
| Ryan Kuwabara | F | 28 | 1972-03-23 | Hamilton, Ontario | 6'1" | 201 | R |
| Yasunori Iwata | F | 27 | 1972-11-24 | Sakai, Japan | 5'11" | 172 | R |
| Tomohito Kobayashi | F | 26 | 1974-04-28 | Saitama, Japan | 5'8" | 163 | L |
| Chris Yule | F | 25 | 1975-03-29 | Edmonton, Alberta | 5'9" | 154 | L |
| Kiyoshi Fujita | F | 27 | 1972-06-25 | Lethbridge, Alberta | 5'7" | 157 | R |
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.