| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
|---|
| January 26, 2008 | Chile | D | 0–0 | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup) |
| January 30, 2008 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | W | 3–0 | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup) |
| February 6, 2008 | Thailand | W | 4–1 | Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC) – third round |
| February 17, 2008 | North Korea | D | 1–1 | Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China | East Asian Cup |
| February 20, 2008 | China | W | 1–0 | Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China | East Asian Cup |
| February 23, 2008 | South Korea | D | 1–1 | Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China | East Asian Cup |
| March 26, 2008 | Bahrain | L | 0–1 | National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa, Bahrain | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC) – third round |
| May 24, 2008 | Ivory Coast | W | 1–0 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | Kirin Cup |
| May 27, 2008 | Paraguay | D | 0–0 | Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan | Kirin Cup |
| June 2, 2008 | Oman | W | 3–0 | International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC) – third round |
| June 7, 2008 | Oman | D | 1–1 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat, Oman | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC) – third round |
| June 14, 2008 | Thailand | W | 3–0 | Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC) – third round |
| June 22, 2008 | Bahrain | W | 1–0 | Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC) – third round |
| August 20, 2008 | Uruguay | L | 1–3 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan | Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup) |
| September 6, 2008 | Bahrain | W | 3–2 | National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa, Bahrain | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC) – fourth round |
| October 9, 2008 | United Arab Emirates | D | 1–1 | Tohoku Denryoku Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, Japan | Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup) |
| October 15, 2008 | Uzbekistan | D | 1–1 | Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC) – fourth round |
| November 13, 2008 | Syria | W | 3–1 | Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan | Friendly (Kirin Challenge Cup) |
| November 19, 2008 | Qatar | W | 3–0 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC) – fourth round |