# | Date | Venue | Competition | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (home) | Goals (away) |
1 | 9 May 1917 | Shibaura Ground, Tokyo | Far Eastern Championship Games | Japan | 0–5 | China | | Fung Kin Wai 3', 22', ?', Kwok Po Kan 28', Tong Fuk Cheung 30' |
2 | 1 June 1921 | Shanghai | Far Eastern Championship Games | China | 4–1 | Japan | | |
3 | 24 May 1923 | Osaka | Far Eastern Championship Games | Japan | 1–5 | China | | |
4 | 20 May 1925 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | Far Eastern Championship Games | 0–2 | | Lee Wai Tong -', -' |
5 | 27 August 1927 | Zhonghua Stadium, Shanghai | Far Eastern Championship Games | China | 5–1 | Japan | Suen Kam Shun 19', 30', Kai Bingfen 21', -', 73' | Misao Tamai 41' |
6 | 30 May 1930 | Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo | Far Eastern Championship Games | Japan | 3–3 | China | Shiro Teshima 23', Tadao Takayama 57', Hideo Shinojima 73' | Suen Kam Shun 40', Chan Kwong Yiu 60', Dai Linjing 70' |
7 | 20 May 1934 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | Far Eastern Championship Games | China | 4–3 | Japan | Tam Kong Pak 6', 11', Lee Wai Tong 65', 76' (pen.) | Akira Nozawa 60', 72', Takeshi Natori 74' |
8 | 1 May 1966 | Unknown | Friendly | Japan | 1–2 | China | | |
9 | 23 June 1975 | Government Stadium, Hong Kong | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification | China | 2–1 | Japan | Li Yutie 6', Ke Wushang 20' | Kozo Arai 43' |
10 | 11 June 1980 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou | Friendly | 1–0 | Li Xiangfu 67' | |
11 | 26 December 1980 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–0 | Rong Zhihang 7' | |
12 | 2 June 1981 | Omiya Football Stadium, Saitama | Friendly | Japan | 0–0 | China | | |
13 | 30 September 1981 | Singapore | Lion City Cup | Japan | 2–0 | China | | |
14 | 31 January 1983 | Kochi | Nehru Cup | China | 5–0 | Japan | | |
15 | 31 May 1984 | Omiya Football Stadium, Saitama | Kirin Cup | Japan | 1–0 | China | Hisashi Kato 84' (pen.) | |
16 | 27 July 1986 | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Merdeka Cup | 4–2 | Hisashi Kaneko 8', 55', Hiromi Hara 75', Satoshi Tezuka 76' | Li Zheng 44', Wang Yong 77' |
17 | 2 June 1988 | Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya | Kirin Cup | Japan | 0–3 | China | | Wang Baoshan 24', Gao Sheng 41', Ma Lin 45' |
18 | 10 May 1990 | Nishigaoka Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 2–2 | China | Tomoyuki Kajino 17', Osamu Maeda 56' | 14' (o.g.), Zhang Shaowen 63' |
19 | 13 May 1990 | Okayama Stadium, Okayama | Friendly | Japan | 2–0 | China | Osamu Maeda 26', Mitsunori Yoshida 40' | |
20 | 29 July 1990 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | Dynasty Cup | China | 1–0 | Japan | Wu Qunli 77' | |
21 | 24 August 1992 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | Dynasty Cup | China | 0–2 | Japan | | Masahiro Fukuda 38', Takuya Takagi 82' |
22 | 6 November 1992 | Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima | AFC Asian Cup | Japan | 3–2 | China | Masahiro Fukuda 48', Tsuyoshi Kitazawa 57', Masashi Nakayama 84' | Xie Yuxin 1', Li Xiao 70' |
23 | 18 May 1993 | Shanghai | East Asian Games | China | 3–2 | Japan | | |
24 | 23 February 1995 | Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong | Dynasty Cup | Japan | 2–1 | China | Toshiya Fujita 16', Hisashi Kurosaki 22' | Gao Feng 55' |
25 | 12 December 1996 | Tahnoun bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain | AFC Asian Cup | 1–0 | Naoki Soma 90' | |
26 | 7 March 1998 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Dynasty Cup | Japan | 0–2 | China | | Li Bing 9', 50' |
27 | 15 March 2000 | Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe | Friendly | Japan | 0–0 | China | | |
28 | 26 October 2000 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut | AFC Asian Cup | China | 2–3 | Japan | Qi Hong 30', Yang Chen 48' | Fan Zhiyi 21' (o.g.), Akinori Nishizawa 53', Tomokazu Myojin 61' |
29 | 8 October 2002 | Masan Stadium, Changwon | Asian Games | 0–1 | | Satoshi Nakayama 60' |
30 | 4 December 2003 | National Stadium, Tokyo | EAFF Championship | Japan | 2–0 | China | Tatsuhiko Kubo 4', 80' | |
31 | 7 August 2004 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | AFC Asian Cup | China | 1–3 | Japan | Li Ming 31' | Takashi Fukunishi 22', Koji Nakata 65', Keiji Tamada 90+1' |
32 | 3 August 2005 | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon | EAFF Championship | Japan | 2–2 | China | Teruyuki Moniwa 59', Tatsuya Tanaka 87' | Li Jinyu 37', Zhang Yonghai 43' |
33 | 20 February 2008 | Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing | EAFF Championship | China | 0–1 | Japan | | Koji Yamase 17' |
34 | 6 February 2010 | Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo | EAFF Championship | Japan | 0–0 | China | | |
35 | 21 July 2013 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul | EAFF Championship | 3–3 | Yuzo Kurihara 32', Yoichiro Kakitani 59', Masato Kudo 60' | Wang Yongpo 4' (pen.), 80' (pen.), Sun Ke 86' |
36 | 9 August 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan | EAFF Championship | China | 1–1 | Japan | Wu Lei 10' | Yuki Muto 41' |
37 | 12 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu | EAFF Championship | Japan | 2–1 | China | Yu Kobayashi 84', Gen Shōji 88' | Yu Dabao 90+3' |
38 | 10 December 2019 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan | EAFF Championship | China | 1–2 | Japan | Dong Xuesheng 90' | Musashi Suzuki 29', Genta Miura 70' |
39 | 7 September 2021 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[2] | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | China | 0–1 | Japan | | Yuya Osako 40' |
40 | 27 January 2022 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama | Japan | 2–0 | China | Yuya Osako 13' (pen.), Junya Ito 61' | |
41 | 24 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | EAFF Championship | Japan | 0–0 | China | | |
42 | 5 September 2024 | Saitama Stadium, Saitama | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Japan | 7–0 | China | Wataru Endo 12', Kaoru Mitoma 45+2', Takumi Minamino 52', 58', Junya Ito 77', Daizen Maeda 87', Takefusa Kubo 90+5' | |