These countries have played in this division against each other 10 times. The Netherlands has scored 89 goals against 136 goals by Japan.
The Netherlands has won 3 times and lost 7 times.
| Date | Score | Competition Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1984-09-03 | 7 - 15 | World Championships, Pool game |
| 1986-08-28 | 15 - 10 | World Championships, Pool game |
| 1988-09-02 | 15 - 5 | World Championships, Pool game, pool B |
| 1990-07-09 | W - L | World Championships, Pool game, pool A |
| 1994-08-23 | 17 - 21 | World Championships, Pool game, pool B |
| 1996-08-12 | 12 - 21 | World Championships, Pool game, pool A |
| 2000-08-06 | 8 - 15 | World Championships, Pool game, pool B |
| 2004-08-02 | 6 - 17 | World Championships, Pool game, pool B |
| 2008-08-03 | 4 - 17 | World Championships, Pool game, pool B |
| 2016-06-19 | 5 - 15 | World Championships, Pool game, pool E |