The Japanese Senior National team coaching staff, led by head coach Kiyoyuki Mori, has selected the 45-man roster that will represent Japan at the IFAF Senior World Championship in Austria from July 8-16.
Coach Mori is head coach of the Kajima Deers and led the team to a Japan X Bowl victory in 2009. In his playing career he was a linebacker for the Kyoto University Gangsters, six-time Koshien Bowl colliegiate National champions.
The reigning Japan X League champions, OBIC Seagulls have the most players represented on Team Japan with 13. The Panasonic Denko Impulse, who reached the Japan X Bowl, have eleven and last year’s semifinalist Kajima Deers had nine players selected. The Fujisu Frontiers, who’s head coach Satoshi Fujita is on the Team Japan coaching staff, have six players represented.
Only one college player was selected to the senior national team – running back Tomokazu Sueyoshi who plays for Waseda University in Tokyo. The 21-year-old had an outstanding season last year recording 1,424 yards and 22 touchdowns leading his team to the college finals. He also played in the qualifying match against South Korea and ran for 48 yards.
Defensive tackle Yasuo Wakisaka is the oldest player on the team, and at the age of 42 he will be the only player who has participated in all four IFAF Senior World Championships.
The team will have a training camp from June 25 to July 3 before departing for Austria.
Japan Senior National team Roster:
| Pos | Name | Last Name | Team |
| WR | NORIAKI | KINOSHITA | OBIC |
| LB | NAOKI | KOSHO | OBIC |
| QB | SHUN | SUGAWARA | OBIC |
| WR | SHOEI | HASEGAWA | Panasonic Electric Works |
| QB | TETSUO | TAKATA | Panasonic Electric Works |
| LB | KENTARO | AZUMA | Panasonic Electric Works |
| QB/WR | NAOKI | MAEDA | KAJIMA |
| DL | MASAYOSHI | YAMANAKA | Panasonic Electric Works |
| DB | MASASHI | FUJIMOTO | OBIC |
| K/P | DAISUKE | AOKI | KAJIMA |
| DB | TAKESHI | MIYAKE | OBIC |
| WR | MICHIHIRO | OGAWA | IBM |
| QB | MINORU | TONO | Asahi Beer |
| RB | TAKUYA | FURUTANI | OBIC |
| DB | KOKI | KATO | KAJIMA |
| DB | RYOHEI | IMANISHI | Panasonic Electric Works |
| DB | TADANARI | SANO | KAJIMA |
| DB | ATSUSHI | TSUJI | Panasonic Electric Works |
| QB/RB | YASUHIRO | MARUTA | KAJIMA |
| RB | TOMOKAZU | SUEYOSHI | Waseda University |
| DB | YUICHI | WATANABE | OBIC |
| DL | MUNEKAZU | SHIKAMA | Panasonic Electric Works |
| DL | DAIKI | TAKECHI | OBIC |
| LB | TAKASHI | MAKIUCHI | KAJIMA |
| DL | YASUO | WAKISAKA | Panasonic Electric Works |
| LB | SHOICHIRO | SUZUKI | FUJITSU |
| DL | MOTOYUKI | HIRAI | FUJITSU |
| LB | AKINOBU | SOMA | Panasonic Electric Works |
| OL | KAZUHIRO | KURAMOCHI | KAJIMA |
| OL | YUTA | MURAI | KAJIMA |
| OL | YUTARO | KOBAYASHI | FUJITSU |
| OL | TAKANARI | MURAKAMI | IBM |
| OL | YUJI | TANIGUCHI | Panasonic Electric Works |
| OL | TSUKASA | MIYAMOTO | OBIC |
| OL | HARUHISA | HIRAMOTO | Asahi Soft Drinks OB |
| WR | KEN | SHIMIZU | OBIC |
| TE | TAKAHIRO |
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