These countries have played in this division against each other 13 times. Sweden has scored 222 goals against 141 goals by Japan.
Sweden has won 11 times and lost 2 times.
| Date | Score | Competition Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1984-09-05 | 15 - 5 | World Championships, Pool game |
| 1986-08-25 | 15 - 3 | World Championships, Pool game |
| 1988-08-30 | 15 - 5 | World Championships, Pool game, pool B |
| 1992-08-21 | 21 - 9 | World Championships, Pool game |
| 1992-08-23 | 21 - 13 | World Championships, Semifinal |
| 1994-08-24 | 21 - 10 | World Championships, Continuation pool, upper |
| 1996-08-14 | 21 - 15 | World Championships, Continuation pool, upper |
| 1998-08-18 | 19 - 14 | World Championships, Pool game |
| 1998-08-21 | 17 - 19 | World Championships, Semifinal |
| 2000-08-09 | 15 - 8 | World Championships, Continuation pool, upper |
| 2004-08-03 | 14 - 10 | World Championships, Continuation pool, upper |
| 2008-08-07 | 11 - 16 | World Championships, Quarterfinal |
| 2012-07-12 | 17 - 14 | World Championships, Quarterfinal |