These countries have played in this division against each other 18 times. United States has scored 246 goals against 207 goals by Japan.
United States has won 10 times and lost 8 times.
| Date | Score | Competition Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1986-08-29 | 13 - 0 | World Championships, Pool game |
| 1988-08-29 | 15 - 0 | World Championships, Pool game, pool A |
| 1990-07-10 | 18 - 1 | World Championships, Pool game, pool A |
| 1992-08-18 | 6 - 18 | World Championships, Pool game, round 1 |
| 1992-08-20 | 7 - 18 | World Championships, Pool game, round 2 |
| 1992-08-21 | 9 - 18 | World Championships, Pool game, round 3 |
| 1994-08-24 | 19 - 6 | World Championships, Continuation pool, upper |
| 1996-08-15 | 18 - 16 | World Championships, Continuation pool, upper |
| 1998-08-16 | 17 - 10 | World Championships, Pool game |
| 1998-08-22 | 19 - 10 | World Championships, Final |
| 2000-08-09 | 10 - 15 | World Championships, Pool game |
| 2004-08-04 | 10 - 16 | World Championships, Continuation pool, upper |
| 2004-08-06 | 16 - 10 | World Championships, Bronze medal game |
| 2008-08-06 | 14 - 15 | World Championships, Cross-over game |
| 2008-08-09 | 13 - 10 | World Championships, Final |
| 2012-07-10 | 14 - 16 | World Championships, Pool game |
| 2012-07-14 | 13 - 17 | World Championships, Final |
| 2024-09-02 | 15 - 11 | World Championships, Pool game, pool A |