Schedule
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Result* | Competition | Japanese Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 February 2012 | Estádio Municipal, Parchal Portugal |
Norway | 2–1 W | 2012 Algarve Cup Group Stage | Nagasato 45+1' Kawasumi 66' |
| 2 March 2012 | Estádio Municipal, Parchal Portugal |
Denmark | 2–0 W | 2012 Algarve Cup Group Stage | Sugasawa 52' Ohno 90+1' |
| 5 March 2012 | Estádio Algarve, Faro Portugal |
United States | 1–0 W | 2012 Algarve Cup Group Stage | Takase 84' |
| 7 March 2012 | Estádio Algarve, Faro Portugal |
Germany | 3–4 L | 2012 Algarve Cup Final | Kawasumi 35' Tanaka 55' Nagasato 90' |
| 1 April 2012 | Yurtec Stadium, Sendai Japan |
United States | 1–1 D | 2012 Kirin Challenge Cup | Kinga 31' |
| 5 April 2012 | Home's Stadium, Kobe Japan |
Brazil | 4–1 W | 2012 Kirin Challenge Cup | Nagasato 58' Miyama 61' Sugasawa 81' |
| 18 June 2012 | Örjans Vall, Halmstad Sweden |
United States | 1–4 L | 2012 Sweden Invitational | Nagasato 28' |
| 20 June 2012 | Stadium Rambergsvallen, Gothenburg Sweden |
Sweden | 1–0 W | 2012 Sweden Invitational | Nagasato 28' |
| 11 July 2012 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Japan |
Australia | 3–0 W | Friendly Match | Miyama 26' Ōgimi 45+1' Sawa 58' |
| 19 July 2012 | Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris France |
France | 0–2 L | Friendly Match | |
| 25 July 2012 | City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry United Kingdom |
Canada | 2–1 W | 2012 Summer Olympics Women's Tournament Group Stage | Kawasumi 33' Miyama 44' |
| 28 July 2012 | City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry United Kingdom |
Sweden | 0–0 D | 2012 Summer Olympics Women's Tournament Group Stage | |
| 31 July 2012 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff United Kingdom |
South Africa | 0–0 D | 2012 Summer Olympics Women's Tournament Group Stage | |
| 3 August 2012 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff United Kingdom |
Brazil | 2–0 W | 2012 Summer Olympics Women's Tournament Quarterfinals | Ōgimi 27' Ohno 73' |
| 6 August 2012 | Wembley Stadium, London United Kingdom |
France | 2–1 W | 2012 Summer Olympics Women's Tournament Semifinals | Ōgimi 32' Sakaguchi 49' |
| 9 August 2012 | Wembley Stadium, London United Kingdom |
United States | 1–2 L | 2012 Summer Olympics Women's Tournament Final | Ōgimi 63' |
* Japan score always listed first
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