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Who is Japan's leading all-time top goal scorer? Kagawa, Okazaki and Samurai Blue's greatest strikers

Japan are without doubt one of the most influential footballing nations hailing from Asia.

The Samurai Blue didn't gain much momentum on the global stage until the 1990s, before a wave of talent helped them become the most successful team on the continent.

They qualified for the last seven World Cups, from which they reached the knockout stages in 2002, 2010 and 2018.

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Japan are also record four-time AFC Asian Cup winners in 1992, 2000, 2004 and 2011.

We all know about legendary players such as Shunsuke Nakamura, Keisuke Honda, Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa.

But what about Kunishige Kamamoto, Japan's greatest goalscorer!

Or Takuya Takagi, who scored the winner in the 1992 AFC Asian Cup final.

Who is Japan's leading top goal scorer, though?

Let's take a look!