 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi wa11 Gunyana 1996, Hattori akatanga kutamba timu yenyika yeJapan vachipesana neUzbekistan. Akasarudzwa kuJapan nokuda kwe1996 Asia Cup uye 1998 World Cup, asi haana kutamba mumutambo mumakwikwi maviri. Mushure me1998 World Cup, akauya kuzosarudzwa zvakanaka kuJapan nemutungamiriri mutsva Philippe Troussier. Akatamba mu1999 Copa América, 2000 Asian Cup, 2001 Confederations Cup uye 2002 World Cup. Pa2000 Asian Cup, akatamba mumitambo yose uye Japan yakakunda makwikwi. Muna 2001 Confederations Cup, Japan yakawana nzvimbo yechipiri. Mushure me2002 World Cup, akatamba semutambi wenguva dzose pasi pemaneja mutsva Zico. Akasarudzwawo kuJapan nokuda kwe2003 Confederations Cup, asi haana kutamba mumutambo wacho. Akatamba mitambo 44 uye akarova zvibodzwa zviviri zveJapan kusvika 2003. 