against United States in Quarterfinal. In October, he also played at 2000 AFC Asian Cup and Japan won the champions. In 2002, he was selected Japan for 2002 FIFA World Cup. He played as forward with club teammate Takayuki Suzuki in three games. He also played at 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played 58 games and scored 17 goals for Japan until 2006. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yanagisawa goal. Honors Kashima Antlers J1 League: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 Japan AFC Asian Cup: 2000 Individual Asian Player of the Month: January 1998 J.League Rookie of the Year: 1997 J.League Best XI: 1998, 2001, 2008 Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2001 References External links Japan National Football Team Database 1977 births Living people Association football people from Toyama Prefecture Japanese footballers Association football forwards Japan youth international footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players Serie A players Kashima Antlers players U.C. Sampdoria players A.C.R. Messina players Kyoto Sanga FC players Vegalta Sendai players Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Expatriate footballers in Italy Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Japanese expatriate footballers