In June 1956, when Furukawa was a
Kansai University student, he was selected for the
Japan national team for the
1956 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on June 3, he debuted against
South Korea. In November, he played in the
1956 Summer Olympics in
Melbourne. He also played in the
1958 Asian Games. He played 19 games for Japan until 1962. ==National team statistics==