In June 1981, Kaneda was selected the Japan national team for 1981 AFC Championship. At this competition, on June 7, she debuted against Chinese Taipei. This match is Japan team first match in "International A Match". She played in all 3 matches at this championship. In September, she also played in 2 matches against England and Italy. However Japan was defeated by a score of 0–9 against Italy. This is the biggest defeat in the history of Japan national team. She played 5 games for Japan in 1981.