On June 15, 1977, when Kaneda was a Chuo University student, he debuted and scored a goal for the Japan national team against South Korea. At this time, he was 19 years and 119 days and this is record for youngest goal scorer at Japan national team. He was selected Japan for 1978 and 1982 Asian Games. He played 58 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 1984.