Japan at the Asian Games

Japan has competed at the Asian Games since their inception in 1951, held in New Delhi, India. The National Olympic Committee of Japan, Japanese Olympic Committee, is responsible for organizing Japan's participation in the Asian Games. The Committee was established in 1911 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1912; it is also the oldest Asian National Olympic Committee.[1][2] Japan has a distinguished achievement among all Asian sport teams, being the only one to have won at least 20 gold medals at every Asian Games.

Japan at the
Asian Games
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
1,032
Silver
1,037
Bronze
985
Total
3,054
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Asian Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951 New Delhi[3]124211560
1954 Manila[4]138362498
1958 Tokyo[5]1674130138
1962 Jakarta[6]1735623152
1966 Bangkok[7]1785333164
1970 Bangkok[8]1744723144
1974 Tehran[9]1754951175
1978 Bangkok[10]1705849177
1982 Delhi[11]2575244153
1986 Seoul[12]3587677211
1990 Beijing[13]3386076174
1994 Hiroshima[14]2647579218
1998 Bangkok[15]3526168181
2002 Busan[16]3447472190
2006 Doha[17]3507177198
2010 Guangzhou[18]3487494216
2014 Incheon[19]3477776200
2018 Jakarta & Palembang2755674205
2022 HangzhouFuture event
2026 NagoyaFuture event
2030 DohaFuture event
2034 RiyadhFuture event
Total2103210379853054

Medals by sport

Sport Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Archery289825
Athletics1194221171586
Badminton5782540
Baseball31337
Beach volleyball21337
Basketball4241319
Board games90011
Bodybuilding110325
Bowling21815740
Boxing613133864
Canoeing46141939
Cricket50011
Cue sports543411
Cycling1535427134
Dancesport30347
Diving217213371
Equestrian11812838
Fencing313134066
Field hockey523510
Football525411
Golf394518
Gymnastics2193351103
Handball406612
Judo1563730123
Kabaddi70011
Karate13010949
Modern pentathlon40235
Roller sports34206
Rowing29351256
Rugby14509
Sailing320221254
Sepaktakraw801910
Shooting3544455153
Soft tennis37111432
Softball15308
Squash80011
Swimming1277260161698
Synchronized swimming2610016
Table tennis220184280
Taekwondo15031013
Tennis127183883
Triathlon185114
Volleyball1165627
Water polo349417
Weightlifting423192971
Wrestling2675047164
Wushu1017917
Total2103210379853054

Medals by individual

Athlete Sport Years Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
Yoshimi NishigawaSwimming1970–1974F100010
Kosuke KitajimaSwimming2002–2010M7108
Kunihiro IwasakiSwimming1966–1970M7108
Takashi YamamotoSwimming1998–2006M7108
Yoshiko SatoSwimming1954–1962F7029
Ryosuke IrieSwimming2006–2014M68014
Rikako IkeeSwimming2018–2018F6208
Nobutaka TaguchiSwimming1970–1974M6006
Tadashi HondaSwimming1970–1974M6006
Kosuke HaginoSwimming2014-2018M53311
Katsunori FujiwaraSwimming1986–1990M5308
Reiko MiyagiTennis1958–1966F5308
Tsuyoshi YanagidateSwimming1974–1978M5207
Kengo TagataBowling1986–1998M5117
Takao IshiiShooting1962–1966M5117
Hiroko NagasakiSwimming1982–1986F5106
Shigenobu MurofushiAthletics1966–1986M5106
Keiichi MikiTable tennis1962–1966M5027
Koji WatanabeTennis1962–1966M5005
Miya TachibanaSynchronized swimming1994–2002F5005
Toyoko YoshinoAthletics1951–1954F5005
Yasue HatsudaSwimming1974–1978F5005
Yoshiaki OiwaEquestrian2006–2018M4116

Asian Winter Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1986 Sapporo[20]12923658
1990 Sapporo[21]118161347
1996 Harbin[22]38141032
1999 Gangwon[23]4614929
2003 Aomori[24]124232067
2007 Changchun[25]21391436
2011 Astana & Almaty[26]213241754
2017 Sapporo & Obihiro127212674
Total1138144115397

East Asian Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1993 Shanghai2253755117
1997 Busan2475353153
2001 Osaka2616565191
2005 Macau2465677179
2009 Hong Kong[27]2625870190
2013 Tianjin2475775179
Total22883263951009

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
Asian Indoor Games
2005 Bangkok762614
2007 Macau7871126
2009 Hanoi1159923
Asian Martial Arts Games
2009 Bangkok592314
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013 Incheon934815
2017 Ashgabat20251017
Total332947109

Asian Beach Games

Medals by Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
2008 Bali33395
2010 Muscat213610
2012 Haiyang13268
2014 Phuket95757198
2016 Danang541271025
Total141422507

Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2009 Singapore[28]656415
2013 Nanjing[29]375618
2021 SurabayaFuture event
Total512111033

Asian Para Games

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2010 Guangzhou2323932103
2014 Incheon3384956143
2018 Jakarta4457083198
Total3115158171444

Asian Youth Para Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games

Games Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2009 Tokyo1652622113
2013 Kuala Lumpur139202584
2017 Dubai143292698
2021 Manama330111455
Total11778687350

See also

References

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