The 2004 Asian Judo Championships were held at the Baluan Sholak Palace of Culture and Sports in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 15 May to 16 May 2004. A total of 194 judokas participated, 113 men and 81 women.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra lightweight −48 kg | Kayo Kitada | Ri Kyong-ok | Tatyana Shishkina |
| Zhao Shunxin | |||
| Half lightweight −52 kg | Lee Eun-hee | Xian Dongmei | An Kum-ae |
| Natsuko Kimijima | |||
| Lightweight −57 kg | Liu Yuxiang | Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od | Kie Kusakabe |
| Choe Hyon-ju | |||
| Half middleweight −63 kg | Ayumi Tanimoto | Lee Bok-hee | Hong Ok-song |
| Li Shufang | |||
| Middleweight −70 kg | Masae Ueno | Kim Ryon-mi | Sagat Abikeyeva |
| Kim Mi-jung | |||
| Half heavyweight −78 kg | Sae Nakazawa | Liu Xia | Choi Sook-ie |
| Varvara Masyagina | |||
| Heavyweight +78 kg | Xue Fuyan | Erdene-Ochiryn Dolgormaa | Kei Eguchi |
| Choi Sook-ie | |||
| Openweight | Xu Lihui | Mika Sugimoto | Cho Hye-jin |
| Mariya Shekerova |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |