| Japan at the 2010 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | JPN |
| NPC | Japan Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 42 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Takayuki Endo [1] |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Japan sent 42 competitors to compete in all five disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics [2] in Vancouver.
Akira Kano Men's super-G, sitting
Taiki Morii Men's downhill, sitting
Taiki Morii Men's super-G, sitting Akira Kano Men's downhill, sitting Takeshi Suzuki Men's Giant Slalom, sitting Kuniko Obinata Women's Giant Slalom, sitting Kuniko Obinata Women's Slalom, sitting Yoshihiro Nitta Men's 1 km Sprint, standing Yoshihiro Nitta Men's 10 km Sprint, standing Shoko Ota Women's 1 km Sprint, standingJapan competed in ice sledge hockey. They finished the qualification rounds with a score of 2-1, and qualified for the semi-finals, where they defeated team Canada advancing to the finals where they faced Team America. In the finals they lost, scoring no goals winning a silver medal. [3]
| Squad list | Group stage (Pool A) [4] | Semifinal | Final | ||
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| Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |
| From: Mikio Annaka |  Czech Republic W 2–1 | 2 Q |  Canada W 3–1 |  United States L 0-2 | |
 South Korea W 5–0 | |||||
| United States L 0–6 | |||||
Japan competed in wheelchair curling. [3]
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