| Japan at the 2015 Summer Universiade | |
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| IOC code | JPN |
| NOC | Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Gwangju, South Korea 3 – 14 July 2015 | |
| Competitors | 350 in 20 sports |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Universiade appearances (overview) | |
Japan participated at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Athletics | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Badminton | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Baseball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| Diving | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Judo | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 25 | 35 | 85 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Hisayoshi Harasawa | Judo | Men's +100 kg | 4 July |
| Gold | Sarah Asahina | Judo | Women's +78 kg | 4 July |
| Gold |
| Gymnastics | Men's Team | 5 July |
| Gold | Megumi Tsugane | Judo | Women's -63 kg | 5 July |
| Gold | Junya Hasegawa | Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke | 5 July |
| Gold | Mako Uchio | Judo | Women's -52 kg | 6 July |
| Gold |
| Rowing | Men's Lightweight Coxless Four | 6 July |
| Gold |
| Rowing | Women's Lightweight Double Sculls | 6 July |
| Gold | Mina Matsushima | Swimming | Women's 100m Breaststroke | 6 July |
| Gold | Naoto Hayasaka | Gymnastics | Men's Floor Exercise | 7 July |
| Gold | Yu Minobe | Gymnastics | Women's Beam | 7 July |
| Gold | Katsuma Ueda | Judo | Men's Open | 7 July |
| Gold | Junya Hasegawa | Swimming | Men's 50m Backstroke | 7 July |
| Gold |
| Judo | Men's Team | 8 July |
| Gold |
| Judo | Women's Team | 8 July |
| Gold | Keiko Fukudome | Swimming | Women's 200m Breaststroke | 8 July |
| Gold | Ayatsugu Hirai | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle | 9 July |
| Gold |
| Baseball | Men's Baseball | 11 July |
| Gold | Kazuki Higa | Golf | Men's Individual | 11 July |
| Gold |
| Golf | Men's Team | 11 July |
| Gold |
| Athletics | Men's 4x100m Relay | 12 July |
| Gold | Yusuke Ogura | Athletics | Men's Half Marathon | 12 July |
| Gold |
| Athletics | Men's Half Marathon Team | 12 July |
| Gold |
| Athletics | Women's Half Marathon Team | 12 July |
| Gold | Masataka Morizono | Table tennis | Men's Singles | 13 July |
| Silver |
| Swimming | Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay | 4 July |
| Silver |
| Swimming | Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay | 4 July |
| Silver |
| Gymnastics | Women's Team | 5 July |
| Silver | Kazuki Osanai | Judo | Women's -70 kg | 5 July |
| Silver | Shogo Nonomura | Gymnastics | Men's Individual All-Around | 6 July |
| Silver | Asuka Teramoto | Gymnastics | Women's Individual All-Around | 6 July |
| Silver | Shogo Nonomura | Gymnastics | Men's Horizontal Bar | 7 July |
| Silver | Yuya Kamoto | Gymnastics | Men's Parallel Bars | 7 July |
| Silver | Naoto Hayasaka | Gymnastics | Men's Pommel Horse | 7 July |
| Silver | Asuka Teramoto | Gymnastics | Women's Uneven Bars | 7 July |
| Silver | Yuma Oshima | Judo | Men's -60 kg | 7 July |
| Silver | Kazuki Kohinata | Swimming | Men's 200m Breaststroke | 7 July |
| Silver | Yuya Yajima | Swimming | Men's 200m Butterfly | 7 July |
| Silver | Reona Aoki | Swimming | Women's 200m Breaststroke | 8 July |
| Silver | Keita Sunama | Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke | 9 July |
| Silver |
| Swimming | Women's 4x100m Medley Relay | 10 July |
| Silver |
| Table tennis | Men's Team | 10 July |
| Silver | Shina Kanazawa | Golf | Women's Individual | 11 July |
| Silver |
| Golf | Women's Team | 11 July |
| Silver |
| Athletics | Men's 4x400m Relay | 12 July |
| Silver | Tadashi Isshiki | Athletics | Men's Half Marathon | 12 July |
| Silver | Nanako Kanno | Athletics | Women's Half Marathon | 12 July |
| Silver | Table tennis | Men's Doubles | 12 July | |
| Silver |
| Gymnastics | Rhythmic Group – 6 clubs, 2 hoops | 13 July |
| Silver | Yuya Oshima | Table tennis | Men's Singles | 13 July |
| Bronze | Mai Nakagawa | Diving | Women's 10 metre platform | 5 July |
| Bronze | Kenya Kohara | Judo | Men's -81 kg | 5 July |
| Bronze | Kenta Nagasawa | Judo | Men's -90 kg | 5 July |
| Bronze | Ayatsugu Hirai | Swimming | Men's 800m Freestyle | 5 July |
| Bronze | Yuka Kawayoke | Swimming | Women's 200m Backstroke | 5 July |
| Bronze | Natsumi Sasada | Gymnastics | Women's Individual All-Around | 6 July |
| Bronze | Yuji Yamamoto | Judo | Men's -73 kg | 6 July |
| Bronze | Anzu Yamamoto | Judo | Women's -57 kg | 6 July |
| Bronze | Keita Sunama | Swimming | Men's 200m Individual Medley | 6 July |
| Bronze | Shogo Nonomura | Gymnastics | Men's Floor Exercise | 7 July |
| Bronze | Yuya Kamoto | Gymnastics | Men's Horizontal Bar | 7 July |
| Bronze | Chihiro Yoshioka | Gymnastics | Men's Parallel Bars | 7 July |
| Bronze | Funa Tonaki | Judo | Women's -48 kg | 7 July |
| Bronze | Sara Yamamoto | Judo | Women's Open | 7 July |
| Bronze |
| Rowing | Men's Lightweight Double Sculls | 7 July |
| Bronze | Masayuki Umemoto | Swimming | Men's 200m Butterfly | 7 July |
| Bronze |
| Swimming | Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7 July |
| Bronze | Keisuke Nakatani | Athletics | Men's 10000m | 9 July |
| Bronze | Daisuke Matsunaga | Athletics | Men's 20 km Walk | 9 July |
| Bronze | Kohei Yamamoto | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle | 9 July |
| Bronze |
| Swimming | Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 9 July |
| Bronze |
| Table tennis | Women's Team | 9 July |
| Bronze | Keita Sunama | Swimming | Men's 400m Individual Medley | 10 July |
| Bronze |
| Swimming | Men's 4x100m Medley Relay | 10 July |
| Bronze |
| Tennis | Men's Doubles | 10 July |
| Bronze |
| Tennis | Women's Doubles | 10 July |
| Bronze | Genta Masuno | Athletics | Men's 110m Hurdles | 11 July |
| Bronze |
| Volleyball | Women | 11 July |
| Bronze | Yuta Takahashi | Athletics | Men's Half Marathon | 12 July |
| Bronze | Ayumi Uehara | Athletics | Women's Half Marathon | 12 July |
| Bronze |
| Badminton | Women's Doubles | 12 July |
| Bronze | Shiho Tanaka | Badminton | Women's Singles | 12 July |
| Bronze |
| Football | Women's Football | 12 July |
| Bronze |
| Table tennis | Women's doubles | 12 July |
| Bronze |
| Football | Men's Football | 13 July |
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