Japan at the Asian Games

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Japan at the
Asian Games
Flag of Japan.svg
IOC code JPN
NOC Japanese Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
1,084
Silver
1,104
Bronze
1,054
Total
3,242
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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.

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Asian Games

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

Medals by Games

GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of India.svg 1951 New Delhi [3] 65 242115601
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1954 Manila [4] 151 383624981
Flag of Japan.svg 1958 Tokyo [5] 287 6741301381
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1962 Jakarta [6] 209 7356231521
Flag of Thailand.svg 1966 Bangkok [7] 216 7853331641
Flag of Thailand.svg 1970 Bangkok [8] 221 7447231441
Flag of Iran.svg 1974 Tehran [9] 290 7549511751
Flag of Thailand.svg 1978 Bangkok [10] 306 7058491771
Flag of India.svg 1982 Delhi [11] 355 5752441532
Flag of South Korea.svg 1986 Seoul [12] 439 5876772113
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1990 Beijing [13] 543 3860761743
Flag of Japan.svg 1994 Hiroshima [14] 678 6475792182
Flag of Thailand.svg 1998 Bangkok [15] 629 5261681813
Flag of South Korea.svg 2002 Busan [16] 658 4474721903
Flag of Qatar.svg 2006 Doha [17] 626 5071771983
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Guangzhou [18] 726 4874942163
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Incheon [19] 711 4777762003
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Jakarta & Palembang [20] 758 7556742052
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Hangzhou 769 5267691882
Flag of Japan.svg 2026 Nagoya Future event
Total (20/20)8,63710841104105432422

Medals by sport

SportRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Archery pictogram.svg Archery 289825
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 1194221171586
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 5782540
Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball 31337
Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Beach volleyball 21337
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball 4241319
Chess pictogram.svg Board games 90011
Bodybuilding pictogram.svg Bodybuilding 110325
Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling 21815740
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 613133864
Canoeing pictogram.svg Canoeing 46141939
Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket 50011
Cue sports pictogram.svg Cue sports 543411
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling 1535427134
DanceSport pictogram.svg Dancesport 30347
Diving pictogram.svg Diving 217213371
Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian 11812838
Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing 313134066
Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey 523510
Football pictogram.svg Football 525411
Golf pictogram.svg Golf 394518
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics 2193351103
Handball pictogram.svg Handball 406612
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 1563730123
Kabaddi pictogram.svg Kabaddi 70011
Karate pictogram.svg Karate 13010949
Modern pentathlon pictogram (pre-2025).svg Modern pentathlon 40347
Roller speed skating pictogram.svg Roller sports 34206
Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing 29351256
Rugby pictogram.svg Rugby 14509
Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing 320221254
Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg Sepaktakraw 801910
Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 3544455153
Soft tennis pictogram.svg Soft tennis 37111432
Softball pictogram.svg Softball 15308
Squash pictogram.svg Squash 80011
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 1277260161698
Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Synchronized swimming 2610016
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis 220184280
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo 15031013
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis 127183883
Triathlon pictogram.svg Triathlon 185114
Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball 1165627
Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo 349417
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 423192971
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 2675047164
Wushu pictogram.svg Wushu 1017917
Total2103210389863055

Medals by individual

AthleteSportYearsGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Yoshimi Nishigawa Swimming 1970–1974F100010
Kosuke Kitajima Swimming 2002–2010M7108
Kunihiro Iwasaki Swimming 1966–1970M7108
Takashi Yamamoto Swimming 1998–2006M7108
Yoshiko Sato Swimming 1954–1962F7029
Ryosuke Irie Swimming 2006–2022M610218
Rikako Ikee Swimming 2018–2022F6309
Nobutaka Taguchi Swimming 1970–1974M6006
Tadashi Honda Swimming 1970–1974M6006
Kosuke Hagino Swimming 2014–2018M53311
Katsunori Fujiwara Swimming 1986–1990M5308
Reiko Miyagi Tennis 1958–1966F5308
Tsuyoshi Yanagidate Swimming 1974–1978M5207
Kengo Tagata Bowling 1986–1998M5117
Takao Ishii Shooting 1962–1966M5117
Hiroko Nagasaki Swimming 1982–1986F5106
Shigenobu Murofushi Athletics 1966–1986M5106
Keiichi Miki Table tennis 1962–1966M5027
Koji Watanabe Tennis 1962–1966M5005
Miya Tachibana Synchronized swimming 1994–2002F5005
Toyoko Yoshino Athletics 1951–1954F5005
Yasue Hatsuda Swimming 1974–1978F5005
Yoshiaki Oiwa Equestrian 2006–2018M4116

Asian Winter Games

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

Medals by Games

GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Japan.svg 1986 Sapporo [21] 92 29236581
Flag of Japan.svg 1990 Sapporo [22] 80 181613471
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1996 Harbin [23] 108 81410323
Flag of South Korea.svg 1999 Gangwon [24] 100 6149294
Flag of Japan.svg 2003 Aomori [25] 154 242320671
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2007 Changchun [26] 113 13914362
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2011 Astana & Almaty [27] 103 132417542
Flag of Japan.svg 2017 Sapporo & Obihiro 146 272126741
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2025 Harbin Future Event
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2029 Trojena Future Event
Total1381441153971

East Asian Games

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

Medals by Games

GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1993 Shanghai 253 2537551172
Flag of South Korea.svg 1997 Busan 258 4753531532
Flag of Japan.svg 2001 Osaka 327 6165651912
Flag of Macau.svg 2005 Macau 335 4656771792
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2009 Hong Kong [28] 378 6258701902
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2013 Tianjin 436 4757751792
Total28832639510092

East Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games

GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Mongolia.svg 2023 Ulaanbaatar 48 22613412
Total22613412

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Medals by Games

GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Asian Indoor Games
Flag of Thailand.svg 2005 Bangkok 30 626147
Flag of Macau.svg 2007 Macau 102 8711267
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2009 Hanoi 94 5992311
Asian Martial Arts Games
Flag of Thailand.svg 2009 Bangkok 19 923145
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Flag of South Korea.svg 2013 Incheon 82 348159
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 2017 Ashgabat 60 25101720
Total332947109

Asian Beach Games

Medals by Games

GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2008 Bali 80 33395
Flag of Oman.svg 2010 Muscat 46 213610
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2012 Haiyang 85 13268
Flag of Thailand.svg 2014 Phuket 95 757198
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2016 Danang 54 1271025
Total141422507

Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games

GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Singapore.svg 2009 Singapore [29] 38 564156
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2013 Nanjing [30] 62 756183
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2025 Tashkent Future event
Total121110335

Asian Para Games

Medals by Games

GamesDelegationGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Guangzhou 225 3239321032
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Incheon 298 3849561433
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Jakarta 303 4570831984
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Hangzhou 259 4249591503
Total1572172305944

Sports

Medals per sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total

Archery 2 2 1 5

Athletics 32 44 36 112

Badminton 1 1 11 13

Blind Football 0 1 0 1

Boccia 0 1 1 2

Cycling Road 8 9 4 21

Goalball 1 1 2 4

Judo 3 8 15 26

Lawn Bowls 0 0 1 1

Para Dance Sport 0 0 1 1

Para Football 7-a-side 0 1 1 2

Para Sailing 0 1 0 1

Para Shooting 0 0 1 1

Para Tenpin Bowling 0 5 1 6

Powerlifting 0 0 2 2

Rowing 0 3 1 4

Sitting Volleyball 0 1 2 3

Swimming 54 62 67 183

Table Tennis 2 3 13 18

Wheelchair Basketball 2 4 0 6

Wheelchair Fencing 0 2 7 9

Wheelchair Rugby 1 0 0 1

Wheelchair Tennis 9 9 4 22

Total 115 158 171 444

Medals per year

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total

2018 45 70 83 198

2014 38 49 56 143

2010 32 39 32 103

Total 115 158 171 444

Asian Youth Para Games

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

Medals by Games

GamesDelegationGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Japan.svg 2009 Tokyo 2146526221131
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2013 Kuala Lumpur 169392025841
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2017 Dubai 146432926981
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2021 Manama 85301114553
Total17786873501

See also

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