Japan men's national water polo team

Japan

FINA code	JPN
Nickname(s)	ポセイドン ジャパン(Poseidon Japan) [1]
Association	Japan Swimming Federation
Confederation	AASF (Asia)
Head coach	Yoshinori Shiota
Asst coach	Yohsuke Murase Mitsuaki Shiga
Captain	Yusuke Inaba
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	9 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	8 (2016, 2017, 2018)
Olympic Games  (team statistics)
Appearances	10 (first in 1932 )
Best result	4th place (1932)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (first in 2001 )
Best result	9th place (2022, 2025)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2018 )
Best result	7th place (2018)
World League
Appearances	15 (first in 2006 )
Best result	4th place (2018)
Asian Games
Appearances	17 (first in 1954 )
Best result	(1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 2023)
Asian Swimming Championships
Best result	(2016)
Asian Water Polo Championship
Best result	(2015)
Media
Website	swim.or.jp

The Japan men's national water polo team is the representative for Japan in international men's water polo.

Results

Olympic Games

Main article: Japan men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

• 1932 – 4th place ^[2]
• 1936 – 14th place
• 1960 – 14th place
• 1964 – 11th place
• 1968 – 12th place
• 1972 – 15th place
• 1984 – 11th place
• 2016 – 12th place
• 2020 – 10th place
• 2024 – 11th place

World Championship

• 2001 – 16th place ^[2]
• 2003 – 15th place
• 2005 – 14th place
• 2007 – 16th place
• 2011 – 11th place
• 2015 – 13th place
• 2017 – 10th place
• 2019 – 11th place
• 2022 – 9th place
• 2023 – 11th place
• 2024 – 13th place
• 2025 – 9th place

World Cup

• 2018 – 7th place ^[2]
• 2025 – 8th place

World League

• 2006 – 15th place ^[2]
• 2007 – 16th place
• 2008 – 11th place
• 2009 – 7th place
• 2010 – 11th place
• 2011 – 10th place
• 2012 – 11th place
• 2013 – 7th place
• 2014 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
• 2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
• 2016 – 6th place
• 2017 – 8th place
• 2018 – 4th place
• 2019 – 6th place
• 2020 – 5th place

Asian Games

• 1954 – Silver medal
• 1958 – Gold medal
• 1962 – Gold medal
• 1966 – Gold medal
• 1970 – Gold medal
• 1974 – Silver medal
• 1978 – Silver medal
• 1982 – Silver medal
• 1990 – Silver medal
• 1994 – Silver medal
• 1998 – 4th
• 2002 – Silver medal
• 2006 – Silver medal
• 2010 – Silver medal
• 2014 – Silver medal
• 2018 – Silver medal
• 2023 – Gold medal

Asian Swimming Championships

• 2012 – Silver medal ^[3]
• 2016 – Gold medal

Asian Water Polo Championship

• 2009 – Bronze medal ^[3]
• 2012 – Bronze medal
• 2015 – Gold medal

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Championships. ^{[4] [5]}

Head coach: Yoshinori Shiota

• 1 Towa Nishimura GK
• 2 Seiya Adachi FP
• 3 Taiyo Watanabe FP
• 4 Toshiyuki Maeda FP
• 5 Enishi Ura FP
• 6 Toi Suzuki FP
• 7 Kiyomu Date FP
• 8 Mitsuru Takata FP
• 9 Ikkei Nitta FP
• 10 Yusuke Inaba FP
• 11 Daichi Ogihara FP
• 12 Kenta Araki FP
• 13 Ren Sasano GK
• 14 Jun Lowrey FP
• 15 Yuki Moriya FP

See also

• Japan men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

References

1. http://www.poseidonjapan.net/ ^{[ bare URL ]}
2. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
3. "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.
4. "Men's Water Polo Team Roster JPN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
5. "Men's Water Polo Team Roster JPN (2)" (PDF). Omega Timing. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.

External links

• Official website