List of Japanese records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Japan maintained by Japan's Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF).

Outdoor

Key to tables:

Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlace100 m9.95 Ryota Yamagata6 June 2021Fuse Sprint 2021Tottori, Japan150 m (bend)15.35 Yoshihide Kiryū17 March 2017Gold Coast, Australia200 m20.03 Shingo Suetsugu7 June 2003Japanese ChampionshipsYokohama, Japan300 m32.20Kenki Imaizumi11 October 2024National Sports FestivalSaga, Japan400 m44.44Yuki Joseph Nakajima14 September 2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan800 m1:43.45Ko Ochiai30 May 2026Twolaps Middle Distance CircuitTokyo, Japan1000 m2:15.24Ko Ochiai10 July 2026HerculisFontvieille, Monaco1500 m3:35.42Kazuki Kawamura17 July 2021Hokuren Distance ChallengeChitose, JapanMile3:58.89Kiyonari Shibata11 May 1996Osaka, JapanMile (road)3:57.0 Soma Nagahara20 June 2026Ginza Road MileTokyo, Japan2000 m5:07.24Fumikazu Kobayashi14 July 2006Kortrijk, Belgium3000 m7:40.09Suguru Osako7 September 2014Rieti MeetingRieti, ItalyTwo miles8:24.69Kensuke Takezawa3 August 2007Norwich Union Super Grand PrixLondon, United Kingdom5000 m13:08.40Suguru Osako18 July 2015KBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-Zolder, Belgium5 km (road)13:37Kanta Shimizu1 October 2023World Road Running ChampionshipsRiga, Latvia10,000 m27:05.92Mebuki Suzuki22 November 2025Hachioji Long DistanceHachioji, Japan10 km (road)28:05Atsushi Sato14 October 2007World Road Running ChampionshipsUdine, Italy15,000 m (track)43:38.2Toshihiko Seko24 September 1983Shizuoka, Japan15 km (road)42:18Reishi Yoshida5 February 2023Marugame Half MarathonMarugame, Japan42:18Kotaro Shinohara5 February 2023Marugame Half MarathonMarugame, Japan42:18Tomoki Ota5 February 2023Marugame Half MarathonMarugame, Japan10 Miles (road)45:40Masanari Shintaku19 February 1984Karatsu, Japan20,000 m (track)57:48.7Toshihiko Seko11 May 1985Odawara, Japan20 km (road)56:52Taku Fujimoto2 February 2020Kagawa Marugame Half MarathonMarugame, JapanOne hour20410 mSeiji Kushibe20 October 1996Tokyo, JapanHalf marathon59:27Tomoki Ota2 February 2025Kagawa Marugame Half MarathonMarugame, Japan25,000 m (track)1:13:55.8Toshihiko Seko22 March 1981Christchurch, New Zealand25 km (road)1:13:14Takayuki Matsumiya27 February 2005Kumamoto, Japan30,000 m (track)1:29:18.8Toshihiko Seko22 March 1981Christchurch, New Zealand30 km (road)1:28:00Takayuki Matsumiya27 February 2005Kumamoto, JapanMarathon2:04:55Suguru Osako7 December 2025Valencia MarathonValencia, Spain50 km (road)2:44:07Yuki Kawauchi19 June 2016Okinoshima 50K UltramarathonOkinoshima, Japan100 km (road)6:06:08Junpei Yamaguchi25 June 2023Lake Saroma UltramarathonYūbetsu, Japan24-hour run273.708 kmShingo Inoue13–14 May 2010IAU 24 Hour World ChampionshipsBrive-la-Gaillarde, France110 m hurdles12.92 Rachid Muratake16 August 2025Athlete Night GamesFukui, Japan200 m hurdles22.55Yoshiro Watanabe1 October 2017Itami, Japan300 m hurdles34.22Ken Toyoda26 April 2025Xiamen Diamond LeagueXiamen, China400 m hurdles47.89Dai Tamesue10 August 2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada2000 m steeplechase5:29.89Ryohei Sakaguchi25 April 2021Hyogo Relay CarnivalKobe, Japan3000 m steeplechase8:03.43Ryuji Miura11 July 2025HerculisFontvieille, MonacoHigh jump2.33 m Naoyuki Daigo2 July 2006Japanese ChampionshipsKobe, JapanPole vault5.83 mDaichi Sawano3 May 2005Shizuoka, JapanLong jump8.40 m Shotaro Shiroyama17 August 2019Athlete Night Games in Fukui — Fukui 9.98CupFukui, JapanTriple jump17.15 m Norifumi Yamashita1 June 1986Japanese ChampionshipsTokyo, JapanShot put18.85 m20 May 2018Golden Grand Prix OsakaOsaka, JapanDiscus throw64.48 mMasateru Yugami26 April 2025Oklahoma Throws SeriesRamona, United StatesHammer throw84.86 mKoji Murofushi29 June 2003Prague, Czech RepublicJavelin throw87.60 mKazuhiro Mizoguchi27 May 1989San Jose, United StatesDecathlon8321 ptsYuma Maruyama15–16 April 2026Mt. SAC RelaysWalnut, United States3000 m walk (track)11:29.49Eiki Unami18 May 2008Komatsu, Japan5000 m walk (track)18:16.97Ryo Hamanishi18 May 202466th East Japan Corporate ChampionshipsKumagaya, Japan5 km walk (road)18:44Eiki Takahashi16 April 2016Japanese Race Walking ChampionshipsWajima, Japan10,000 m walk (track)37:25.21Eiki Takahashi14 November 2020Juntendo University Long Distance meetingInzai, Japan10 km walk (road)38:03Eiki Takahashi16 April 2016Japanese Race Walking ChampionshipsWajima, Japan15 km walk (road)57:15Yusuke Suzuki15 March 2015Asian Race Walking ChampionshipsNomi, Japan20,000 m walk (track)1:21:36.7Yuga Yamashita8 January 2017Race Walk Meeting of Tokyo Gakugei UniversityKoganei, Japan20 km walk (road)1:16:10Toshikazu Yamanishi16 February 2025Japanese 20km Race Walking ChampionshipsKobe, JapanTwo hours walk (track)25739 mTakehiro Sonohara22 February 1987Tokyo, Japan30,000 m walk (track)2:19:49.2Takehiro Sonohara22 February 1987Tokyo, Japan30 km walk (road)2:03:24Masatora Kawano24 July 2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States2:03:24Tomohiro Noda16 April 2023Japanese 35km Racewalking ChampionshipsWajima, Japan35 km walk (road)2:21:47Masatora Kawano27 October 2024All Japan Race Walking competitionTakahata, Japan 50,000 m walk (track)4:07:24.7Fumio Imamura17 March 1991Kanazawa, Japan50 km walk (road)3:36:45Masatora Kawano27 October 201958th All Japan Race WalkingTakahata, Japan4 × 100 m relay37.43Shuhei TadaKirara ShiraishiYoshihide KiryūAbdul Hakim Sani Brown5 October 2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4 × 200 m relay1:21.44Waseda UniversityYudai NishiReona MiuraKenta ShinjoTomasu Chida25 September 2022Yokohama, JapanSwedish relay1:48.27Japan SelectShingo KawabataNobuharu AsaharaKenji TabataJun Osakada15 September 2001Yokohama, Japan4 × 400 m relay2:58.33Yuki Joseph NakajimaKaito KawabataFuga SatoKentaro Sato10 August 2024Olympic GamesParis, France4 × 800 m relay7:20.34JPN SelectDaiki NemotoDaichi SetoguchiTakahiro HayashiJun Mitake19 October 2019Denka Athletics Challenge CupNiigata, Japan4 × 1500 m relay15:19.33University SelectTomokazu SakashitaKenji MizuuchiHiroyuki MiyakeMasayoshi Kagetani23 June 2002Odawara, JapanEkiden relay1:58:58Takayuki Matsumiya (13:34)Yuki Sato (27:52)Atsushi Sato (13:59)Kazuo Ietani (28:26)Michitaka Hosokawa (14:10)Takanobu Otsubo (20:57)23 November 2005International Chiba EkidenChiba, Japan

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