Japan at the Asian Games

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. 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.

Asian Games

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Medals by Games GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1951 New Delhi 65 24 21 15 60 1 1954 Manila 151 38 36 24 98 1 1958 Tokyo 287 67 41 30 138 1 1962 Jakarta 209 73 56 23 152 1 1966 Bangkok 216 78 53 33 164 1 1970 Bangkok 221 74 47 23 144 1 1974 Tehran 290 75 49 51 175 1 1978 Bangkok 306 70 58 49 177 1 1982 Delhi 355 57 52 44 153 2 1986 Seoul 439 58 76 77 211 3 1990 Beijing 543 38 60 76 1743 1994 Hiroshima 678 64 75 79 218 2 1998 Bangkok 629 52 61 68 181 3 2002 Busan 658 44 74 72 190 3 2006 Doha 626 50 71 77 198 3 2010 Guangzhou 726 48 74 94 216 3 2014 Incheon Medals - 2014 Incheon Asian Games 711 47 77 76 200 3 2018 Jakarta & Palembang 758 75 56 74 205 2 2022 Hangzhou 769 52 67 69 188 2 2026 Nagoya 932 83 95 91 269 2 Total (20/20) 9,572 1167 1199 1145 3511 2

Medals by sport SportRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal Archery 2 8 9 8 25 Athletics 2 194 221 171 586 Badminton 5 7 8 25 40 Baseball 3 1 3 3 7 Beach volleyball 2 1 3 3 7 Basketball 4 2 4 13 19 Bodybuilding 11 0 3 2 5 Bowling 2 18 15 7 40 Boxing 6 13 13 38 64 Bridge 8 0 0 1 1 Canoeing 4 6 14 19 39 Cricket 5 0 0 1 1 Cue sports 5 4 3 4 11 Cycling 1 53 54 27 134 Dancesport 3 0 3 4 7 Diving 2 17 21 33 71 Equestrian 1 18 12 8 38 Fencing 3 13 13 40 66 Field hockey 5 2 3 5 10 Football 5 2 5 4 11 Go 4 0 0 3 3 Golf 3 9 4 5 18 Gymnastics 2 19 33 51 103 Handball 4 0 6 6 12 Judo 1 56 37 30 123 Kabaddi 7 0 0 1 1 Karate 1 30 10 9 49 Modern pentathlon 4 0 3 4 7 Roller sports 3 4 2 0 6 Rowing 2 9 35 12 56 Rugby 1 4 5 0 9 Sailing 3 20 22 12 54 Sepaktakraw 9 0 1 10 11 Shooting 3 54 44 55 153 Soft tennis 3 7 11 14 32 Softball 1 5 3 0 8 Squash 8 0 0 1 1 Swimming 1 277 260 161 698 Synchronized swimming 2 6 10 0 16 Table tennis 2 20 18 42 80 Taekwondo 15 0 3 10 13 Tennis 1 27 18 38 83 Triathlon 1 8 5 1 14 Volleyball 1 16 5 6 27 Water polo 3 4 9 4 17 Weightlifting 4 23 19 29 71 Wrestling 2 67 50 47 164 Wushu 10 1 7 9 17 Total 2 1032 1038 986 3055

Medals by individual Athlete Sport Years Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal Swimming 1970–1974 F 10 0 0 10 Swimming 2002–2010 M 7 1 0 8 Swimming 1966–1970 M 7 1 0 8 Swimming 1998–2006 M 7 1 0 8 Swimming 1954–1962 F 7 0 2 9 Swimming 2006–2022 M 6 10 2 18 Swimming 2018–2022 F 6 3 0 9 Swimming 1970–1974 M 6 0 0 6 Swimming 1970–1974 M 6 0 0 6 Swimming 2014–2018 M 5 3 3 11 Swimming 1986–1990 M 5 3 0 8 Tennis 1958–1966 F 5 3 0 8 Swimming 1974–1978 M 5 2 0 7 Bowling 1986–1998 M 5 1 1 7 Shooting 1962–1966 M 5 1 1 7 Swimming 1982–1986 F 5 1 0 6 Athletics 1966–1986 M 5 1 0 6 Table tennis 1962–1966 M 5 0 2 7 Tennis 1962–1966 M 5 0 0 5 Synchronized swimming 1994–2002 F 5 0 0 5 Athletics 1951–1954 F 5 0 0 5 Swimming 1974–1978 F 5 0 0 5 Equestrian 2006–2018 M 4 1 1 6

Asian Winter Games

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Medals by Games GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1986 Sapporo 92 29 23 6 58 1 1990 Sapporo 80 18 16 13 47 1 1996 Harbin 108 8 14 10 32 3 1999 Gangwon 100 6 14 9 29 4 2003 Aomori 154 24 23 20 67 1 2007 Changchun 113 13 9 14 36 2 2011 Astana & AlmatyOverall Medal Standings - Astana-Almaty 2011 103 13 24 17 54 2 2017 Sapporo & Obihiro 146 27 21 26 74 1 2025 Harbin 151 10 12 15 37 3 2029 Almaty Future Event Total 148 156 130 434 1

East Asian Games

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Medals by Games GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1993 Shanghai 253 25 37 55 117 2 1997 Busan 258 47 53 53 153 2 2001 Osaka 327 61 65 65 191 2 2005 Macau 335 46 56 77 179 2 2009 Hong KongOverall Medal Standings - Hong Kong 2009 378 62 58 70 190 2 2013 Tianjin 436 47 57 75 179 2 Total 288 326 395 1009 2

East Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 2023 Ulaanbaatar 48 22 6 13 41 2 Total 22 6 13 41 2

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Medals by Games GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRankAsian Indoor Games 2005 Bangkok 30 6 2 6 14 7 2007 Macau 102 8 7 11 26 7 2009 Hanoi 94 5 9 9 23 11 Asian Martial Arts Games 2009 Bangkok 19 9 2 3 14 5 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2013 Incheon 82 3 4 8 15 9 2017 Ashgabat 60 2 5 10 17 20 Total 33 29 47 109

Asian Beach Games

Medals by Games GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 2008 Bali 80 3 3 3 9 5 2010 Muscat 46 2 1 3 6 10 2012 Haiyang 85 1 3 2 6 8 2014 Phuket 95 7 5 7 19 8 2016 Danang 54 1 2 7 10 25 2026 Sanya 27 0 1 2 3 20 Total 14 15 24 53 9

Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games GamesAthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 2009 SingaporeOverall Medal Standings - Singapore 2009 38 5 6 4 15 6 2013 NanjingOverall Medal Standings - Nanjing 2013 62 7 5 6 18 3 2025 Manama 49 4 6 8 18 16 2029 Tashkent Future event Total 12 11 10 33 5

Asian Para Games

Medals by Games GamesDelegationGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 2010 Guangzhou 225 32 39 32 103 2 2014 Incheon 298 38 49 56 143 3 2018 Jakarta 303 45 70 83 198 4 2022 Hangzhou 259 42 49 59 150 3 Total 157 217 230 594 4

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 2009 Tokyo 214 65 26 22 113 1 2013 Kuala Lumpur 169 39 20 25 84 1 2017 Dubai 146 43 29 26 98 1 2021 Manama 85 30 11 14 55 3 Total 177 86 87 350 1

See also Japan at the Olympics

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