Japan participated in the 2018 Asian Games as a competing nation, in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018.
Medalists
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By sport events
Timeline
Demonstration events
Competitors
The number of competitors representing Japan in each sport at the Games was:
Demonstration events
Archery
Recurve
Compound
Artistic swimming
Japan has fielded a squad of nine artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet and team events.
FR: Reserved in free routine; TR: Reserved in technical routine.
Athletics
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events â Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events - Heptathlon
Mixed
Badminton
Nippon Badminton Association announced its squad of 20 players (10 men's and 10 women's) on 6 June 2018.
Men
Women
Mixed
Baseball
Japan participated in the baseball competition at the Games, and the team were drawn in the group A.
Roster
The following is the Japan roster (Samurai team) for the men's baseball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games. The team of 24 players was officially named on 18 June 2018. The team remain of 23 players after Shunpei Yoshikawa withdrawal from the Games.
Round 2 â Group A
Super round
Final
Basketball
Summary
5x5 basketball
Japan men's team will compete in group C at the Games, while the women's team in group Y.
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the Japan roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Group C
Quarter-final
Classification 5thâÂÂ8th
Seventh place game
Women's tournament
Roster
The following is the Japan roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Group Y
Quarter-final
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
3x3 basketball
Japan national 3x3 team participated in the Games. The men's team placed in the pool C and the women's team in the pool B based on the FIBA 3x3 federation ranking.
Men's tournament
Roster
The following is the Japan roster in the men's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
- Ryuto Yasuoka (10)
- Hayate Arakawa (14)
- (23)
- Yoshiyuki Matsuwaki (24)
Pool C
Quarter-final
Women's tournament
Roster
The following is the Japan roster in the women's 3x3 basketball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
- Ririka Okuyama (4)
- Norika Konno (8)
- Miwa Kuribayashi (16)
- Kiho Miyashita (18)
Pool B
Quarter-final
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Bowling
Men
Women
Boxing
Men
Women
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
<span style="font-size:95%">Qualification legend: QF=Final; QS=Semifinal</span>
Canoe polo (demonstration)
Contract bridge
Men
Mixed
Cycling
BMX
Mountain biking
Road
Track
Sprint
Team sprint
<span style="font-size:95%"> Riders who entered the competition but did not participating in any phase of the team event.<br /> Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final</span>
Pursuit
<span style="font-size:95%"> Riders who participated in the heats only and received medals.<br /> Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final</span>
Keirin
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
Omnium
Madison
Diving
Men
Women
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
- â indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Esports (demonstration)
Hearthstone
Pro Evolution Soccer
Fencing
Individual
Team
Field hockey
Japan men's and women's team qualified automatically via 2014 Asian Games, both teams were placed in the pool A respectively.
Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
Pool A
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Women's tournament
Roster
Pool A
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Football
Japan men's team were drawn in group D, while the women's team in group C.
Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
Group D
Round of 16
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Gold medal game
Women's tournament
Roster
Group C
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Gold medal game
Golf
Men
Women
Gymnastics
Handball
Japan men's and women's team were drawn in group B respectively.
Summary
Key:
- ET â After extra time
- P â Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Men's tournament
Roster
Group B
Main round (Group I)
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Women's tournament
Roster
Group B
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Judo
All Japan Judo Federation delegate 14 judokas (7 men's and 7 women's) to compete at the Games.
Men
Women
Mixed
Kabaddi
Summary
Men's tournament
Team roster
- Masayuki Shimokawa
- Takamitsu Kono
- Terukazu Nitta
- Kazuhiro Takano
- Tetsuro Abe
- Etsuki Manita
- Masaki Hatakeyama
- Yuten Kawate
- Takuya Kikuchi
- Tetsuya Itagaki
Group B
Women's tournament
Team roster
- Yoko Ota
- Eri Kasahara
- Miho Echizenya
- Yumi Kaneko
- Minami Ito
- Yukiko Hayafuji
- Mayuko Ito
- Haru Inoue
- Serina Takahashi
- Chiharu Midorikawa
Group A
Karate
Kurash
Men
Modern pentathlon
Japan entered four pentathletes (2 men's and 2 women's) at the Games.
Paragliding
Men
Women
Pencak silat
Seni
Roller sports
Skateboarding
Rowing
Men
Women
Rugby sevens
Japan rugby sevens men's and women's team entered the group B at the Games.
Men's tournament
Squad
The following is the Japan squad in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2018 Asian Games. The team of 12 players was officially named by the Japan Rugby Football Union.
Group B
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Women's tournament
Squad
The following is the Japan squad in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2018 Asian Games. The team of 12 players was officially named by the Japan Rugby Football Union.
Group B
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Sailing
Men
Women
Mixed
Sambo
Key:
Sepak takraw
Men
Women
Shooting
Men
Women
Mixed team
Soft tennis
Softball
Summary
Roster
- Haruka Agatsuma
- Mana Atsumi
- Yamato Fujita
- Yukari Hamamura
- Nodoka Harada
- Yuka Ichiguchi
- Kyoko Ishikawa
- Hitomi Kawabata
- Misato Kawano
- Nozomi Nagasaki
- Minori Naito
- Natsuko Sugama
- Yukiko Ueno
- Eri Yamada
- Yu Yamamoto
- Saori Yamauchi
- Saki Yamazaki
Preliminary round
The top four teams will advance to the Final round.
Semifinal
Final
Sport climbing
Speed
Combined
Squash
Singles
Team
Swimming
Men
<span style="font-size:95%"> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.</span>
Women
<span style="font-size:95%"> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.</span>
Mixed
<span style="font-size:95%"> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.</span>
Table tennis
Individual
Team
Taekwondo
Poomsae
Kyorugi
Tennis
Men
Women
Mixed
Triathlon
Individual
Mixed relay
Volleyball
Beach volleyball
Indoor volleyball
Men's tournament
Team roster
The following is the Japanese roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Gordon Mayforth
Pool C
Playoff
Quarterfinal
5th place game
Women's tournament
Team roster
The following is the Japanese roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Kumi Nakada
Pool A
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Water polo
Summary
Key:
Men's tournament
Team roster
Head coach: Yoji Omoto
- Katsuyuki Tanamura (GK)
- Seiya Adachi (D)
- Harukiirario Koppu (CB)
- Mitsuaki Shiga (D)
- Takuma Yoshida (D)
- Atsuto Iida (CB)
- Takumu Miyazawa (CF)
- Mitsuru Takata (D)
- Atsushi Arai (D)
- Yusuke Inaba (D)
- Keigo Okawa (CB) (C)
- Kenta Araki (CF)
- Tomoyoshi Fukushima (GK)
Group B
Quarter-final
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Women's tournament
Team roster
Head coach: Makihiro Motomiya
- Minami Shioya (GK)
- Yumi Arima (CB)
- Akari Inaba (D)
- Shino Magariyama (D)
- Chiaki Sakanoue (D)
- Minori Yamamoto (D)
- Maiko Hashida (D)
- Yuki Niizawa (D)
- Kana Hosoya (D)
- Misaki Noro (D)
- Marina Tokumoto (CB)
- Kotori Suzuki (D) (C)
- Miyuu Aoki (GK)
Round robin
Weightlifting
Japan Weightlifting Association entered the Games with 15 weightlifters (8 men's and 7 women's).
Men
Women
Wrestling
Key:
- F â Victory by fall.
- PP â Decision by points â the loser with technical points.
- PO â Decision by points â the loser without technical points.
- ST â Great superiority â the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
Wushu
Taolu
References