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{{Infobox country at games
| NOC          = JPN
| NOCname      = [[Japanese Olympic Committee]]
| oldcode      = 
| year         = 
| date         = 
| games        = Asian Games
| location     = 
| competitors  = 
| sports       = 
| flagbearer   = 
| officials    = 
| gold         = 1076
| silver       = 1091
| bronze       = 1045
| rank         = 2
| summerappearances =
* [[Japan at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]
* [[Japan at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]]
* [[Japan at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]]
* [[Japan at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]
* [[Japan at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]
* [[Japan at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]
* [[Japan at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]
* [[Japan at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]]
* [[Japan at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]
* [[Japan at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]
* [[Japan at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]
* [[Japan at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]
* [[Japan at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]
* [[Japan at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]]
* [[Japan at the 2006 Asian Games|2006]]
* [[Japan at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]]
* [[Japan at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]]
* [[Japan at the 2018 Asian Games|2018]]
| winterappearances =
* [[Japan at the 1986 Asian Winter Games|1986]]
* [[Japan at the 1990 Asian Winter Games|1990]]
* [[Japan at the 1996 Asian Winter Games|1996]]
* [[Japan at the 1999 Asian Winter Games|1999]]
* [[Japan at the 2003 Asian Winter Games|2003]]
* [[Japan at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|2007]]
* [[Japan at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|2011]]
* ''[[Japan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|2017]]''
| seealso      = 
| website      = 
}}

'''[[Japan]]''' has competed at the '''[[Asian Games]]''' since their inception in [[1951 Asian Games|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.<ref name="JOC">{{cite web | url=http://www.olympic.org/japan | title=National Olympic Committee &ndash; Japan | access-date=April 6, 2012  | publisher=olympic.org. International Olympic Committee }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ocasia.org/Council/MembersCountries.aspx | title=Council &ndash; Member countries | access-date=April 6, 2012 | publisher=ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203164542/http://www.ocasia.org/Council/membersCountries.aspx | archive-date=February 3, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> 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==
{{See also|Asian Games|Asian Games medal count}}
:''*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

===Medals by Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Games
!style="width:4em;"|Athlete
!style="background:gold; width:4em;"|'''Gold'''
!style="background:silver; width:4em;"|'''Silver'''
!style="background:#cc9966; width:4em;"|'''Bronze'''
!style="width:4em;"|Total
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|India}} [[1951 Asian Games|1951 New Delhi]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=5&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - New Delhi 1951 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130062855/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=5&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-11-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[Japan at the 1951 Asian Games|65]] || 24 || 21 || 15 || 60 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[1954 Asian Games|1954 Manila]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=6&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Manila 1954 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308143026/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=6&GCode=1 |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1954 Asian Games|151]] || 38 || 36 || 24 || 98 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1
|-style="border: 3px solid red"
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[1958 Asian Games|1958 Tokyo]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=7&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Tokyo 1958 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616214332/http://ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=7&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1958 Asian Games|287]] || 67 || 41 || 30 || 138 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[1962 Asian Games|1962 Jakarta]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=8&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Jakarta 1962 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308071023/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=8&GCode=1 |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1962 Asian Games|209]] || 73 || 56 || 23 || 152 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1966 Asian Games|1966 Bangkok]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=9&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Bangkok 1966 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616235902/http://ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=9&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1966 Asian Games|216]] || 78 || 53 || 33 || 164 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1970 Asian Games|1970 Bangkok]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=10&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Bangkok 1970 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616234048/http://ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=10&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1970 Asian Games|221]] || 74 || 47 || 23 || 144 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=11&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Tehran 1974 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308142701/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=11&GCode=1 |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1974 Asian Games|290]] || 75 || 49 || 51 || 175 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1978 Asian Games|1978 Bangkok]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=12&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Bangkok 1978 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617000120/http://ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=12&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-06-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1978 Asian Games|306]] || 70 || 58 || 49 || 177 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|India}} [[1982 Asian Games|1982 Delhi]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=13&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - New Delhi 1982 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616235056/http://ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=13&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1982 Asian Games|355]] || 57 || 52 || 44 || 153 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Republic of Korea}} [[1986 Asian Games|1986 Seoul]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=14&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Seoul 1986 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617001537/http://ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=14&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-06-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1986 Asian Games|439]] || 58 || 76 || 77 || 211 || bgcolor=ffdab9|3
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|China}} [[1990 Asian Games|1990 Beijing]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=15&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Beijing 1990 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613162120/http://ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=15&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-06-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1990 Asian Games|543]] || 38 || 60 || 76 || 174|| bgcolor=ffdab9|3 
|-style="border: 3px solid red"
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[1994 Asian Games|1994 Hiroshima]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=16&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Hiroshima 1994 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308142754/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=16&GCode=1 |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1994 Asian Games|678]] || 64 || 75 || 79 || 218 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=17&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Bangkok 1998 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616235841/http://ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=17&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1998 Asian Games|629]] || 52 || 61 || 68 || 181 || bgcolor=ffdab9|3
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Republic of Korea}} [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=18&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Busan 2002 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308142630/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=18&GCode=1 |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 2002 Asian Games|658]] || 44 || 74 || 72 || 190 || bgcolor=ffdab9|3
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=19&GCode=1 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Doha 2006 |access-date=2010-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121102653/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=19&GCode=1 |archive-date=2010-11-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 2006 Asian Games|626]] || 50 || 71 || 77 || 198 || bgcolor=ffdab9|3
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|China}} [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]<ref>[http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=20&GCode=1 Overall Medal Standings - Guangzhou 2010]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 2010 Asian Games|726]] || 48 || 74 || 94 || 216 || bgcolor=ffdab9|3
|-
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|Republic of Korea}} [[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Medals/MenuMedalStanding?lang%3Den |title=MenuMedalStanding &#124; Medals &#124; Sports |access-date=2015-02-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415073037/http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Medals/MenuMedalStanding?lang=en |archive-date=2015-04-15 }} Medals - 2014 Incheon Asian Games</ref>  || [[Japan at the 2014 Asian Games|711]] || 47 || 77 || 76 || 200 || bgcolor=ffdab9|3
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta & Palembang]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/medals/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915125102/https://en.asiangames2018.id/medals/|url-status=dead|title=2018 Asian Games medal table|archive-date=15 September 2018 |work=[[2018 Asian Games]]|access-date= 22 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 2018 Asian Games|758]] || 75 || 56 || 74 || 205 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} [[2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]] || [[Japan at the 2022 Asian Games|769]] || 37  || 51 || 59 || 147||bgcolor=dce5e5|2  
|-style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} ''[[2026 Asian Games|2026 Nagoya]]'' || colspan=6| ''Future event''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Qatar}} ''[[2030 Asian Games|2030 Doha]]'' || colspan=6| ''Future event''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} ''[[2034 Asian Games|2034 Riyadh]]'' || colspan=6| ''Future event''
|-
! Total !! !! 1069 !! 1088 !! 1044 !! 3201!! 2 
|}

===Medals by sport===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Sport
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
!style="background:gold; width:4em;"|'''Gold'''
!style="background:silver; width:4em;"|'''Silver'''
!style="background:#cc9966; width:4em;"|'''Bronze'''
!style="width:4em;"|Total
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Archery pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Archery at the Asian Games|Archery]] || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 || 8 || 9 || 8 || 25
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Athletics at the Asian Games|Athletics]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 194 || 221 || 171 || 586
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Badminton at the Asian Games|Badminton]] || 5 || 7 || 8 || 25 || 40
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Baseball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Baseball at the Asian Games|Baseball]] || bgcolor=ffdab9|3 || 1 || 3 || 3 || 7
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Beach volleyball at the Asian Games|Beach volleyball]] || bgcolor=dce5e5|2  || 1 || 3 || 3 || 7
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Basketball at the Asian Games|Basketball]] || 4 || 2 || 4 || 13 || 19
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Chess pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Board games at the Asian Games|Board games]] || 9 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Bodybuilding pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Bodybuilding at the Asian Games|Bodybuilding]] || 11 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 5
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Bowling pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Bowling at the Asian Games|Bowling]] || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 || 18 || 15 || 7 || 40
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Boxing at the Asian Games|Boxing]] || 6 || 13 || 13 || 38 || 64
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Canoeing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Canoeing at the Asian Games|Canoeing]] || 4 || 6 || 14 || 19 || 39
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Cricket pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cricket at the Asian Games|Cricket]] || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Cue sports pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cue sports at the Asian Games|Cue sports]] || 5 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 11
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Cycling at the Asian Games|Cycling]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 53 || 54 || 27 || 134
|-
|align=left| [[Image:DanceSport pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Dancesport at the Asian Games|Dancesport]] || bgcolor=ffdab9|3 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 7
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Diving pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Diving at the Asian Games|Diving]] || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 || 17 || 21 || 33 || 71
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Equestrian pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Equestrian at the Asian Games|Equestrian]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 18 || 12 || 8 || 38
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Fencing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Fencing at the Asian Games|Fencing]] || bgcolor=ffdab9|3 || 13 || 13 || 40 || 66
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Field hockey pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Field hockey]] || 5 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 10
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Football at the Asian Games|Football]] || 5 || 2 || 5 || 4 || 11
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Golf pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Golf at the Asian Games|Golf]] || bgcolor=ffdab9|3 || 9 || 4 || 5 || 18
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Gymnastics at the Asian Games|Gymnastics]] || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 || 19 || 33 || 51 || 103
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Handball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Handball at the Asian Games|Handball]] || 4 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 12
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Judo pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Judo at the Asian Games|Judo]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 56 || 37 || 30 || 123
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Kabaddi pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Kabaddi at the Asian Games|Kabaddi]] || 7 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Karate pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Karate at the Asian Games|Karate]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 30 || 10 || 9 || 49
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Modern pentathlon pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Modern pentathlon at the Asian Games|Modern pentathlon]] || 4 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 7
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Roller speed skating pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Roller sports at the Asian Games|Roller sports]] || bgcolor=ffdab9|3 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 6
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Rowing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Rowing at the Asian Games|Rowing]] || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 || 9 || 35 || 12 || 56
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Rugby pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Rugby union at the Asian Games|Rugby]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 9
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Sailing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Sailing at the Asian Games|Sailing]] || bgcolor=ffdab9|3 || 20 || 22 || 12 || 54
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Sepaktakraw at the Asian Games|Sepaktakraw]] || 8 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 10
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Shooting pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Shooting at the Asian Games|Shooting]] || bgcolor=ffdab9|3 || 54 || 44 || 55 || 153
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Soft tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Soft tennis at the Asian Games|Soft tennis]] || bgcolor=ffdab9|3 || 7 || 11 || 14 || 32
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Softball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Softball at the Asian Games|Softball]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 8
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Squash pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Squash at the Asian Games|Squash]] || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Swimming pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 277 || 260 || 161 || 698
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Synchronized swimming at the Asian Games|Synchronized swimming]] || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 16
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Table tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Table tennis at the Asian Games|Table tennis]] || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 || 20 || 18 || 42 || 80
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Taekwondo at the Asian Games|Taekwondo]] || 15 || 0 || 3 || 10 || 13
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Tennis at the Asian Games|Tennis]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 27 || 18 || 38 || 83
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Triathlon pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Triathlon at the Asian Games|Triathlon]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 8 || 5 || 1 || 14
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Volleyball at the Asian Games|Volleyball]] || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 || 16 || 5 || 6 || 27
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Water polo pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Water polo at the Asian Games|Water polo]] || bgcolor=ffdab9|3 || 4 || 9 || 4 || 17
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Weightlifting at the Asian Games|Weightlifting]] || 4 || 23 || 19 || 29 || 71
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Wrestling at the Asian Games|Wrestling]] || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 || 67 || 50 || 47 || 164
|-
|align=left| [[Image:Wushu pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Wushu at the Asian Games|Wushu]] || 10 || 1 || 7 || 9 || 17
|-
! Total !! 2 !! 1032 !! 1038 !! 986 !! 3055
|}

===Medals by individual===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Athlete
! Sport
! Years
! Gender
! style="background-color:gold; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"| Gold
! style="background-color:silver; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver
! style="background-color:#cc9966; width:4.0em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze
! style="width:4.0em;"|Total
|-
|{{sortname|Yoshimi|Nishigawa}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 1970–1974 || F || 10 || 0 || 0 || 10
|-
|{{sortname|Kosuke|Kitajima}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 2002–2010 || M || 7 || 1 || 0 || 8
|-
|{{sortname|Kunihiro|Iwasaki}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 1966–1970 || M || 7 || 1 || 0 || 8
|-
|{{sortname|Takashi|Yamamoto|Takashi Yamamoto (swimmer)}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 1998–2006 || M || 7 || 1 || 0 || 8
|-
|{{sortname|Yoshiko|Sato}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 1954–1962 || F || 7 || 0 || 2 || 9
|-
|{{sortname|Ryosuke|Irie}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 2006–2022 || M || 6 || 10 || 2 || 18
|-
|{{sortname|Rikako|Ikee}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 2018–2022 || F || 6 || 3 || 0 || 9
|-
|{{sortname|Nobutaka|Taguchi}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 1970–1974 || M || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-
|{{sortname|Tadashi|Honda}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 1970–1974 || M || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6
|-
|{{sortname|Kosuke|Hagino}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 2014–2018 || M || 5 || 3 || 3 || 11
|-
|{{sortname|Katsunori|Fujiwara}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 1986–1990 || M || 5 || 3 || 0 || 8
|-
|{{sortname|Reiko|Miyagi}} || [[Tennis at the Asian Games|Tennis]] || 1958–1966 || F || 5 || 3 || 0 || 8
|-
|{{sortname|Tsuyoshi|Yanagidate}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 1974–1978 || M || 5 || 2 || 0 || 7
|-
|{{sortname|Kengo|Tagata}} || [[Bowling at the Asian Games|Bowling]] || 1986–1998 || M || 5 || 1 || 1 || 7
|-
|{{sortname|Takao|Ishii}} || [[Shooting at the Asian Games|Shooting]] || 1962–1966 || M || 5 || 1 || 1 || 7
|-
|{{sortname|Hiroko|Nagasaki}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 1982–1986 || F || 5 || 1 || 0 || 6
|-
|{{sortname|Shigenobu|Murofushi}} || [[Athletics at the Asian Games|Athletics]] || 1966–1986 || M || 5 || 1 || 0 || 6
|-
|{{sortname|Keiichi|Miki}} || [[Table tennis at the Asian Games|Table tennis]] || 1962–1966 || M || 5 || 0 || 2 || 7
|-
|{{sortname|Koji|Watanabe}} || [[Tennis at the Asian Games|Tennis]] || 1962–1966 || M || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
|{{sortname|Miya|Tachibana}} || [[Synchronized swimming at the Asian Games|Synchronized swimming]] || 1994–2002 || F || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
|{{sortname|Toyoko|Yoshino}} || [[Athletics at the Asian Games|Athletics]] || 1951–1954 || F || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
|{{sortname|Yasue|Hatsuda}} || [[Swimming at the Asian Games|Swimming]] || 1974–1978 || F || 5 || 0 || 0 || 5
|-
|{{sortname|Yoshiaki|Oiwa}} || [[Equestrian at the Asian Games|Equestrian]] || 2006–2018 || M || 4 || 1 || 1 || 6
|}

==Asian Winter Games==
{{See also|Asian Winter Games|All-time Asian Winter Games medal table}}
:''*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

===Medals by Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Games
!style="width:4em;"|Athlete
!style="background:gold; width:4em;"|'''Gold'''
!style="background:silver; width:4em;"|'''Silver'''
!style="background:#cc9966; width:4em;"|'''Bronze'''
!style="width:4em;"|Total
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
|-style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[1986 Asian Winter Games|1986 Sapporo]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=22&GCode=2 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Sapporo 1986 |access-date=2015-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616214619/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=22&GCode=2 |archive-date=2010-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[Japan at the 1986 Asian Winter Games|92]] || 29 || 23 || 6 || 58 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1
|-style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[1990 Asian Winter Games|1990 Sapporo]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=23&GCode=2 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Sapporo 1990 |access-date=2015-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616214522/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=23&GCode=2 |archive-date=2010-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[Japan at the 1990 Asian Winter Games|80]] || 18 || 16 || 13 || 47 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} [[1996 Asian Winter Games|1996 Harbin]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=24&GCode=2 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Harbin 1996 |access-date=2015-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613161149/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=24&GCode=2 |archive-date=2010-06-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 1996 Asian Winter Games|108]] || 8 || 14 || 10 || 32 || bgcolor=ffdab9|3
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Republic of Korea}} [[1999 Asian Winter Games|1999 Gangwon]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=25&GCode=2 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Kangwon 1999 |access-date=2015-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617024924/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=25&GCode=2 |archive-date=2010-06-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[Japan at the 1999 Asian Winter Games|100]] || 6 || 14 || 9 || 29 || 4
|-style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2003 Asian Winter Games|2003 Aomori]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=27&GCode=2 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Aomori 2003 |access-date=2015-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616214852/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=27&GCode=2 |archive-date=2010-06-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 2003 Asian Winter Games|154]] || 24 || 23 || 20 || 67 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} [[2007 Asian Winter Games|2007 Changchun]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=28&GCode=2 |title=Overall Medal Standings - Changchun 2007 |access-date=2015-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613162543/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/MWinner.aspx?AMWCode=28&GCode=2 |archive-date=2010-06-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[Japan at the 2007 Asian Winter Games|113]] || 13 || 9 || 14 || 36 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 
|- 
|align=left| {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[2011 Asian Winter Games|2011 Astana & Almaty]]<ref>[http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=33 Overall Medal Standings - Astana-Almaty 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224034820/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=33 |date=2012-02-24 }}</ref>  || [[Japan at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|103]] || 13 || 24 || 17 || 54 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2
|-style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2017 Asian Winter Games|2017 Sapporo & Obihiro]] || [[Japan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|146]] || 27 || 21 || 26 || 74 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1 
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} [[2025 Asian Winter Games|2025 Harbin]] || colspan=6|''Future Event''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2029 Asian Winter Games|2029 Trojena]] || colspan=6|''Future Event''
|-
! Total !!  !! 138 !! 144 !! 115 !! 397 !! 1
|}

==East Asian Games==
{{See also|East Asian Games}}
:''*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

===Medals by Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Games
!style="width:4em;"|Athlete
!style="background:gold; width:4em;"|'''Gold'''
!style="background:silver; width:4em;"|'''Silver'''
!style="background:#cc9966; width:4em;"|'''Bronze'''
!style="width:4em;"|Total
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} [[1993 East Asian Games|1993 Shanghai]] || [[Japan at the at the 1993 East Asian Games|253]] || 25 || 37 || 55 || 117 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Republic of Korea}} [[1997 East Asian Games|1997 Busan]] || [[Japan at the at the 1997 East Asian Games|258]] || 47 || 53 || 53 || 153 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2
|-style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2001 East Asian Games|2001 Osaka]] || [[Japan at the at the 2001 East Asian Games|327]] || 61 || 65 || 65 || 191 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Macau}} [[2005 East Asian Games|2005 Macau]] || [[Japan at the at the 2005 East Asian Games|335]]|| 46 || 56 || 77 || 179 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[2009 East Asian Games|2009 Hong Kong]]<ref>[http://results.2009eastasiangames.hk/en/Root.mvc/Medals Overall Medal Standings - Hong Kong 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204155609/http://results.2009eastasiangames.hk/en/Root.mvc/Medals |date=2009-12-04 }}</ref> || [[Japan at the at the 2009 East Asian Games|378]] || 62 || 58 || 70 || 190 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} [[2013 East Asian Games|2013 Tianjin]] || [[Japan at the at the 2013 East Asian Games|436]] || 47 || 57 || 75 || 179 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2
|-
! Total !!  !! 288 !! 326 !! 395 !! 1009 !! 2
|}

==East Asian Youth Games==
{{See also|East Asian Youth Games}}

===Medals by Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Games
!style="width:4em;"|Athlete
!style="background:gold; width:4em;"|'''Gold'''
!style="background:silver; width:4em;"|'''Silver'''
!style="background:#cc9966; width:4em;"|'''Bronze'''
!style="width:4em;"|Total
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Mongolia}} [[2023 East Asian Youth Games|2023 Ulaanbaatar]] || [[Japan at the 2023 East Asian Youth Games|48]] || 22 || 6 || 13 || 41 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2
|-
! Total !! !! 22 !! 6 !! 13 !! 41 !! 2 
|}

==Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games==
{{See also|Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games|Asian Indoor Games}}

===Medals by Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Games
!style="width:4em;"|Athlete
!style="background:gold; width:4em;"|'''Gold'''
!style="background:silver; width:4em;"|'''Silver'''
!style="background:#cc9966; width:4em;"|'''Bronze'''
!style="width:4em;"|Total
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
|-
!colspan=7|'''Asian Indoor Games'''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[2005 Asian Indoor Games|2005 Bangkok]] || [[Japan at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games|30]] || 6 || 2 || 6 || 14 || 7 
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Macau}} [[2007 Asian Indoor Games|2007 Macau]] || [[Japan at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games|102]] || 8 || 7 || 11 || 26 || 7 
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[2009 Asian Indoor Games|2009 Hanoi]] || [[Japan at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games|94]] || 5 || 9 || 9 || 23 || 11 
|-
!colspan=7|'''Asian Martial Arts Games'''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[2009 Asian Martial Arts Games|2009 Bangkok]] || [[Japan at the 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games|19]] || 9 || 2 || 3 || 14 || 5 
|-
!colspan=7|'''Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games'''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Republic of Korea}} [[2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games|2013 Incheon]] || [[Japan at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games|82]] || 3 || 4 || 8 || 15 || 9 
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Turkmenistan}} [[2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games|2017 Ashgabat]] || [[Japan at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games|60]] || 2 || 5 || 10 || 17 || 20 
|-
! Total !!  !! 33 !! 29 !! 47 !! 109 !!
|}

==Asian Beach Games==
{{See also|Asian Beach Games}}

===Medals by Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Games
!style="width:4em;"|Athlete
!style="background:gold; width:4em;"|'''Gold'''
!style="background:silver; width:4em;"|'''Silver'''
!style="background:#cc9966; width:4em;"|'''Bronze'''
!style="width:4em;"|Total
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[2008 Asian Beach Games|2008 Bali]] || [[Japan at the 2008 Asian Beach Games|80]] || 3 || 3 || 3 || 9 || 5
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Oman}} [[2010 Asian Beach Games|2010 Muscat]] || [[Japan at the 2010 Asian Beach Games|46]] || 2 || 1 || 3 || 6|| 10
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} [[2012 Asian Beach Games|2012 Haiyang]] || [[Japan at the 2012 Asian Beach Games|85]] || 1 || 3 || 2 || 6 || 8
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[2014 Asian Beach Games|2014 Phuket]] || [[Japan at the 2014 Asian Beach Games|95]] || 7 || 5 || 7 || 19 || 8
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[2016 Asian Beach Games|2016 Danang]] || [[Japan at the 2016 Asian Beach Games|54]] || 1 || 2 || 7 || 10 || 25
|-
! Total !! !! 14 !! 14 !! 22 !! 50 !! 7 
|}

==Asian Youth Games==
{{See also|Asian Youth Games}}

===Medals by Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Games
!style="width:4em;"|Athlete
!style="background:gold; width:4em;"|'''Gold'''
!style="background:silver; width:4em;"|'''Silver'''
!style="background:#cc9966; width:4em;"|'''Bronze'''
!style="width:4em;"|Total
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[2009 Asian Youth Games|2009 Singapore]]<ref>[http://www.ayg2009.sg/page/medalTally/0,,12804,00.html Overall Medal Standings - Singapore 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212215636/http://www.ayg2009.sg/page/medalTally/0%2C%2C12804%2C00.html |date=2010-02-12 }}</ref> || [[Japan at the 2009 Asian Youth Games|38]] || 5 || 6 || 4 || 15 || 6
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} [[2013 Asian Youth Games|2013 Nanjing]]<ref>[http://www.nanjing2013.org/en/89/medal.html Overall Medal Standings - Nanjing 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912005939/http://www.nanjing2013.org/en/89/medal.html |date=2013-09-12 }}</ref> || [[Japan at the 2013 Asian Youth Games|62]] || 7 || 5 || 6 || 18 || bgcolor=ffdab9|3 
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} ''[[2025 Asian Youth Games|2025 Tashkent]]'' || colspan=6| ''Future event''
|-
! Total !!  !! 12 !! 11 !! 10 !! 33 !! 5
|}

==Asian Para Games==
{{See also|Asian Para Games|All-time Asian Para Games medal table}}

===Medals by Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Games
!style="width:4em;"|Delegation
!style="background:gold; width:4em;"|'''Gold'''
!style="background:silver; width:4em;"|'''Silver'''
!style="background:#cc9966; width:4em;"|'''Bronze'''
!style="width:4em;"|Total
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} [[2010 Asian Para Games|2010 Guangzhou]] || [[Japan at the 2010 Asian Para Games|225]] || 32 || 39 || 32 || 103 || bgcolor=dce5e5|2 
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Republic of Korea}} [[2014 Asian Para Games|2014 Incheon]] || [[Japan at the 2014 Asian Para Games|298]] || 38 || 49 || 56 || 143 || bgcolor=ffdab9|3
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[2018 Asian Para Games|2018 Jakarta]] || [[Japan at the 2018 Asian Para Games|303]] || 45 || 70 || 83 || 198 || 4 
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} ''[[2022 Asian Para Games|2022 Hangzhou]]'' || colspan=6| ''Future event''
|-
! Total !!  !! 115 !! 158 !! 171 !! 444 !! 3
|}

==Asian Youth Para Games==
{{See also|Asian Youth Para Games}}
:''*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

===Medals by Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0em; text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!Games
!style="width:4em;"|Delegation
!style="background:gold; width:4em;"|'''Gold'''
!style="background:silver; width:4em;"|'''Silver'''
!style="background:#cc9966; width:4em;"|'''Bronze'''
!style="width:4em;"|Total
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
|-style="border: 3px solid red"
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2009 Asian Youth Para Games|2009 Tokyo]] || 214 || 65 || 26 || 22 || 113 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[2013 Asian Youth Para Games|2013 Kuala Lumpur]] || 169  || 39 || 20 || 25 || 84 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[2017 Asian Youth Para Games|2017 Dubai]] || 146 || 43 || 29 || 26 || 98 || bgcolor=f7f6a8|1
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[2021 Asian Youth Para Games|2021 Manama]] || 85  || 30 || 11 || 14 || 55 || bgcolor=ffdab9|3
|-
! Total !!  !! 177 !! 86 !! 87 !! 350 !! 1
|}

==See also==
*[[Japan at the Olympics]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{Nations at the Asian Games}}
{{National sports teams of Japan}}

[[Category:Japan at the Asian Games| ]]