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The 2019–20
Japan Figure Skating Championships The Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships ( ja, 全日本フィギュアスケート選手権) are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of ...
were held in
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from December 18–22, 2019. It was the 88th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles,
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. The results were part of the Japanese selection criteria for the 2020 World Championships, the 2020 Four Continents Championships, and the 2020 World Junior Championships.


Qualifying

Competitors either qualified at regional and sectional competitions, held from September to November 2019, or earned a bye.


Entries


Senior

A list of preliminary entries was published in December 2019. Names with an asterisk (*) denote junior skaters.


Junior

The top six finishers at the Japan Junior Championships in men's and ladies' singles were added to the Japan Championships. The fourth-place finisher in ladies, Momoka Hatasaki, was a novice skater and not eligible for the senior Championships, resulting in seventh-place finisher Chisato Uramatsu being bumped up in her place.


Changes to preliminary entries


Medal summary


Senior


Junior


Results


Men


Ladies


Pairs


Ice dance


Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2019–20 Junior Championships were held on November 15–17, 2019 in
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. There was no junior pairs competition.


Men


Ladies


Ice dance


International team selections


World Championships

The
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were held in
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from March 16–22, 2020.
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announced the team on December 22, 2019.


Four Continents Championships

The
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will be held in
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from February 4–9, 2020. JSF announced the team on December 22, 2019.


World Junior Championships

Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships took place in
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from March 2–8, 2020. Junior national champions
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and Mana Kawabe earned automatic berths and were named to the team on November 17, 2019. The remainder of the team was determined by JSF following the senior championships, and was named on December 22, 2019.


Winter Youth Olympics

The
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will be held in
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from January 10–15, 2020. The
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announced the entries on November 17, 2019.


References

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