Japan has competed at the
Asian Games since their inception in
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
, held in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. The
National Olympic Committee of Japan,
Japanese Olympic Committee
The is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Japanese competitors to Olympic events organised by the Internati ...
, is responsible for organizing Japan's participation in the Asian Games. The Committee was established in 1911 and recognized by the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
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
:''*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''
Medals by Games
Medals by sport
Medals by individual
Asian Winter Games
:''*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''
Medals by Games
East Asian Games
:''*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''
Medals by Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Medals by Games
Asian Beach Games
Medals by Games
Asian Youth Games
Medals by Games
Asian Para Games
Medals by Games
Asian Youth Para Games
:''*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''
Medals by Games
See also
*
Japan at the Olympics
References
{{National sports teams of Japan