The 2020–21

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were held in Nagano, Nagano from December 23–27, 2020. It was the 89th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and

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. The results were part of the Japanese selection criteria for the 2021 World Championships.

Qualifying

Competitors either qualified at regional and sectional competitions, held from September to November 2020, or earned a bye. Skaters without a bye, but who train abroad, were awarded an exemption from the qualifiers to limit travel during the

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; the affected skaters were men's singles skater Koshiro Shimada, pair

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, and ice dancers Rikako Fukase / Eichu Cho and Kana Muramoto /

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Medal summary

Senior

Junior

Novice

Entries

A list of preliminary entries was published on November 25, 2020. 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. Three of the top finishers in ladies, Mao Shimada (3), Ayumi Shibayama (4), and Ami Nakai (6), were novice skaters and not eligible for the senior Championships. The seventh- through ninth-place finishers, Natsu Suzuki (7), Mone Chiba (8), and Chisato Uramatsu (9), were bumped up in their place.

Results

Men

Ladies

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withdrew from the competition after collapsing from dizziness prior to a morning practice session at the event.

Pairs

On November 24, the pairs event was cancelled due to the only entry,

, facing travel difficulties in returning to Japan from their

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training base.

Ice dance

Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2020–21 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in

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from November 21–23, 2020. There was no junior pairs competition due to the lack of entries. The national champions in men's and ladies' singles would have earned automatic berths on the 2021 World Junior Championships team, before the competition was cancelled on November 24, 2020.

Entries

A list of preliminary entries was published on November 10, 2020. Names with an asterisk (*) denote novice skaters.

Novice

Top finishers at the Japan Novice Championships in men's and ladies' singles were added to the Japan Junior Championships.

Schedule

Results

Junior men

Junior ladies

Junior ice dance

International team selections

World Championships

The 2021 World Championships were held in

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from March 22–28, 2021.

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announced the team on December 28, 2020. Muramoto/Takahashi were removed as first alternates as they were unable to submit a video to the ISU to attain TES minimums. * Pending attainment of senior TES minimums

Four Continents Championships

The 2021 Four Continents Championships, to be held from February 9–14, 2021 in

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, were cancelled.

World Junior Championships

Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2021 World Junior Championships, scheduled to take place in

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from March 1–7, 2021, were cancelled on November 24, 2020.

References

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