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Association | Nippon Badminton Association |
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Confederation | Badminton Asia |
Chairman | Tamisuke Watanuki |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | 3 (3 April 2024) |
Highest ranking | 1 (4 October 2018) |
Sudirman Cup | |
Appearances | 17 (first in 1989) |
Best result | Runners-up (2015, 2019, 2021) |
Thomas Cup | |
Appearances | 16 (first in 1964) |
Best result | Champions (2014) |
Uber Cup | |
Appearances | 26 (first in 1966) |
Best result | Champions (1966, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1981, 2018) |
Asian Mixed Team Championships | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2017) |
Best result | Champions (2017) |
Asian Men's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 1965) |
Best result | Runners-up (2016) |
Asian Women's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 2016) |
Best result | Champions (2018, 2020) |
The Japan national badminton team (Japanese: 日本代表バドミントンチーム) represents Japan in international badminton team competitions. The Japanese women's team have won the Uber Cup 6 times, with their most recent being the 2018 Uber Cup. The men's team won their first Thomas Cup title in 2014. The mixed team were runners-up three times at the Sudirman Cup.
The Japanese badminton team has been prestigious in the Olympics, having won a gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics and a silver and 2 bronze medals.
Summer Olympic Games[edit]
- As of the 2020 Olympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 20 | 12 | 15 | 47 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (12 entries) | 39 | 39 | 43 | 121 |
List of medalists[edit]
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa |
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Women's doubles |
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Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
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Women's doubles |
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Women's singles |
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Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
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Participation in BWF competitions[edit]
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Participation in Badminton Asia Team Championships[edit]
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Junior competitive record[edit]
World Junior Team Championships[edit]
Suhandinata Cup[edit]
Year | Result |
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Group stage - 7th of 24 |
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Did not enter |
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Group stage - 14th of 20 |
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Group stage - 5th of 28 |
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Group stage - 5th of 25 |
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Group stage - 6th of 21 |
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Group stage - 6th of 21 |
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Group stage - 5th of 24 |
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Group stage - 5th of 22 |
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Fourth place |
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Fourth place |
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Cancelled |
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Cancelled |
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Quarter-finalist - 5th of 38 |
Asian Junior Team Championships[edit]
Men's team[edit]
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Women's team[edit]
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Mixed team[edit]
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Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
- As of 20 June 2024
Men's team[edit]
Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Team | ||
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Kodai Naraoka | 30 June 2001 | 6 | - | - | A |
Kenta Nishimoto | 30 August 1994 | 10 | - | - | A |
Koki Watanabe | 29 January 1999 | 20 | - | - | B |
Kanta Tsuneyama | 21 June 1996 | 29 | - | - | A |
Takuma Obayashi | 7 August 1999 | 33 | - | - | B |
Yushi Tanaka | 5 October 1999 | 47 | - | - | B |
Koo Takahashi | 20 September 2001 | 54 | - | - | B |
Riku Hatano | 19 June 2001 | 104 | - | - | B |
Shogo Ogawa | 4 January 2001 | 145 | - | - | B |
Takuro Hoki | 14 August 1995 | - | 7 | - | A |
Yugo Kobayashi | 10 July 1995 | - | 7 | - | A |
Kenya Mitsuhashi | 11 July 1997 | - | 25 | - | A |
Hiroki Okamura | 6 December 1998 | - | 25 | - | A |
Kazuki Shibata | 28 June 1998 | - | 80 | - | B |
Naoki Yamada | 11 March 2000 | - | 80 | - | B |
Takumi Nomura | 7 August 1997 | - | 125 | - | B |
Yuichi Shimogami | 5 March 1998 | - | 125 | 282 | B |
Mahiro Kaneko | 10 December 1999 | - | 637 | - | B |
Shunya Ota | 9 April 2004 | - | 637 | - | B |
Yuta Watanabe | 13 June 1997 | - | - | 5 | A |
Hiroki Midorikawa | 17 May 2000 | - | - | 12 | A |
Yuki Kaneko | 22 July 1994 | - | - | 25 | A |
Hiroki Nishi | 21 March 2003 | - | 333 | 33 | B |
References[edit]
- ^ BWF: Thomas Cup Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BWF: Uber Cup Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BWF: Sudirman Cup Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine