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Japan national badminton team - Wikipedia

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Japan
BWF ranking

Association	Nippon Badminton Association
Confederation	Badminton Asia
Chairman	Tamisuke Watanuki
Current ranking	4 (1 October 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

As of the 2024 Olympics^[1]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	22	15	15	52
2	Indonesia	8	6	8	22
3	South Korea	7	8	7	22
4	Denmark	3	3	4	10
5	Chinese Taipei	2	1	0	3
6	Japan	1	1	4	6
7	Spain	1	0	0	1
8	Malaysia	0	6	5	11
9	Great Britain	0	1	2	3
9	India	0	1	2	3
11	Netherlands	0	1	0	1
11	Thailand	0	1	0	1
13	Russia	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 entries)		44	44	48	136

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Silver	Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa	2012 London	Badminton	Women's doubles
Gold	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Badminton	Women's doubles
Bronze	Nozomi Okuhara	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Badminton	Women's singles
Bronze	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	2020 Tokyo	Badminton	Mixed doubles
Bronze	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	2024 Paris	Badminton	Mixed doubles
Bronze	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	2024 Paris	Badminton	Women's doubles

Participation in BWF competitions

Thomas Cup^[2]

Year	Result
1964	First round inter-zone (4th)
1967	Final round inter-zone (3rd)
1979	Semi-finalists
1982	Quarter-finalists
1984	Group stage − 7th
1990	Group stage − 5th / 6th
2004	Quarter-finalists
2006	Quarter-finalists
2008	Quarter-finalists
2010	Semi-finalists
2012	Semi-finalists
2014	Champions
2016	Quarter-finalists − 7th
2018	Runners-up
2020	Semi-finalists − 4th
2022	Semi-finalists − 4th
2024	Quarter-finalists − 5th

Uber Cup^[3]

Year	Result
1966	Champions
1969	Champions
1972	Champions
1975	Runners-up
1978	Champions
1981	Champions
1984	Group stage − 7th
1986	Fourth place
1988	Fourth place
1990	Semi-finalists
1992	Group stage − 5th / 6th
1994	Group stage − 6th
1996	Group stage − 5th
1998	Group stage − 5th
2000	Group stage − 5th
2002	Group stage − 6th
2004	Semi-finalists
2006	Quarter-finalists
2008	Group stage − 9th
2010	Semi-finalists
2012	Semi-finalists
2014	Runners-up
2016	Semi-finalists − 3rd
2018	Champions
2020	Runners-up
2022	Semi-finalists − 3rd
2024	Semi-finalists − 4th

Sudirman Cup^[4]

Year	Result
1989	7th - Group 2 (Promoted)
1991	6th - Group 1 (Relegated)
1993	9th - Group 2
1995	10th - Group 2
1997	12th - Group 2
1999	10th - Group 2
2001	8th - Group 2
2003	9th - Group 2
2005	10th - Group 2
2007	9th - Group 2 (Promoted)
2009	7th - Group 1
2011	Quarter-finalists
2013	Quarter-finalists
2015	Runners-up
2017	Semi-finalists
2019	Runners-up
2021	Runners-up
2023	Semi-finalists

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Participation in Badminton Asia Team Championships

Men's team

Year	Result
2016	Runner-up
2018	Quarter-finalist
2020	Semi-finalist
2022	Group stage
2024	Semi-finalist

Women's team

Year	Result
2016	Runner-up
2018	Champions
2020	Champions
2022	Semi-finalist
2024	Semi-finalist

Mixed team

Year	Result
2017	Champions
2019	Runner-up
2023	Quarter-finalist
2025

Junior competitive record

World Junior Team Championships

Suhandinata Cup


Year	Result
2000	Group stage - 7th of 24
2002	Did not enter
2004	Group stage - 14th of 20
2006	Group stage - 5th of 28
2007	Group stage - 5th of 25
2008	Group stage - 6th of 21
2009	Group stage - 6th of 21
2010	Group stage - 5th of 24
2011	Group stage - 5th of 22
2012	Runner-up
2013	Fourth place
2014	Semi-finalist
2015	Fourth place
2016	Semi-finalist
2017	Semi-finalist
2018	Semi-finalist
2019	Semi-finalist
2020	Cancelled
2021	Cancelled
2022	Semi-finalist
2023	Quarter-finalist - 5th of 38
2024	Semi-finalist

Asian Junior Team Championships

Men's team


Year	Result
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2004
2005

Women's team


Year	Result
1997	Semi-finalist
1998
1999
2000	Semi-finalist
2001
2002	Semi-finalist
2004
2005

Mixed team


Year	Result
2006
2007	Semi-finalist
2008	Quarter-finals
2009	Semi-finalist
2010	Group stage
2011	Quarter-finals
2012	Champions
2013	Semi-finalist
2014	Semi-finalist
2015	Semi-finalist
2016	Semi-finalist
2017	Semi-finalist
2018	Runner-up
2019	Quarter-finals
2023	Champions
2024	Quarter-finals - 7th of 15

Players

Current squad

As of 21 January 2025 ^[5]

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	MS	MD	XD
Kodai Naraoka	(2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 (age 23)	9	-	-
Koki Watanabe	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 26)	13	-	-
Kenta Nishimoto	(1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 30)	15	-	-
Yūshi Tanaka	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)	25	-	-
Koo Takahashi	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)	43	-	-
Shōgo Ogawa	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 24)	60	-	-
Yūdai Okimoto	(2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 19)	195	-	-
Riki Takei	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 21)	279	-	-

Takurō Hoki	(1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 (age 29)	-	11	-
Yūgo Kobayashi	(1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29)	-	11	-
Kenya Mitsuhashi	(1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 27)	-	18	-
Hiroki Okamura	(1998-12-06) 6 December 1998 (age 26)	-	18	-
Takumi Nomura	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27)	-	59	-
Yūichi Shimogami	(1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26)	-	59	47
Tori Aizawa	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 25)	-	79	-
Daisuke Sano	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24)	-	79	-
Hiroki Nishi	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21)	-	110	59
Kakeru Kumagai	(2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 23)	-	110	-
Hiroki Midorikawa	(2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 24)	-	132	12
Kyohei Yamashita	(1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 (age 26)	-	132	-

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
Name	DoB/Age	WS	WD	XD
Akane Yamaguchi	(1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 27)	3	-	-
Tomoka Miyazaki	(2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 18)	7	-	-
Natsuki Nidaira	(1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 26)	19	-	-
Nozomi Okuhara	(1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 (age 29)	23	-	-
Kaoru Sugiyama	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 21)	37	-	-
Riko Gunji	(2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22)	40	-	-
Hina Akechi	(2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 19)	44	-	-
Asuka Takahashi	(1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25)	55	-	-

Nami Matsuyama	(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26)	-	3	-
Chiharu Shida	(1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 27)	-	3	-
Rin Iwanaga	(1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 25)	-	5	-
Kie Nakanishi	(1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 29)	-	5	-
Yuki Fukushima	(1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31)	-	36	-
Mayu Matsumoto	(1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 29)	-	36	-
Mizuki Otake	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22)	-	62	-
Miyu Takahashi	(2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22)	-	62	-
Arisa Igarashi	(1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 28)	-	81	-
Ayako Sakuramoto	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 29)	-	81	-

Natsu Saitō	(2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24)	-	-	12
Sayaka Hobara	(1998-07-30) 30 July 1998 (age 26)	-	-	47
Akari Satō	(2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23)	-	-	59

Coaches

As of 25 December 2024 ^[6]

Head Coach
Hitoshi Ōhori
Coaches
Shō Sasaki	Men's singles
Kazumasa Sakai	Men's singles
Takako Ida	Women's singles
Shōji Satō	Women's singles
Lee Wan Wah	Men's doubles
Hiroyuki Endo	Men's doubles
Kei Nakashima [zh]	Women's doubles
Mizuki Fujii	Women's doubles
Norio Imai	Mixed doubles

References

^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
^ 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
^ "Press Release: Announcement of the 2025 Japanese National Team Players and Staff" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
^ "Announcement regarding the 2025 Japan Badminton National Team Staff" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

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