Japan at the Asian Games

Japan at the
Asian Games
IOC codeJPN
NOCJapanese Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
1,084
Silver
1,104
Bronze
1,054
Total
3,242
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Japan has competed at the Asian Games since their inception in 1951, held in New Delhi, India. The National Olympic Committee of Japan, Japanese Olympic Committee, is responsible for organizing Japan's participation in the Asian Games. The Committee was established in 1911 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1912; it is also the oldest Asian National Olympic Committee.[1][2] 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.

  1. ^ "National Olympic Committee – Japan". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "Council – Member countries". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.