Japan national badminton team
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| Type | National sport association |
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| Headquarters | Tokyo |
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Chairman | Tamisuke Watanuki |
| Affiliations | BAC, BWF |
| Website | www |
The Japan national badminton team 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 2020 Olympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN) | 20 | 12 | 15 | 47 |
| 2 |  Indonesia (INA) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 |  Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 39 | 39 | 43 | 121 | |
List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 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 |
Participation in BWF competitions
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Participation in Badminton Asia Team Championships
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Squad
The following players were selected to represent Japan at the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup.
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cups 2020 - Team: JAPAN MEN TEAM - Players". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ "TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cups 2020 - Team: JAPAN WOMEN TEAM - Players". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2021-10-08.