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Key Facts

Top medal sports
(pre-2012)

Capital

Tokyo

Population

126,900,000

Size

377,864km²

Languages

  • Japanese

Japan profile on BBC News

Medals

London 2012
Gold Silver Bronze
7 14 17
Beijing 2008
Gold Silver Bronze
9 6 10
Athens 2004
Gold Silver Bronze
16 9 12

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Ryota Murata Murata claims middleweight gold

Ryota Murata defeats Brazil's Esquiva Falcao in the men's middleweight final to win Japan's first Olympic boxing gold medal since 1964.

11 Aug 12

Saori Yoshida Yoshida claims third Olympic gold

Women's Freestyle 55kg

9 Aug 12

Japan's Saori Yoshida beats Canadian Tonya Lynn Verbeek to win a third successive Olympic gold in the women's 55kg freestyle wrestling.

Hitomi Obara Obara takes 48kg gold for Japan

Women's Freestyle 48kg

8 Aug 12

Japan's Hitomi Obara wins won gold in the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling with a 2-1 win over Azerbaijani Mariya Stadnyk.

Usain Bolt London 2012 digest - Day 11

Women's Football

7 Aug 12

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Japan at the Olympics

11 London 2012 ranking

8 Beijing 2008 ranking

1912 First Olympic appearance

Compare Countries' Performances

Japan vs Great Britain

Japan

London 2012 medal count

38

Beijing 2008 medal count

25

Best medal haul

38 London, 2012

London 2012 ranking

11

Beijing 2008 ranking

8

First Olympic appearance

1912

Great Britain

London 2012 medal count

65

Beijing 2008 medal count

47

Best medal haul

146 London 1908

London 2012 ranking

3

Beijing 2008 ranking

4

First Olympic appearance

1896

View the London 2012 medal table

Top Medal Sports at London 2012
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Rank
Wrestling 4 0 2 RANK 2
Judo 1 3 3 RANK 4
Gymnastics - Artistic 1 2 0 RANK 4
View the London 2012 medal table for Japan