Japan competed at the 2008 Asian Beach Games held in Bali, Indonesia from October 18, 2008, to October 26, 2008. Japan finished with 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals. The country sent a total of 80 athletes, 59 men and 21 women.
Surfing was Japan's most successful sport; they took home 2 gold, 2 silver and bronze. The Japanese women's national basketball team won a gold medal in beach basketball after beating Thailand in the final round. The triathlon collected one silver medal from Junichi Yamamoto. Beach wrestling collected one bronze medal from Kota Horaguchi.
Medalists
| width="56%" align="left" valign="top" | MedalNameSportEventDate Yuta Morimoto Surfing Men's longboard Akiko Kiyonaga Surfing Women's shortboard Mai KomedaYuko ToyamaAsami ChikuAoi Katsura Beach basketball Women's tournaments Yuichi Kurogi Surfing Men's aerial Shigenori SuzukiShuhei KatoYuichi KurogiAkihiro Makino Surfing Men's team Junichi Yamamoto Triathlon Men's individual Shigenori Suzuki Surfing Men's shortboard Shuhei Kato Surfing Men's aerial Kota Horaguchi Beach wrestling Men's 65 kg
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Medals by sportSport TotalSurfing2226Beach basketball1001Triathlon0102Beach wrestling0011 Total 3 3 3 9
Competitors
| width=78% align=left valign=top | The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalBeach basketball 4 4 8Beach handball 10 9 19Beach volleyball 2 2 4Beach wrestling 4 0 4Bodybuilding 6 0 6Dragon boat 21 0 21Paragliding 4 2 6Surfing 6 2 8Triathlon 2 2 4 Total 59 21 80
Beach basketball 4 men 4 women
Beach handball 10 men 9 women
Beach volleyball 2 men 2 women
Beach wrestling 4 men
Bodybuilding 6 men
Dragon boat 21 men
Paragliding 4 men 2 women
Surfing 6 men 2 women
Triathlon 2 men 2 women
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