Japan competed in the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14.
The Japanese team consisted of 151 athletes competing in all 11 sports. During the opening ceremony, curler Haruki Watanabe and speed skater Yuka Takahashi were the country's flagbearers.
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Chisaki Maeda Alpine skiing Women's slalom 8 February Tori Koana Go Aoki Curling Mixed doubles 8 February Takayuki Koyama Alpine skiing Men's slalom 9 February Haruki Yamashita Cross-country skiing Men's 10 km freestyle 10 February Rai Kasamura Freestyle skiing Men's slopestyle 11 February Utana YoshidaMasaya Morita Figure skating Ice dance 12 February Rai Kasamura Freestyle skiing Men's big air 12 February Kiyomasa OjimaMasaharu YamamotoMikito TachizakiTsukasa Kobonoki Biathlon Men's relay 13 February Sara Shimizu Snowboarding Women's halfpipe 13 February Riko KawaguchiShiori KoikeAoi ShigaShiori YamashitaKohane SatoKanami SekiAkane HosoyamadaHikaru YamashitaRui UkitaYoshino EnomotoWakana KurosuSuzuka MaedaMakoto ItoHaruka KuromaruRemi KoyamaRio NoroMei MiuraRiri NoroYumeka WajimaAi TadaMiyuu Masuhara Ice hockey Women's tournament 14 February Kazuya Yamada Speed skating Men's 1500 metres 8 February Shun SaitoDaito OchiShuta MatsuzuTsubasa FurukawaOsuke IrieKota Kikuchi Short-track speed skating Men's 5000 metre relay 9 February Takatsugu Uda Cross-country skiing Men's 10 km freestyle 10 February Wataru Morishige Speed skating Men's 500 metres 10 February Rai Kasamura Freestyle skiing Men's slopestyle 11 February Rin KosakaYuna OnoderaYuka Takahashi Speed skating Women's team pursuit 11 February Shota MoriguchiTakatsugu UdaYuito HabukiHaruki Yamashita Cross-country skiing Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay 12 February Kaori Sakamoto Figure skating Women's singles 13 February Yuma Kagiyama Figure skating Men's singles 13 February Koyata Kikuchihara Snowboarding Men's halfpipe 13 February Sena Tomita Snowboarding Women's halfpipe 13 February Yuta NarisawaSeiya HayataKoki YoneyamaJiei HallidayKotaro YamadaKotaro TsutsumiRiku IshidaKenta TakagiToi KobayashiKosuke OtsuHiroto SatoMasato OkuboYuto OsawaTaiga IrikuraShigeki HitosatoMakuru FuruhashiShogo NakajimaYusei OtsuKento SuzukiSota IsogaiKazuki LawlorIssa OtsukaEiki Sato Ice hockey Men's tournament 14 February Eren Watanabe Alpine skiing Women's slalom 8 February Tsubasa FurukawaRiho InuzukaShun SaitoRina ShimadaYuki IshikawaKota KikuchiShuta MatsuzuMiyu Miyashita Short-track speed skating Mixed 2000 metre relay 8 February Himari Ishii Snowboarding Women's slopestyle 8 February Ryota Kojima Speed skating Men's 1500 metres 8 February Neo Kamada Alpine skiing Men's slalom 9 February Rina ShimadaYuki IshikawaHaruna NagamoriRiho InuzukaMiyu MiyashitaKurumi Shimane Short-track speed skating Women's 3000 metre relay 9 February Runa IgarashiYuta NakagawaHaruto Igarashi Freestyle skiing Mixed team aerials 10 February Suzuka Ishimoto Snowboarding Women's big air 10 February Katsuhiro KuratsuboWataru MorishigeKazuya Yamada Speed skating Men's team sprint 10 February Motonaga AritoKotaro KasaharaTaiyo Morino Speed skating Men's team pursuit 11 February Mayu YamamotoChika KobayashiYuka YamazakiKaren Hatakeyama Cross-country skiing Women's 4 × 5 km relay 12 February Azusa TanakaShingo Nishiyama Figure skating Ice dance 12 February Yuna NagaokaSumitada Moriguchi Figure skating Pairs 12 February Hana Yoshida Figure skating Women's singles 13 February Yuina MiuraSuzune YasuiYuna SakumaAi MatsunagaHana Ikeda Curling Women's tournament 14 February
Competitors The following table lists the Japanese delegation per sport and gender.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing448Biathlon5510Cross-country skiing549Curling6612Figure skating6612Freestyle skiing6410Ice hockey232144Short-track speed skating6612Ski mountaineering336Snowboarding4610Speed skating10818Total7873151
Alpine skiing
Japan entered eight alpine skiers (four per gender).
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNeo KamadaSlalom 44.74144.5141:29.25Jinro KirikuboTakayuki Koyama44.83243.2911:28.12Arata Yamanaka45.205
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMiki IshibashiSlalom Chisaki Maeda47.29146.2111:33.50Maria Sakai49.22648.9151:38.135Eren Watanabe48.00346.9231:34.92
Biathlon
Men AthleteEventTimeMissesRankMasaharu YamamotoSprint30:39.8 3 (0+3)5Kiyomasa Ojima31:09.1 5 (2+3)8Tsukasa Kobonoki31:27.9 5 (2+3)9Mikito TachizakiDid not startKiyomasa OjimaMikito TachizakiMasaharu YamamotoTsukasa KobonokiRelay1:24:20.3 3+14
Women AthleteEventTimeMissesRankAoi SatoSprint23:50.3 2 (1+1)8Mikoto Takeuchi24:43.2 1 (1+0)12Hikaru Fukuda26:05.8 3 (2+1)15Kanaha Iwasa27:09.1 4 (2+2)17Aoi SatoMikoto TakeuchiHikaru FukudaMisa SasakiRelay1:35:06.8 3+194
Cross-country skiing
Distance Men AthleteEventTotalTimeDeficitRankHaruki Yamashita10 km freestyle21:06.5 -Takatsugu Uda21:16.5 +10.0Yuito Habuki22:01.3 +54.88Hyuga OtakiDNSShota MoriguchiTakatsugu UdaYuito HabukiHaruki Yamashita4 × 7.5 km relay1:12:12.8 +3.2
Women AthleteEventTotalTimeDeficitRankChika Kobayashi5 km freestyle12:32.1 +25.66Yuka Yamazaki13:06.2 +58.710Karen Hatakeyama13:42.6 +1:35.114Mayu Yamamoto13:48.9 +1:41.417Mayu YamamotoChika KobayashiYuka YamazakiKaren Hatakeyama4 × 5 km relay56:38.1 +2:38.8
Sprint Men AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHyuga OtakiSprint classical3:04.05 4 Q3:05.68 1 Q2:58.97 4 q3:04.84 5Haruki Yamashita3:05.11 6 Q3:06.29 1 Q2:58.10 2 QDisqualifiedTakatsugu Uda3:11.05 10 Q3:06.52 2 Q3:02.53 5Did not advanceShota Moriguchi3:18.14 16 Q3:06.67 3 q3:04.84 6Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChika KobayashiSprint classical3:44.05 6 Q3:43.18 2 Q3:36.42 4Did not advanceYuka Yamazaki3:53.76 10 Q3:41.56 3 q3:51.94 6Did not advanceMayu Yamamoto 4:06.72 16 Q3:53.76 3Did not advance
Curling
Summary TeamEventGroup stageQualificationSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRyo AokiHaruki WatanabeAyumu HemmiOsuke MiyaRin KyotohMen's teamW 23–0W 12–2L 3–7W 9–4L 5–8colspan=3 3 QL 4–10Did not advance5Yuina MiuraSuzune YasuiYuna SakumaAi MatsunagaHana IkedaWomen's teamW 10–4L 4–6W 6–4W 12–1W 13–2W 9–2W 12–5L 2–63 QL 2–5W 6–3Tori KoanaGo AokiMixed doublesW 12–2W 19–0W 9–3W 9–3Wcolspan=3 1 Qcolspan=1 W 10–3W 7–6
Men's tournament
Japan entered a men's team.
Round robin
Draw 1 Sunday, 9 February, 13:00
Draw 2 Sunday, 9 February, 21:00
Draw 4 Monday, 10 February, 14:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, 11 February, 14:00
Draw 9 Wednesday, 12 February, 19:00
Qualification Thursday, 13 February, 14:00
Women's tournament
Japan entered a women's team.
Round robin
Draw 1 Sunday, 9 February, 9:00
Draw 2 Sunday, 9 February, 17:00
Draw 3 Monday, 10 February, 9:00
Draw 4 Monday, 10 February, 19:00
Draw 5 Tuesday, 11 February, 9:00
Draw 6 Tuesday, 11 February, 19:00
Draw 8 Wednesday, 12 February, 19:00
Draw 9 Thursday, 13 February, 9:00
Semifinal Thursday, 13 February, 19:00
Bronze Medal Game Friday, 14 February, 13:00
Mixed doubles tournament
Japan entered a mixed doubles pair.
Round robin
Draw 1 Tuesday, 4 February, 10:00
Draw 2 Tuesday, 4 February, 14:00
Draw 3 Wednesday, 5 February, 10:00
Draw 6 Thursday, 6 February, 10:00
Draw 7 Thursday, 6 February, 14:00
Semifinal Friday, 7 February, 13:00
Gold medal game Saturday, 8 February, 9:00
Figure skating
Japan entered 12 figure skaters (six per gender).
Singles Athlete(s)EventTotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankYuma KagiyamaMen's103.811168.953272.76Shun Sato70.02 5162.084232.105Kaori SakamotoWomen's75.032 136.872211.90Hana Yoshida68.76 3136.44 3205.20
Mixed Athlete(s)Event//TotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankSumitada MoriguchiYuna NagaokaPairs58.492109.863168.35Lucas Tsuyoshi HondaSae Shimizu45.69689.896135.586Masaya MoritaUtana YoshidaIce dance68.881104.432173.31Shingo NishiyamaAzusa Tanaka63.21 3100.503163.71
Freestyle skiing
Aerials Men AthleteEventFinal 1Final 2Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankHaruto IgarashiAerials77.4972.9677.497colspan=2 Did not advanceHaruto IgarashiYuta NakagawaSynchro aerialscolspan=4 55.9655.1055.965
Women AthleteEventFinal 1Final 2Run 1Run 2BestRankRun 1Run 2BestRankRuna IgarashiAerials37.1845.3045.306 Qcolspan=2 52.00 6
Mixed AthleteEventFinalBestRankRuna IgarashiYuta NakagawaHaruto IgarashiAerials191.28
Half pipe, Slopestyle and Big Air Men AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankRai KasamuraBig air93.5090.00DNI183.50 Ruka Ito81.7578.25DNI160.00 4Toma MatsuuraHalfpipe50.0087.25DNI87.254Kashu Sato58.0068.5071.0071.008Rai KasamuraSlopestyle90.0093.25DNI93.25Ruka Ito81.7588.50DNI88.50
Women AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3BestRankKiho SugawaraBig air75.7579.00DNI154.75 4Kanon Kondo68.0066.75DNI134.75 5Kiho SugawaraSlopestyle75.5081.75DNI81.754Kanon Kondo70.0072.00DNI72.005
Ice hockey
Men's tournament Japan qualified a men's hockey team. The Japanese team qualified after being ranked as one of the top 12 teams in Asia on the IIHF World Ranking as of May 2024.
Japan was represented by the following 23 athletes:
Makuru Furuhashi (F) Jiei Halliday (D) Seiya Hayata (D) Shigeki Hitosato (F) Taiga Irikura (F) Riku Ishida (D) Sota Isogai (F) Toi Kobayashi (F) Kazuki Lawlor (D) Shogo Nakajima (F) Yuta Narisawa (G) Masato Okubo (F) Yuto Osawa (F) Kosuke Otsu (F) Yusei Otsu (D) Issa Otsuka (G) Eiki Sato (G) Hiroto Sato (D) Kento Suzuki (F) Kenta Takagi (F) Kotaro Tsutsumi (F) Kotaro Yamada (D) Koki Yoneyama (D)
Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward
Group stage
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal match
Women's tournament Japan qualified a women's hockey team. The Japanese team qualified after being ranked as one of the top eight teams in Asia on the IIHF World Ranking as of May 2024.
Japan was represented by the following 21 athletes:
Yoshino Enomoto (F) Akane Hosoyamada (D) Makoto Ito (F) Riko Kawaguchi (G) Shiori Koike (D) Remi Koyama (F) Haruka Kuromaru (G) Wakana Kurosu (F) Suzuka Maeda (F) Miyuu Masuhara (G) Mei Miura (F) Rio Noro (F) Riri Noro (F) Kohane Sato (D) Kanami Seki (D) Aoi Shiga (D) Ai Tada (F) Rui Ukita (F) Yumeka Wajima (F) Hikaru Yamashita (F) Shiori Yamashita (D)
Legend: G = Goalie, D = Defense, F = Forward
Final round
Short-track speed skating
Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKota Kikuchi500 m42.8962 Q43.9965Did not advanceTsubasa Furukawa41.9052 Q42.6014Did not advanceShuta Matsuzu42.1292 Q41.6152 Q41.1784 FBPEN9Kota Kikuchi1000 m1:29.6292 Q1:29.6214Did not advanceShuta Matsuzu1:26.8452 Q1:26.5401 Q1:26.8894 ADVA1:29.9594Daito Ochi1:34.9982 Q1:27.4753 q1:26.3984 FB1:33.6817Osuke Irie1500 mcolspan=2 PENDid not advanceDaito Ochicolspan=2 2:30.1363 Q2:26.3704 FB2:29.6439Shun Saitocolspan=2 2:16.9333 Q2:32.0064 FB2:29.74410Shun SaitoDaito OchiShuta MatsuzuTsubasa FurukawaOsuke IrieKota Kikuchi5000 m relaycolspan=4 7:14.9262 FA7:03.010
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRina Shimada500 m44.1062 Q44.8732 Q43.9312 FA44.2235Yuki Ishikawa44.8604 q44.0453 q44.9325 FB44.8757Haruna Nagamori45.1033 Q45.8994Did not advanceMiyu Miyashita1000 m1:41.3313 Q1:33.4604Did not advanceRina Shimada1:35.4233 Q1:57.0833Did not advanceKurumi Shimane1:35.3453 Q1:35.0152 Q1:31.7183 FB1:36.9518Haruna Nagamori1500 mcolspan=2 2:31.1912 Q2:43.2252 FA2:25.7726Miyu Miyashitacolspan=2 2:36.5134 q2:34.4054 FB2:40.70811Riho Inuzukacolspan=2 2:35.5443 QPENDid not advanceRina ShimadaYuki IshikawaHaruna NagamoriRiho InuzukaMiyu MiyashitaKurumi Shimane3000 m relaycolspan=4 4:26.0932 FA4:13.578
Mixed AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRina ShimadaRiho InuzukaShun SaitoTsubasa FurukawaYuki IshikawaShuta MatsuzuMiyu MiyashitaKota Kikuchi2000 m relay2:46.9302 Q2:44.9562 FA2:44.058