The 1998–1999 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 65th Japan Figure Skating Championships

Japan Figure Skating Championships

The Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been held...

 to be held. They were held in Nagano from January 13-15, 1997. National Champions were crowned in the disciplines of men's singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, ladies singles

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, and ice dancing

Ice dancing

Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....

. As well as crowning the national champions of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 for the 1996–1997 season, the results of this competition were used to help pick the teams for the 1997 World Figure Skating Championships

1997 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1997 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships of the 1996-1997 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from ISU Member Nations competed for the title of World Champion. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating,...

.

Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Takeshi Honda Takeshi Honda in Kōriyama, Fukushima is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater. He is a two-time World bronze medalist , two-time Four Continents champion , and six-time Japan national champion.-Biography:...	2.5	3	1
2	Yamato Tamura Yamato Tamura is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pairs. As a single skater, he is a two-time Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 17th...	2.5	1	2
3	Makoto Okazaki Makoto Okazaki is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1997 and 2002 Japanese national bronze medalist. He retired from competitive skating following the 2001-2002 season and now works as a coach.He is an ISU Technical Specialist for Japan.-Results:-External links:...	4.0	2	3
4	Yosuke Takeuchi Yosuke Takeuchi is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1999 World Junior bronze medalist and the 1999 & 2002 Japanese national champion. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 22nd. He was coached by Takashi Mura and his programs were choreographed by Tatiana Tarasova and Nikolai...	7.5	5	5
5	Seiichi Suzuki Seiichi Suzuki is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 1995 World Junior bronze medalist and Japanese national bronze medalist. He graduated from Meiji University....	8.0	8	4
6	Naoki Shigematsu Naoki Shigematsu is a Japanese retired figure skater who currently works as a coach. He is a four-time Japanese national silver medalist and the 1994 World Junior silver medalist. He placed 23rd at the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships...	9.5	7	6
7	Takashi Yamamoto	11.0	6	8
8	Shin Amano Shin Amano in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese pair skater who is now a coach and ISU Technical Specialist. Competing with Marie Arai, he placed 20th in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They also won the Japan Figure Skating Championships by 1995...	11.5	9	7
9	Gaku Aiyoshi	12.0	4	10
10	Taijin Hiraike	15.5	13	9
11	Munetaka Shigematsu	16.0	10	11
12	Shohei Nagata	18.5	13	12
13	Isao Matsuura	18.5	11	13
14	Daisuke Watanabe Daisuke Watanabe is a Japanese video game scenario writer that has been an employee of Square Enix since September, 1998. He is mostly known for his work on the role-playing video game series Final Fantasy and the action role-playing video game series Kingdom Hearts....	21.0	12	15
15	Hironori Iizuka	22.0	16	14
16	Junichi Takemura	23.5	15	16
17	Naoki Moriyama	26.5	17	18
18	Yutaka Tsuru	27.5	20	17
19	Toshio Takahashi	28.0	18	19
20	Yukihiro Matsumura	30.5	19	21
21	Takatomo Asai	31.0	22	20
22	Hironori Taira	32.5	21	22
23	Masamichi Ogiwara	35.5	23	23
WD	Takeo Ogasawara		24

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	Fumie Suguri Fumie Suguri is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...	2.5	3	1
2	Shizuka Arakawa Shizuka Arakawa is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2006 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles and the 2004 World Champion. Arakawa is the first Japanese skater to win an Olympic gold medal in figure skating and the second Japanese skater to win any Olympic medal in figure skating, after Midori Ito, who won silver...	3.5	1	2
3	Yuka Kanazawa	6.0	2	5
4	Kumiko Koiwai Kumiko Koiwai is a former figure skater from Japan. She won the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 1993. Coached by Machiko Yamada, who had trained Midori Ito, Koiwai was routinely landing the triple axel jump by 1994. However, she faced several chronic injuries on her right foot, which severely...	6.5	7	3
5	Hiromi Sano	6.5	5	4
6	Rena Inoue Rena Inoue is an American pair skater. With partner John Baldwin, she is the 2004 and 2006 U.S. National Champion. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skater and pair skater. Inoue and Baldwin are the first skaters to perform a throw triple axel in competition.-Personal life:Rena Inoue was...	9.0	6	6
7	Mari Kobayashi	11.0	8	7
8	Asa Okuyama	13.0	4	11
9	Aiko Suyama	14.0	10	9
10	Hanae Tsuji	15.5	15	8
11	Masayo Ohisi	17.5	9	13
12	Yukiko Kawasaki Yukiko Kawasaki is a Japanese figure skater who competed in both singles and pair skating. As a pair skater, she competed with Alexei Tikhonov for Japan. They are two-time Japanese national champions and won the bronze medal at the 1993 NHK Trophy...	18.0	16	10
13	Yoko Kosugi	18.5	13	12
14	Mari Utamura	21.0	14	14
15	Yuko Inaba	21.0	12	15
16	Keiko Yamamuro	21.5	11	16
17	Akane Nikaido	25.5	17	17
18	Shino Suzuki	29.0	22	18
19	Keiko Yonaha	29.0	20	19
20	Keiko Imai	30.5	21	20
21	Tomomi Sano	30.5	19	21
22	Hiroko Sekine	31.0	18	22
WD	Hanae Yokoya Hanae Yokoya is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 1995 Japanese national champion. Her highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 10th, which she achieved in 1995 and 1996. She retired from competitive skating following the 1998-1999 season. She currently works as a coach.-Competitive...

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	CD	OD	FD
1	Aya Kawai Aya Kawai is a Japanese ice dancer. She competed with Hiroshi Tanaka. They placed 23rd in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They were two-time Japanese national champions.-Results:- References :*...  / Hiroshi Tanaka Hiroshi Tanaka is a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. He competed in Ice Dancing with Aya Kawai and Kayo Shirahata. Tanaka and Kawai placed 23rd in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. They were two-time Japanese national champions.-Results:- References :*...	2.0	1	1	1
2	Akiko Kinoshita / Yosuke Moriwaki	4.0	2	2	2
3	Nozomi Watanabe Nozomi Watanabe is a Japanese ice dancer. she regularly dances with Akiyuki Kido. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...  / Akiyuki Kido Akiyuki Kido is a Japanese ice dancer. He competes with Nozomi Watanabe. They are the three time Japanese national champions. They placed 15th at the Torino Olympics.-Results:-External links:*...	6.0	3	3	3
4	Hiromi Irie / Norihiro Muto	8.0	4	4	4
5	Yuko Kato / Naohisa Kato	10.0	5	5	5