The 1998–1999 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 67th 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 Yokohama

Yokohama

is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...

 from January 15-17, 1999. 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 1999–2000 season, the results of this competition were used to help pick the teams for the 1999 Four Continents Championships and the 1999 World Figure Skating Championships

1999 World Figure Skating Championships

The 1999 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships of the 1998-1999 season. Elite senior-level figure skaters from ISU Member Nations competed for the title of World Champion. Skaters competed in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating,...

.

Men

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	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...	1.5	1	1
2	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...	3.0	2	2
3	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...	5.5	5	3
4	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....	5.5	3	4
5	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:...	8.0	6	5
6	Shohei Nagata	9.5	7	6
7	Taijin Hiraike	12.5	11	7
8	Takashi Yamamoto	13.0	8	9
9	Junichi Takemura	14.0	12	8
10	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....	14.5	9	10
11	Megumu Seki	17.5	13	11
12	Masashi Takagi	20.5	17	12
13	Yutaka Tsuru	21.0	10	16
14	Naoki Moriyama	23.0	16	15
15	Yasuo Ogawa	24.0	20	14
16	Masaki Morishita	25.0	24	13
17	Shigeji Mogi	26.0	14	19
18	Isao Matsuura	27.5	21	17
19	Takeshi Shirasaka	28.5	15	21
20	Yoga Akiyama	29.0	18	20
21	Akira Okamoto	29.5	23	18
22	Hironori Iizuka	31.5	19	22
23	Shigeya Morigaki	34.0	22	23
WD	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:...		4
Free Skating Not Reached
25	Isanori Suki		25
26	Kazunari Kishida		26
27	Yusuke Hayashi		27

Ladies

Rank	Name	TFP	SP	FS
1	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...	1.5	1	1
2	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...	3.0	2	2
3	Yuka Kanazawa	5.5	5	3
4	Hanae Hokoya	6.5	3	5
5	Kanako Takahashi	7.0	6	4
6	Kumiko Taneda	8.0	4	6
7	Chisato Shiina Chisato Shiina is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2000 Japanese national champion. She was a multiple medalist on the Junior Grand Prix and qualified for the 1999 Junior Grand prix Final. She competed on the senior Grand Prix, as well as at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships and Four Continents...	11.5	7	8
8	Masayo Oishi	13.5	9	9
9	Keiko Yamamuro	15.0	10	10
10	Manami Kitamura	15.0	8	11
11	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...	15.5	17	7
12	Tomoko Ito	19.0	14	12
13	Hiroko Nagaoke	19.0	12	13
14	Shino Suzuki	19.5	11	14
15	Ari Yamanouchi	21.5	13	15
16	Yumi Fujino	25.5	19	16
17	Fumiko Wakamatsu	26.0	18	17
18	Mai Izawa	27.0	16	19
19	Tomomi Sano	28.0	20	18
20	Miho Yamamoto	28.5	15	21
21	Mamiko Yamai	31.0	22	20
22	Kumi Iwaki	34.0	24	22
23	Mami Egawa	34.5	23	23
24	Shoko Kawamura	34.5	21	24
Free Skating Not Reached
25	Michiko Otsuka		25
26	Hiroko Inaba		26
27	Yuko Kagita		27
WD	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...

Ice Dancing

Rank	Name	TFP	CD1	CD2	OD	FD
1	Nakako Tsuzuki Nakako Tsuzuki is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She is a multiple Japanese national champion and national medalist with four partners. She has competed with Kazu Nakamura, Yuri Razguliaiev, Rinat Farkhoutinov, and Kenji Miyamoto. She retired following the 2005/2006 season....  / Rinat Farkhoutdinov Rinat Farkhoutdinov Rinat Farkhoutdinov is a Russian ice dancer who competed internationally for Japan. With partner Nakako Tsuzuki, he is a three-time Japanese national champion and competed three times at the Four Continents and World Championships. They were unable to compete during the latter half of the...	2.0	1	1	1	1
2	Rie Arikawa Rie Arikawa in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese retired ice dancer. She competed with Kenji Miyamoto. They are two time Japanese national champions. Their highest placement at an ISU championship was 8th at the 2002 and 2003 Four Continents Championships. Arikawa retired from competitive skating in 2003. She...  / Kenji Miyamoto Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater) is a Japanese retired ice dancer who currently works as a coach and a choreographer. He teamed up with partner Rie Arikawa in 1995. Together, they are two time Japanese national champions. After her retirement from competitive skating in 2003, Miyamoto teamed up with Nakako Tsuzuki. They competed...	4.0	2	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	3
4	Aya Hatsuta / Kouichi Suyama	8.0	4	4	4	4
5	Yuko Kato / Naohisa Kato	10.0	5	5	5	5