Japan national badminton team
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The Japan national badminton team represents 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...

 in international badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 team competitions.

Participation in BWF competitions

Thomas Cup
Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body...

  • 1964
    1964 Thomas Cup
    The Thomas Cup competition is an international team tournament for supremacy in men's badminton . Beginning in 1948-1949 it was held every three years until 1982 and thereafter it has been held every two years...

     - Semi-finalist (4th/5th)
  • 1967
    1967 Thomas Cup
    The 1967 Thomas Cup was the 7th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The inter-zone matches and Challenge Round finale were held in Jakarta, Indonesia....

     - Final round (3rd)
  • 1970
    1970 Thomas Cup
    The 1970 Thomas Cup was the 8th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The final set of ties were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....

     - Asian zone finalist, lost 4–5 to the later champion Indonesia
    Indonesia national badminton team
    The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

  • 1979
    1979 Thomas Cup
    The 1979 Thomas Cup was the 11th edition of the Thomas Cup competition, the world championship of men's international team badminton. The final rounds contested by qualifying zone winners and defending champion Indonesia were held in Jakarta, Indonesia in late May and early June...

     - Semi-finalist
  • 1982
    1982 Thomas Cup
    The 1982 Thomas Cup was the 12th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The final round was held in London, England.China won its first title after beating Indonesia in the final round.-Teams:...

     - 5th/6th
  • 1984 - 7th/8th
  • 2004 - 5th/8th
  • 2006
    2006 Thomas & Uber Cup
    The 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup was held from April 28 to May 7 in Sendai and Tokyo, Japan. It was the 24th tournament of Thomas Cup and 21st tournament of Uber Cup, men's and women's badminton tournaments....

     - Quarter-finalist
  • 2008
    2008 Thomas & Uber Cup
    The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 22nd tournament of the Uber Cup, the men's and women's team competition in badminton, respectively. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from May 11 to May 18, 2008.-Qualification:...

     - Quarter-finalist
  • 2010
    2010 Thomas & Uber Cup
    The 2010 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 26th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 23rd tournament of the Uber Cup, the most important and most prestigious badminton tournaments in men's and women's team competition, respectively...

     - Semi-finalist


Uber Cup
Uber Cup
The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956-1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contested every two years since 1984 when its scheduled...

  • 1966
    1966 Uber Cup
    The 1966 Uber Cup was the fourth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1965-66 badminton season, 17 countries competed....

     - Winner
  • 1969
    1969 Uber Cup
    The 1969 Uber Cup was the fifth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1968-1969 badminton season, 18 countries competed. Japan won its second title in the Uber Cup, after beating the Indonesia team in the Final Round in Tokyo,...

     - Winner
  • 1972
    1972 Uber Cup
    The 1972 Uber Cup was the fifth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1971-1972 badminton season, 17 countries competed. Japan won its third title in the Uber Cup, after beating the Indonesia team 6-1 in the Final Round in Tokyo,...

     - Winner
  • 1975
    1975 Uber Cup
    The 1975 Uber Cup was the 8th edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1974-75 badminton season, 14 countries competed. Indonesia won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating the defending champion Japan in the Final Round in...

     - Runner-up
  • 1978 - Winner
  • 1981 - Winner
  • 1986 - Fourth place
  • 1988 - Fourth place
  • 1990 - Semi-finalist
  • 2004 - Semi-finalist
  • 2006
    2006 Thomas & Uber Cup
    The 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup was held from April 28 to May 7 in Sendai and Tokyo, Japan. It was the 24th tournament of Thomas Cup and 21st tournament of Uber Cup, men's and women's badminton tournaments....

     - Quarter-finalist
  • 2008
    2008 Thomas & Uber Cup
    The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 22nd tournament of the Uber Cup, the men's and women's team competition in badminton, respectively. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from May 11 to May 18, 2008.-Qualification:...

     - 9th
  • 2010
    2010 Thomas & Uber Cup
    The 2010 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 26th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 23rd tournament of the Uber Cup, the most important and most prestigious badminton tournaments in men's and women's team competition, respectively...

     - Semi-finalist


Sudirman Cup
Sudirman Cup
Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton championship which takes place every two years. There are five matches in every round: men and women's singles, men and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The Cup is named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the...

  • 1989
    1989 Sudirman Cup
    The 1989 Sudirman Cup was the 1st tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 24 to May 29, 1989 in Central Jakarta, Indonesia.-Teams:28 teams around the world took part in this tournament...

     - 7th
  • 2001
    2001 Sudirman Cup
    The 2001 Sudirman Cup was the 7th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 28 to June 2, 2001 in Seville, Spain.-Group A:-Group B:-Play-offs:-Knockout stage:Semi-finalFinal...

     - 8th
  • 2005
    2005 Sudirman Cup
    The 2005 Sudirman Cup was the 9th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 10 to May 15, 2005 in Beijing, China.-Teams:41 teams around the world took part in this tournament...

     - 10th
  • 2007
    2007 Sudirman Cup
    The 2007 Sudirman Cup is the 10th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from 11 June to 17 June 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland....

     - 9th
  • 2009
    2009 Sudirman Cup
    The 2009 Sudirman Cup was held in the Guangzhou Gymnasium in China from May 10 to May 17, 2009, having been arranged in December 2005. It was the eleventh contest....

     – 7th
  • 2011
    2011 Sudirman Cup
    The 2011 Sudirman Cup was the twelfth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 22–29, 2011 in Qingdao, China. According to the Badminton World Federation 32 teams have confirmed their participation, for the first time twelve teams competed in the elite group to battle for the...

     – Quarter-finalist


Squad

Men (2011)
  • Kenichi Tago
    Kenichi Tago
    Kenichi Tago is a male badminton player from Japan. In 2010, he surprisingly reached the final of the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships final. En route to the final he beats three seeded players including Joachim Persson, Chen Jin and Bao Chunlai. In the final, Tago lost to...

  • Sho Sasaki
    Sho Sasaki
    -Career:In 2007 he won the Japanese National Championships in men's singles, and 7 international tournaments: the Bahrain Satellite Badminton Tournament, the Banuinvest International Championships, the Osaka International Challenge, the Israel International, the Mauritius International, the...

  • Kazushi Yamada
  • Takuma Ueda
  • Keigo Sonoda
  • Kazumasa Sakai
  • Noriyasu Hirata
  • Hirokatsu Hashimoto
  • Yoshiteru Hirobe
  • Kenta Kazuno
  • Kenichi Hayakawa
  • Hiroyuki Endo
  • Shōji Satō
    Shoji Sato
    is a male badminton player from Japan.Shoji Sato is regarded as one of the fastest on foot players in the world. -Career:He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006....

  • Naoki Kawamae
  • Shintaro Ikeda
    Shintaro Ikeda
    is a male badminton player from Japan.-Career:Ikeda won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Shuichi Sakamoto. They were defeated in semifinals by Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea, 16-21, 12-21.-External links:...


Women (2011)
  • Eriko Hirose
    Eriko Hirose
    Eriko Hirose is a female badminton player from Japan. She is currently ranked thirteenth in the world as a singles player as of June 2011.She competed at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim...

  • Kaori Imabeppu
  • Sayaka Sato
  • Ai Goto
  • Ayane Kurihara
  • Minatu Mitani
  • Miyuki Maeda
    Miyuki Maeda
    is a female international badminton player.-Career:Maeda's first major success was at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. With her women's doubles partner Satoko Suetsuna they finished fourth, the best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics. The two have continued to compete...

  • Satoko Suetsuna
  • Shizuka Matsuo
  • Mami Naito
  • Mizuki Fujii
  • Reika Kakiiwa
    Reika Kakiiwa
    Reika Kakiiwa is an internationally elite badminton player.Reika Kakiiwa has gained prominence in the badminton community because of her success in women's doubles. She has reached a career high ranking of third in the world with her partner Mizuki Fujii...

  • Ayaka Takahashi
  • Misaki Matsutomo
  • Reiko Shiota
    Reiko Shiota
    is a female badminton player from Japan. She is popular amongst western nations for her good looks and playfullness.-Career:Shiota won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Kumiko Ogura...

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