Japan national badminton team


The Japan national badminton team represents Japan in international badminton team competitions.

Participation in BWF competitions

;Thomas Cup
YearResult
1964Semi-final inter-zone
1967 Final round inter-zone
1979 Semifinalist
1982First round inter-zone
19847th / 8th
19905th / 6th
2004Quarter-finalist
2006Quarter-finalist
2008Quarter-finalist
2010 Semi-finalist
2012 Semi-finalist
2014 Winner
2016Quarter-finalist
2018 Runner-up
2020Qualified

;Uber Cup
YearResult
1966 Winner
1969 Winner
1972 Winner
1975 Runner-up
1978 Winner
1981 Winner
19847th / 8th
1986Fourth place
1988Fourth place
1990Fourth place
19925th / 6th
19945th / 6th
19965th / 6th
19985th / 6th
20005th / 6th
20025th / 6th
2004 Semi-finalist
2006Quarter-finalist
20089th / 12th
2010 Semi-finalist
2012 Semi-finalist
2014 Runner-up
2016 Semi-finalist
2018 Winner
2020Qualified

;Sudirman Cup
YearResult
19897th - Group 2 Promoted
19916th - Group 1 Relegated
19939th - Group 2
199510th - Group 2
199712th - Group 2
199910th - Group 2
20018th - Group 2
20039th - Group 2
200510th - Group 2
20079th - Group 2 Promoted
20097th - Group 1
2011Quarter-finalist
2013Quarter-finalist
2015 Runner-Up
2017 Semi-finalist
2019 Runner-Up

Participation in Badminton Asia Team Championships

Men's team
YearResult
2016 Runner-up
2018Quarter-finalist
2020 Semi-finalist

Women's team
YearResult
2016 Runner-up
2018 Champions
2020 Champions

Mixed team
YearResult
2017 Champions
2019 Runner-up

Squad

The following players were selected to represent Japan at the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup.
;Male players
  • Hiroyuki Endo
  • Kanta Tsuneyama
  • Kazumasa Sakai
  • Keigo Sonoda
  • Kenta Nishimoto
  • Kento Momota
  • Takuto Inoue
  • Takeshi Kamura
  • Yuki Kaneko
  • Yuta Watanabe
;Female players
  • Ayaka Takahashi
  • Akane Yamaguchi
  • Koharu Yonemoto
  • Misaki Matsutomo
  • Nozomi Okuhara
  • Sayaka Hirota
  • Sayaka Sato
  • Sayaka Takahashi
  • Shiho Tanaka
  • Yuki Fukushima