Highlights
Japan made their Paralympic debut on home soil at the 1964 Games in Tokyo and were the only Asian competitors. They are the second most successful Asian NPC overall (behind China), having won 336 Paralympic medals placing them 16th on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table. Their most prolific Paralympian is swimmer Mayumi NARITA, whose 15 gold medals between 1996 and 2004 make her one of the world's most successful Paralympians.
Anthem: Title
Kimi Ga Yo Wa (May 1000 Years of Happy Reign Be Yours)
Anthem: Year of Induction
1893
Anthem: Composer
Music Hiromori HAYASHI, author unknown.
Official NPC name
Japan
NPC President's name
Mr. Mitsunori TORIHARA
NPC General Secretary's name
Mr. Kunio NAKAMORI
Year of first appearance in an Paralympic Games
1964
Number of appearances in Paralympic Games
13, including London 2012
Summary of Paralympic Games Appearances
| Medals per sport | ||||
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Archery | 5 | 12 | 9 | 26 |
| Athletics | 58 | 58 | 52 | 168 |
| Cycling | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Dartchery | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Goalball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 11 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| Lawn Bowls | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Swimming | 25 | 19 | 29 | 73 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| Wheelchair basketball | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wheelchair fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 109 | 110 | 117 | 336 |
| Medals per year | ||||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1964 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 1972 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 1976 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 1980 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 1984 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 1988 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 46 |
| 1992 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 |
| 1996 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
| 2000 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 41 |
| 2004 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 52 |
| 2008 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 27 |
| Total | 109 | 110 | 117 | 336 |
