Japan men's national water polo team
| FINA code | JPN |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | ポセイドン ジャパン(Poseidon Japan)[1] |
| Association | Japan Swimming Federation |
| Confederation | AASF (Asia) |
| Head coach | Yoshinori Shiota |
| Asst coach | Yohsuke Murase Mitsuaki Shiga |
| Captain | Yusuke Inaba |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 9 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Highest | 8 (2016, 2017, 2018) |
| Olympic Games (team statistics) | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1932) |
| Best result | 4th place (1932) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 2001) |
| Best result | 9th place (2022, 2025) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | 7th place (2018) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 15 (first in 2006) |
| Best result | 4th place (2018) |
| Asian Games | |
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1954) |
| Best result | (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 2023) |
| Asian Swimming Championships | |
| Best result | (2016) |
| Asian Water Polo Championship | |
| Best result | (2015) |
| Media | |
| Website | swim.or.jp |
The Japan men's national water polo team is the representative for Japan in international men's water polo.
Results
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
World League
- 2006 – 15th place[2]
- 2007 – 16th place
- 2008 – 11th place
- 2009 – 7th place
- 2010 – 11th place
- 2011 – 10th place
- 2012 – 11th place
- 2013 – 7th place
- 2014 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2015 – Intercontinental Preliminary round
- 2016 – 6th place
- 2017 – 8th place
- 2018 – 4th place
- 2019 – 6th place
- 2020 – 5th place
Asian Games
- 1954 – Silver medal
- 1958 – Gold medal
- 1962 – Gold medal
- 1966 – Gold medal
- 1970 – Gold medal
- 1974 – Silver medal
- 1978 – Silver medal
- 1982 – Silver medal
- 1990 – Silver medal
- 1994 – Silver medal
- 1998 – 4th
- 2002 – Silver medal
- 2006 – Silver medal
- 2010 – Silver medal
- 2014 – Silver medal
- 2018 – Silver medal
- 2023 – Gold medal
Asian Swimming Championships
Asian Water Polo Championship
Current squad
Roster for the 2025 World Championships.[4][5]
Head coach: Yoshinori Shiota
- 1 Towa Nishimura GK
- 2 Seiya Adachi FP
- 3 Taiyo Watanabe FP
- 4 Toshiyuki Maeda FP
- 5 Enishi Ura FP
- 6 Toi Suzuki FP
- 7 Kiyomu Date FP
- 8 Mitsuru Takata FP
- 9 Ikkei Nitta FP
- 10 Yusuke Inaba FP
- 11 Daichi Ogihara FP
- 12 Kenta Araki FP
- 13 Ren Sasano GK
- 14 Jun Lowrey FP
- 15 Yuki Moriya FP
See also
References
- ^ http://www.poseidonjapan.net/
- ^ a b c d "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Competitions for Water polo". asiaswimmingfederation.org. Asia Swimming Federation. 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Team Roster JPN" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Team Roster JPN (2)" (PDF). Omega Timing. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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