Japan at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Japan secured its first Olympic medals in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium; however, suffered from severe embarrassment when it found its Olympic team stranded in Belgium without the funds necessary to return home. The weaknesses of the Japan Amateur Athletic Association, which sponsored the team, exposed, the Japanese government agreed to subsidize future Olympic participation. Other preparation on a national level included the designation of November 3 as “National Fitness Day” with games held at the athletic grounds of Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.[1]

For the 1924 Olympics, Japan fielded a team of 28 athletes, who competed in four events. The team was equipped by Mizuno Corp., which later became one of the world's leading sportswear and equipment manufacturers.

Eight athletes represented Japan in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Masanosuke Fukuda	Singles	Bye	Wheatley (GBR) W 6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Timmer (NED) W 8–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Cochet (FRA) L 2–6, 1–6, 3–6	did not advance
Takeichi Harada	Singles	Bye	Žemla (TCH) W 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2	Cousin (FRA) W Retired	Gilbert (GBR) W 10–8, 2–6, 11–9, 6–2	de Morpurgo (ITA) L 4–6, 1–6, 1–6	did not advance
Asaji Honda	Singles	Borotra (FRA) L 3–6, 3–6, 5–7	did not advance
Sunao Okamoto	Singles	Bye	Koželuh (TCH) L 6–4, 5–7, 8–10, 6–4, 4–6	did not advance
Masanosuke Fukuda Asaji Honda	Doubles	—	van Lennep / Timmer (NED) W 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2	Flaquer / Saprisa (ESP) L 2–6, 3–6, 3–6	did not advance
Takeichi Harada Sunao Okamoto	Doubles	—	Thalbitzer / Bache (DEN) W 6–0, 6–0, 6–1	J. Alonso / M. Alonso (ESP) L 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6	did not advance

• Guttmann, Allen. Japanese Sports: A History. University of Hawaii Press (2001), ISBN 0824824644

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database