Japan at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The Empire of Japan competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Background
The Japan Amateur Athletic Federation, founded in 1925, officially took over sponsorship of the Japanese Olympic team from the Japan Amateur Athletic Association in 1928. Japanese government sponsorship of the Olympic effort continued, both financially, and through expansion of the annual Meiji Shrine Games to include a wider variety of sports, including archery, basketball, field hockey, rowing, table tennis, volleyball and equestrian sports.The games became the qualifying event for the Japanese Olympic team, which now for the first time included a woman. For the 1928 Olympics, Japan fielded 43 athletes.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Athletics | Men's triple jump | August 2 | ||
| Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke | August 8 | ||
| Athletics | Women's 800 m | August 2 | ||
Nobuo Arai Tokuhei Sada Katsuo Takaishi | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | August 11 | |
| Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | August 11 |