Japan at the 2002 Asian Games
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Japan
participated in the 2002 Asian Games
held in Busan
, South Korea
from September 29, 2002 to October 14, 2002.
This country was ranked 3rd with 44 gold medals, 74 silver medals and 72 bronze medals with a total of 190 medals
to secure its third spot in the medal tally.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
participated in the 2002 Asian Games
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
held in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
from September 29, 2002 to October 14, 2002.
This country was ranked 3rd with 44 gold medals, 74 silver medals and 72 bronze medals with a total of 190 medals
to secure its third spot in the medal tally.