Japan at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
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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 2011 Asian Winter Games in Almaty
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...

 and Astana
Astana
Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...

, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 from January 30, 2011 to February 6, 2011.

Figure skating

Japan will send 6 figure skaters.
Men
Athlete(s) Event / / Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Takahito Mura
Takahito Mura
is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time Finlandia Trophy champion, 2010 Triglav Trophy champion, the 2009 Japanese bronze medalist, and and 2008 junior national champion.-Personal life:...

Men's
Tatsuki Machida
Tatsuki Machida
is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist and 2007 Japanese Junior national champion.As of 2011, he trains at the Ice Castle in Lake Arrowhead, California.- Programs :-Senior results:...

Men's


Women
Athlete(s) Event / / Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Kanako Murakami
Kanako Murakami
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2010 World Junior Champion, 2009/2010 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, the 2010 Japanese junior national champion, and the 2009 Japanese junior bronze medalist.-Early career:...

Women's
Haruka Imai
Haruka Imai
is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese Junior national champion.-Programs:-Competitive highlights:-Detailed results:*SP = Short Program; FS = Free Skating-References:...

Women's


Ice dance
Athlete(s) Event / / Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Chris Reed
Chris Reed
Chris Reed is an American-Japanese ice dancer who currently represents Japan. He competes with his older sister Cathy Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.-Personal life:...

 & Cathy Reed
Cathy Reed
Cathy Reed is a Japanese ice dancer who represents Japan. She competes with her younger brother Chris Reed. They are the 2008-2010 Japanese national champions.-Personal life:...

Ice dancing
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