Japan
Japan has participated in the Worldvision Song Contest 6 times since making its debut in Q4-2022. The contest is broadcast in Japan by NHK, which also broadcasts Japanese national selection competition, Open Nippon.
| Japan | |
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| Member station | NHK |
| National selection events | Open Nippon (Q4-2022 - Q1-2023, Q3-2023 - Q4-2023) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 6 (6 finals) |
| First appearance | Q4-2022 |
| Highest placement | 3rd: (Q1-2023) |
Its best results were achieved by Natumi in Q1-2023, who finished in third place. During the entire period of participation, the country was included in the top-5 strongest finals 2 times.
The country was represented only twice by non-Japanese performers: Beverly, who was born in the Philippines but lives in Japan, and Canadian-Korean performer Jeon Somi. Also, together with a Japanese performer Lisa, the country was represented by the Korean boy group Stray Kids.
Participation overview
| Third place | |
| Upcoming |
| Year | Entrant | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi Final | Points |
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| Q4-2022 | Nao Aihara | Lighthouse | Japanese, English | 10 | 105 | No semi-finals | |
| Q1-2023 | Natumi | Parts | Japanese, English | 3 | 169 | ||
| Q2-2023 | BiSH | Sayonara Saraba | Japanese | 17 | 101 | ||
| Q3-2023 | Beverly | One Vision | English | 22 | 74 | By rating | |
| Q4-2023 | One Ok Rock | Make It Out Alive | English | 11 | 158 | 7 | 65 |
| Q1-2024 | Jeon Somi | Fast Forward | English, Korean | 4 | 227 | 4 | 95 |
| Q2-2024 | Stray Kids & Lisa | Social Path | English, Korean | Upcoming | Top 4 in Q1-2024 | ||
Spectators
The table below shows the viewers who voted for Japan for each season of the competition:
| Season | Full Name & Origin |
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| Q4-2022 |  Franklyn Baldacchino
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| Q1-2023 |  Zied Kurbanov
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| Q2-2023 |  Robin Bray
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| Q3-2023 |  Mateusz Bluszcz
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| Q4-2023 | |
| Q1-2024 | |
| Q2-2024 |  Misha Charny
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