Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Speed skating | Men's 500 m | 10 February | ||
| Freestyle skiing | Women's moguls | 11 February | ||
| Ski jumping | Men's large hill individual | 15 February | ||
| | Ski jumping | Men's large hill team | 17 February | |
| Short track speed skating | Men's 500 m | 21 February | ||
| Ski jumping | Men's normal hill individual | 11 February | ||
| Speed skating | Women's 500 m | 14 February | ||
| Speed skating | Men's 1000 m | 15 February | ||
| Ski jumping | Men's large hill individual | 15 February | ||
| Short track speed skating | Men's 500 m | 21 February |
Alpine skiing
;MenMen's combined
;Women
Women's combined
Biathlon
;Men| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
| 10 km Sprint | Atsushi Kazama | 6 | 31:41.2 | 61 |
| 10 km Sprint | Shuichi Sekiya | 3 | 30:33.4 | 43 |
| 10 km Sprint | Kyoji Suga | 2 | 29:19.4 | 18 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
| 20 km | Atsushi Kazama | 58:23.5 | 4 | 1'02:23.5 | 45 |
| 20 km | Hironao Meguro | 58:38.2 | 2 | 1'00:38.2 | 28 |
| 20 km | Kyoji Suga | 57:15.6 | 2 | 59:15.6 | 14 |
;Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
;Women
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Mie Takeda | 6 | 28:10.1 | 61 |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Ryoko Takahashi | 5 | 26:34.2 | 55 |
| 7.5 km Sprint | Hiromi Seino-Suga | 4 | 26:13.5 | 53 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
| 15 km | Hiromi Seino-Suga | 54:21.9 | 7 | 1'01:21.9 | 37 |
| 15 km | Mami Shindo-Horma | 55:59.3 | 4 | 59:59.3 | 29 |
| 15 km | Ryoko Takahashi | 53:17.4 | 3 | 56:17.4 | 6 |
;Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
;Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Curling
Men's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Mike Harris | 6 | 1 | |
| Eigil Ramsfjell | 5 | 2 | |
| Patrick Hürlimann | 5 | 2 | |
| Tim Somerville | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | Makoto Tsuruga | 3 | 4 |
| Peja Lindholm | 3 | 4 | |
| Douglas Dryburgh | 2 | 5 | |
| Andy Kapp | 1 | 6 |
Women's tournament
Group stage
Top four teams advanced to semi-finals.| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Sandra Schmirler | 6 | 1 | |
| Elisabet Gustafson | 6 | 1 | |
| Helena Blach Lavrsen | 5 | 2 | |
| Kirsty Hay | 4 | 3 | |
| 5th | Mayumi Ohkutsu | 2 | 5 |
| Dordi Nordby | 2 | 5 | |
| Lisa Schoeneberg | 2 | 5 | |
| Andrea Schöpp | 1 | 6 |
Figure skating
;Men| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Yamato Tamura | 15 | 17 | 24.5 | 17 |
| Takeshi Honda | 18 | 12 | 21.0 | 15 |
;Women
| Athlete | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Shizuka Arakawa | 14 | 14 | 21.0 | 13 |
;Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
| Marie Arai Shin Amano | 20 | 20 | 30.0 | 20 |
;Ice dancing
| Athletes | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD | TFP | Rank |
| Aya Kawai Hiroshi Tanaka | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 45.6 | 23 |
Freestyle skiing
;Men;Women
Ice hockey
Men's tournament
Preliminary round
Top team advanced to the first round.| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 1 |
Consolation round
- Team roster
Women's tournament
Group stage
The first four teams advanced to medal round games.| Team | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 2 | |
| 6th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 |
Luge
;MenDoubles
;Women
Nordic combined
Men's individualEvents:
- normal hill ski jumping
- 15 km cross-country skiing
Four participants per team.
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping
- 5 km cross-country skiing
Short track speed skating
;Women
Ski jumping
;Men's team large hillSnowboarding
;Men's halfpipe;Women's giant slalom
;Women's halfpipe
Speed skating
;Men;Women