Fencing - Team Japan

General
The Japanese men's foil team won a silver medal the last time they appeared at the Olympic Games in 2012, going down to Italy in the finals in London. Their first appearance in the event was in 1964 - the last time the Games were held in Tokyo - where they finished fourth, which remains the closest they have come to the podium apart from London 2012.

Japan have appeared at the world championships on 34 occasions from 1965 to 2019, but have only come away with a medal once - a bronze in 2010.

At continental level they have claimed two Asian Games gold medals, most recently in 2014, and won gold at the Asian championships in 2019.