Japanese records in Olympic weightlifting

The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Japan. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Japan Weightlifting Association.

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
-56 kg
Snatch	117 kg	Kimihiro Tamayose	21 November 2015
Clean and jerk	153 kg	Masaharu Yamada	10 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
Total	260 kg	Masaharu Yamada	20 May 2001	East Asian Games	Osaka, Japan
-62 kg
Snatch	135 kg	Hiroshi Ikehata	17 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Clean and jerk	168 kg	Yoichi Itokazu	21 May 2016	National Championships	Yamanashi, Japan	^[1]
Total	300 kg	Hiroshi Ikehata	17 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
-69 kg
Snatch	150 kg	Yoshihisa Miyaji	3 May 2000	Asian Championships	Osaka, Japan
Clean and jerk	176 kg	Yoshito Shintani	5 April 2008	National Championships
Total	325 kg	Yoshihisa Miyaji	3 May 2000	Asian Championships	Osaka, Japan
-77 kg
Snatch	152.5 kg	Yoshihisa Miyaji	28 October 2002	National Sports Festival	Kochi, Japan
Clean and jerk	186 kg	Yoshito Shintani	26 May 2007	National Championships
Total	329 kg	Yoshito Shintani	24 November 2009	World Championships	Goyang, South Korea
-85 kg
Snatch	156 kg	Yuji Yoshioka	4 July 2009	National Championships
Clean and jerk	197 kg	Toshiki Yamamoto	23 November 2015
Total	351 kg	Toshiki Yamamoto	22 May 2016	National Championships	Yamanashi, Japan	^[1]
-94 kg
Snatch	160 kg	Yuji Yoshioka	4 October 2010	National Sports Festival	Chiba, Japan
Clean and jerk	196 kg	Yuki Hiraoka	28 April 2012	Asian Championships	Pyeongtaek, South Korea
Total	353 kg	Yuki Hiraoka	28 April 2012	Asian Championships	Pyeongtaek, South Korea
-105 kg
Snatch	175 kg	Hisaya Yoshimoto	28 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
Clean and jerk	215 kg	Hisaya Yoshimoto	28 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
Total	390 kg	Hisaya Yoshimoto	28 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
+105 kg
Snatch	188 kg	Kazuomi Ota	25 May 2014	National Championships
Clean and jerk	227 kg	Kazuomi Ota	14 June 2015	National Championships
Total	412 kg	Kazuomi Ota	25 May 2014	National Championships

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
-48 kg
Snatch	87 kg	Hiromi Miyake	30 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain
Clean and jerk	110 kg	Hiromi Miyake	30 October 2005	East Asian Games	Macau, China
Total	197 kg	Hiromi Miyake	30 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain
-53 kg
Snatch	90 kg	Hiromi Miyake	24 June 2011	National Championships
Clean and jerk	117 kg	Hiromi Miyake	24 June 2011	National Championships
Total	207 kg	Hiromi Miyake	24 June 2011	National Championships
-58 kg
Snatch	93 kg	Mikiko Andoh	13 June 2015	National Championships
Clean and jerk	124 kg	Mikiko Andoh	13 June 2015	National Championships
Total	217 kg	Mikiko Andoh	13 June 2015	National Championships
-63 kg
Snatch	97 kg	Namika Matsumoto	22 May 2016	National Championships	Yamanashi, Japan	^[1]
Clean and jerk	119 kg	Akane Yoshida	27 April 2016	Asian Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Total	211 kg	Mayu Hashida	4 July 2009	National Championships
-69 kg
Snatch	97 kg	Ayano Tani	17 November 2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China
Clean and jerk	122 kg	Rika Saito	13 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
Total	218 kg	Ayano Tani	17 November 2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China
-75 kg
Snatch	106 kg	Kazue Imahoko	26 June 2011	National Championships
Clean and jerk	126 kg	Kazue Imahoko	5 October 2006	World Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Total	230 kg	Kazue Imahoko	3 November 2005	East Asian Games	Macau, China
+75 kg
Snatch	117 kg	Mami Shimamoto	23 May 2016	National Championships	Yamanashi, Japan	^[1]
Clean and jerk	148 kg	Fumiko Jonai	24 September 2010	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
Total	260 kg	Mami Shimamoto	13 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France