2017–18 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2017–18 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held on December 20–24, 2017 at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo. It was the 86th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
Results
Men
Uno won his second consecutive national title.Hanyu withdrew to continue recovering from an ankle injury he sustained in practice at the 2017 NHK Trophy.
Ladies
Miyahara won the national title for the fourth year in a row.Pairs
Ice dancing
Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2017–18 Junior Championships took place on November 24–26, 2017 at the Gunma Sports Complex in Maebashi, Gunma.Men
Ladies
Pairs
Ice dancing
International team selections
The Japan Skating Federation selected skaters for international competitions in the second half of the 2017–18 season based on the results of the national championships as well as international ISU-sanctioned competitions.Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held on February 9-25, 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Yuzuru Hanyu was chosen to compete despite missing the national championships, by virtue of his status as reigning World and Olympic champion, and his first place in the ISU World Standings at the time of the championships.| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Satoko Miyahara | Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | Kaori Sakamoto | ||
| 3 | Keiji Tanaka | |||
| 1st alt. | Takahito Mura | Wakaba Higuchi | Narumi Takahashi / Ryo Shibata | |
| 2nd alt. | Kazuki Tomono | Mai Mihara | ||
| 3rd alt. | Daisuke Murakami |
World Championships
The 2018 World Championships will be held on March 19-25, 2018 in Milan, Italy. Japan's entries were announced in late December 2017.| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
| 1 | Yuzuru Hanyu | Satoko Miyahara | Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed |
| 2 | Shoma Uno | Wakaba Higuchi | ||
| 3 | Keiji Tanaka |
Four Continents Championships
The 2018 Four Continents Championships will be held on January 22-28, 2018 in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei. Japan's entries were announced in late December 2017.| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
| 1 | Keiji Tanaka | Satoko Miyahara | Riku Miura / Shoya Ichihashi | Kana Muramoto / Chris Reed |
| 2 | Takahito Mura | Kaori Sakamoto | Miu Suzaki / Ryuichi Kihara | Rikako Fukase / Aru Tateno |
| 3 | Shoma Uno | Mai Mihara | Narumi Takahashi / Ryo Shibata | Misato Komatsubara / Timothy Koleto |
World Junior Championships
Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2018 World Junior Championships will take place on March 5-11, 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Japan's entries were announced in late December 2017.| Men | Ladies | Pairs | Ice dancing | |
| 1 | Mitsuki Sumoto | Rika Kihira | Riku Miura / Shoya Ichihashi | |
| 2 | Sena Miyake | Mako Yamashita | ||
| 3 | Yuhana Yokoi |