Japan in WorldMusic Song Contest

Japan can participate in the WorldMusic Song Contest. This country located in Asia debuted in the first edition.

History
Japan was announced as participating country at the first edition. NHK was invited to participate and selected Stereopony to represtent the country. This Japanese group finished at the 12th place. Japan did better in the next edition by finishing at the fifth place. In Sydney, the country finished at the 19th place.

Japan selected a band to represent the nation in the fourth edition. They achieved the sixth place. The country finished in the fifth edition at the tenth place. It was decided not to have a new edition. This was due to the ungoing international political deadlock.