| men's distance record progressions - Japan | |||||||
| 800m | |||||||
| 2:16,0 (?.) | Y. Mishima | ??.??.1911 | |||||
| 2:12,2 (?.) | I. Sawada | ??.??.1915 | |||||
| 2:12,1 (?.) | I. Saiki | ??.??.1916 | |||||
| 2:09,0 (?.) | S. Yamanouchi | ??.??.1917 | |||||
| 2:05,0 (?.) | S. Hasumi | ??.??.1920 | |||||
| 2:01,5 (?.) | K. Okazaki | ??.??.1923 | |||||
| 2:00,4 (?.) | T. Noto | ??.??.1924 | |||||
| 2:00,4 (?.) | Shomon Nawata | ??.??.1925 | |||||
| 1:58,6 (?.) | Yukiyoshi Kuwata | 07.08.1927 | Tokyo | ||||
| 1:58,4 (?.) | Hideo Okada | 28.05.1930 | Tokyo | ||||
| 1:58,4 (?.) | Susumu Hisatomi | 26.06.1930 | Osaka | ||||
| 1:58,0 (?.) | S. Fujeda | ??.??.1932 | |||||
| 1:56,8 (?.) | S. Fujeda | ??.??.1933 | |||||
| 1:54,0 (?.) | Kumao Aochi | 08.09.1934 | Tokyo | ||||
| 1:53,5 (?.) | Yoshitaka Muroya | 29.07.1951 | Yawata | ||||
| 1:53,5 (?.) | Yoshitaka Muroya | 16.08.1951 | Sendai | ||||
| 1:52,7 (?.) | Yoshitaka Muroya | 29.07.1952 | Lahti | ||||
| 1:52,4 (?.) | Shigeharu Suzuki | 24.07.1954 | Tokyo | ||||
| 1:51,8 (?.) | Shigeharu Suzuki | 03.09.1955 | Kassel | ||||
| 1:50,9 (?.) | Kuniaki Watanabe | 04.09.1959 | Torino | ||||
| 1:50,9 (?.) | Mamoru Morimoto | 13.06.1962 | Amsterdam | ||||
| 1:50,5 (?.) | Mamoru Morimoto | 22.05.1963 | Bonn | ||||
| 1:49,8 (?.) | Mamoru Morimoto | 25.06.1963 | Mainz (FRG) | ||||
| 1:49,6 (?.) | Mamoru Morimoto | 30.06.1963 | Berlin, West | ||||
| 1:47,4 (1.) | Mamoru Morimoto | 11.06.1964 | Mainz (FRG) | 41 | |||
| 1:47,28 (1.) | Tomonari Ono | 29.04.1993 | Hiroshima | 741 | |||
| 1:46,73 (?.) | Tomonari Ono | 12.06.1994 | Tokyo | ||||
| 1:46,18 (3.) | Tomonari Ono | 26.06.1994 | Lapinlahti (FIN) | 297 | |||
| 1:46,16 (1.) | Masato Yokota | 18.10.2009 | Yokohama | 579 | |||
| 1:45,75 (1.) | Syou Kawamoto | Golden Grand Prix | 11.05.2014 | Tokyo | 511 | ||
| 1:45,75 (1.) | Hiroki Minamoto | Hokuren Distance Challenge | 17.07.2021 | Chitose (JPN) | 650 | ||
| 1000m | |||||||
| 2:19,65 (1.) | Fumikazu Kobayashi | Hokuren Distance Challenge | 19.06.2005 | Abashiri (JPN) | |||
| 2:18,69 (1.) | Kentaro Usada | Two Laps Middle Distance Circuit | 15.10.2022 | Kobe (JPN) | |||
| 1500m | |||||||
| 4:58,0 (?.) | K. Suzuno | ??.??.1911 | |||||
| 4:48,2 (?.) | I. Ide | ??.??.1913 | |||||
| 4:44,4 (?.) | G. Taku | ??.??.1914 | |||||
| 4:34,8 (?.) | G. Taku | ??.??.1915 | |||||
| 4:32,2 (?.) | G. Taku | ??.??.1918 | |||||
| 4:28,0 (?.) | T. Aso | ??.??.1919 | |||||
| 4:25,0 (?.) | S. Hasumu | ??.??.1920 | |||||
| 4:14,2 (?.) | Shomon Nawata | ??.??.1924 | |||||
| 4:07,8 (?.) | Shomon Nawata | 17.05.1925 | Manila | ||||
| 4:07,0 (?.) | Tsuchiya | ??.??.1927 | |||||
| 4:06,0 (?.) | Seichiro Tsuda | 24.05.1930 | Tokyo | ||||
| 4:03,0 (?.) | Seichiro Tsuda | 27.10.1931 | Tokyo | ||||
| 4:00,4 (?.) | Hideo Tanaka | 16.09.1934 | Osaka | ||||
| 3:58,0 (?.) | Hideo Tanaka | 20.06.1935 | Tokyo | ||||
| 3:57,8 (?.) | Kiyoshi Nakamura | 23.08.1936 | Paris, Colombes | ||||
| 3:56,8 (?.) | Kiyoshi Nakamura | 05.06.1937 | Tokyo | ||||
| 3:55,8 (?.) | Yoshitaka Muroya | 17.07.1951 | Tokyo | ||||
| 3:55,4 (?.) | Kikuo Moriya | 21.06.1952 | Tokyo | ||||
| 3:54,4 (?.) | Shyun Yamada | 15.05.1955 | Omuta | ||||
| 3:54,1 (?.) | Michio Okayama | 22.06.1958 | Fukuoka | ||||
| 3:52,1 (?.) | Kuniaki Watanabe | 06.09.1959 | Torino | ||||
| 3:51,5 (?.) | Satsuo Iwashita | ??.??.1962 | ??? | ||||
| 3:46,0 (?.) | Satsuo Iwashita | 15.10.1963 | Tokyo | ||||
| 3:44,8 (?.) | Taketsugu Sariwatory | 11.06.1964 | Mainz (FRG) | ||||
| 3:44,8 (?.) | Satsuo Iwashita | 26.06.1964 | Praha | ||||
| 3:44,5 (?.) | Keisuke Sawaki | 03.07.1967 | Turku | ||||
| 3:42,7 (1.) | Kazuyoshi Mizuno | 30.05.1971 | Tokyo | ||||
| 3:40,8 (?.) | Takashi Ishii | World Games | 23.06.1976 | Helsinki | |||
| 3:38,4 (?.) | Takashi Ishii | Bislett Games | 30.06.1976 | Oslo, BS | |||
| 3:38,24 (5.) | Takashi Ishii | World Cup | 03.09.1977 | Düsseldorf | |||
| 3:37,42 (5.) | Fumikazu Kobayashi | KBC Night of Athletics (B) | 31.07.2004 | Heusden-Zolder | |||
| 3:37,05 (12.) | Nanami Arai | Portland Track Festival/rA | 29.05.2021 | Portland | |||
| 3:35,42 (1.) | Kazuki Kawamura | Hokuren Distance Challenge | 17.07.2021 | Chitose (JPN) | |||
| 1 Mile | |||||||
| 3:59,7 (2.) | Takashi Ishii | 10.12.1977 | Melbourne | ||||
| 3:58,89 (4.) | Kiyonari Shibata | Japan Grand Prix | 11.05.1996 | Osaka | |||
| 2000m | |||||||
| 5:07,24 (?.) | Fumikazu Kobayashi | Guldensporenmeeting | 14.07.2006 | Kortrijk (BEL) | |||
| 3000m | |||||||
| 7:52,10 (6.) | Masinari Shintaku | Bislett Games | 04.07.1987 | Oslo, BS | 307 | ||
| 7:49,92 (3.) | Shuichi Yoneshige | International | 05.07.1988 | Lappeenranta | 214 | ||
| 7:41,87 (8.) | Toshinari Takaoka | Gran Premio Diputacion | 28.05.1999 | Sevilla | 124 | ||
| 7:40,09 (6.) | Suguru Osako | Rieti Meeting | 07.09.2014 | Rieti | 241 | ||
| 2 Miles | |||||||
| 8:24,69 (4.) | Kensuke Takezawa | London Grand Prix | 03.08.2007 | London | |||
| 5000m | |||||||
| 18:57,0 (?.) | K. Azuma | ??.??.1911 | |||||
| 16:54,0 (?.) | I. Ide | ??.??.1913 | |||||
| 16:38,0 (?.) | Y. Date | ??.??.1919 | |||||
| 16:37,8 (?.) | T. Ohura | ??.??.1920 | |||||
| 16:11,0 (?.) | Shomon Nawata | ??.??.1923 | |||||
| 16:00,4 (?.) | Nagatani | ??.??.1925 | |||||
| 15:40,6 (?.) | Nagatani | ??.??.1926 | |||||
| 15:30,8 (?.) | Masaji Kitamoto | ??.??.1929 | |||||
| 15:27,6 (?.) | Masaji Kitamoto | 27.05.1930 | Tokyo | ||||
| 15:20,4 (?.) | Masaji Kitamoto | 04.10.1931 | Tokyo | ||||
| 15:08,0 (?.) | Masaji Kitamoto | 30.04.1932 | Tokyo | ||||
| 14:58,0 (?.) | Kohei Murakoso | 02.11.1935 | Tokyo | ||||
| 14:56,6 (q.) | Kohei Murakoso | Olympic Games/h3 | 04.08.1936 | Berlin, OS | (2.) | ||
| 14:30,0 (4.) | Kohei Murakoso | Olympic Games | 07.08.1936 | Berlin, OS | |||
| 14:27,6 (?.) | Juri Yamauchi | 20.10.1957 | Odawara (JPN) | ||||
| 14:14,8 (?.) | Saburo Yokomizo | 06.09.1959 | Torino | ||||
| 14:08,6 (?.) | Kokichi Tsuburaya | 29.10.1963 | Yamaguchi (JPN) | ||||
| 13:55,0 (?.) | Satsuo Iwashita | 29.08.1964 | Kurayoshi (JPN) | ||||
| 13:45,2 (?.) | Keisuke Sawaki | 27.08.1965 | Budapest | ||||
| 13:36,2 (1.) | Keisuke Sawaki | International | 22.06.1966 | London | 8 | ||
| 13:33,0 (5.) | Keisuke Sawaki | DN Galan | 03.07.1968 | Stockholm | 10 | ||
| 13:25,41 (5.) | Toshiaki Kamata | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 05.07.1977 | Stockholm | 50 | ||
| 13:24,69 (2.) | Masanari Shintaku | 24.09.1982 | Tokyo | 103 | |||
| 13:24,29 (1.) | Toshihiko Seko | Peugeot-Talbot Games | 01.07.1986 | London, CP | |||
| 13:22,97 (4.) | Shuichi Yoneshige | Peugeot Talbot Games / GP | 08.07.1988 | London, CP | 146 | ||
| 13:20,43 (5.) | Toshinari Takaoka | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 02.07.1992 | Stockholm | 129 | ||
| 13:13,40 (5.) | Toshinari Takaoka | Night of Athletics | 01.08.1998 | Hechtel | 94 | ||
| 13:13,20 (5.) | Takayuki Matsumiya | KBC Night of Athletics (A) | 28.07.2007 | Heusden-Zolder | 218 | ||
| 13:08,40 (6.) | Suguru Osako | KBC Night of Athletics (A) | 18.07.2015 | Heusden-Zolder | 196 | ||
| 10000m | |||||||
| 49:07,1 (?.) | M. Masuda | ??.??.1911 | |||||
| 35:55,0 (?.) | S. Nakada | ??.??.1913 | |||||
| 34:45,0 (?.) | T. Miyata | ??.??.1918 | |||||
| 33:58,0 (?.) | K. Sano | ??.??.1920 | |||||
| 32:51,8 (?.) | Teruji Hasegawa | 19.11.1922 | Okayama (JPN) | ||||
| 32:48,6 (?.) | Kikunasuke Tashiro | 12.04.1924 | Tokyo | ||||
| 32:11,8 (?.) | Juichi Nagatani | 19.04.1925 | Tokyo | ||||
| 32:00,4 (?.) | Seichiro Tsuda | 02.11.1931 | Tokyo | ||||
| 31:33,6 (?.) | Masaji Kitamoto | 28.05.1932 | Tokyo | ||||
| 31:20,2 (?.) | Choshun Ryu | 14.04.1934 | Tokyo | ||||
| 31:07,8 (?.) | Kohei Murakoso | 03.11.1935 | Tokyo | ||||
| 30:25,0 (4.) | Kohei Murakoso | Olympic Games | 02.08.1936 | Berlin, OS | 7 | ||
| 30:22,0 (?.) | Masayuki Nunogami | 27.04.1957 | Musashino (JPN) | ||||
| 29:57,8 (?.) | Takashi Baba | 03.05.1958 | Tokyo | ||||
| 29:27,6 (?.) | Takayuki Nakao | 06.10.1962 | Auckland | ||||
| 29:06,6 (?.) | Teruo Funai | 10.11.1963 | Kitakyushū (JPN) | ||||
| 28:52,6 (?.) | Kokichi Tsuburaya | 27.08.1964 | Sapporo | ||||
| 28:35,2 (?.) | Keisuke Sawaki | 27.06.1968 | Helsinki | ||||
| 28:10,47 (8.) | Nobuaki Takao | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 30.06.1975 | Stockholm | |||
| 27:48,63 (5.) | Toshiaki Kamata | World Games | 30.06.1977 | Helsinki | |||
| 27:43,44 (1.) | Toshihiko Seko | DN Galan | 07.07.1980 | Stockholm | |||
| 27:42,17 (4.) | Toshihiko Seko | DN Galan | 02.07.1985 | Stockholm | |||
| 27:35,33 (3.) | Takeyuki Nakayama | Maailmankisat / GP | 02.07.1987 | Helsinki | |||
| 27:35,09 (6.) | Toshinari Takaoka | Stanford Cardinal Invitational (rA) | 04.05.2001 | Palo Alto (USA) | |||
| 27:29,69 (3.) | Kota Murayama | Long Distance Meet (r7) | 28.11.2015 | Machida (JPN) | 200 | ||
| 27:18,75 (1.) | Akira Aizawa | Japanese Long Distance Championships | 04.12.2020 | Osaka | 145 | ||
| 27:09,80 (1.) | Kazuya Shiojiri | Japanese 10000m Championships | 10.12.2023 | Tokyo | 113 | ||
| 3000mSt | |||||||
| 9:01,8 (?.) | Susumu Takahashi | 03.05.1953 | Nagoya | ||||
| 9:00,4 (?.) | Osamu Inoue | 21.09.1956 | Tokyo | ||||
| 9:00,4 (?.) | Osamu Inoue | 01.06.1958 | Tokyo | ||||
| 8:56,2 (?.) | Saburo Yokimizo | 02.07.1961 | Tokyo | ||||
| 8:51,0 (?.) | Saburo Yokimizo | 15.09.1963 | Hamm (FRG) | ||||
| 8:45,6 (?.) | Taketsugu Saruwatari | 21.06.1964 | Budapest | ||||
| 8:45,4 (?.) | Zenji Okuzawa | 23.09.1964 | Kurayoshi (JPN) | ||||
| 8:44,8 (?.) | Taketsugu Saruwatari | 27.10.1965 | Gifu (JPN) | ||||
| 8:42,0 (?.) | Taketsugu Saruwatari | 14.05.1967 | Fukuoka | ||||
| 8:41,6 (?.) | Seiji Tanpo | 26.10.1967 | Ageo (JPN) | ||||
| 8:38,8 (?.) | Taketsugu Saruwatari | 02.07.1968 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:35,8 (?.) | Taketsugu Saruwatari | 28.09.1969 | Tokyo | ||||
| 8:31,6 (?.) | Takaharu Koyama | 23.06.1971 | Aarhus | ||||
| 8:29,8 (q.) | Takaharu Koyama | Olympic Games/h1 | 01.09.1972 | München | (3.) | ||
| 8:29,8 (2.) | Takaharu Koyama | 06.05.1973 | Chiba | ||||
| 8:21,6 (2.) | Ryuji Koyama | 22.06.1974 | Warszawa | ||||
| 8:19,52 (2.) | Masanari Shintaku | 08.07.1980 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:18,93 (q.) | Yoshitaka Iwamizu | World Championships | 23.08.2003 | Saint-Denis | |||
| 8:17,46 (1.) | Ryuji Miura | "READY STEADY TOKYO - Athletics" | 09.05.2021 | Tokyo | |||
| 8:15,99 (1.) | Ryuji Miura | National Championships | 26.06.2021 | Osaka | |||
| 8:09,92 (q.) | Ryuji Miura | Olympic Games | 30.07.2021 | Tokyo | (2.) | ||
| 8:09,91 (2.) | Ryuji Miura | Meeting de Paris / Diamond League | 09.06.2023 | Paris | |||