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Mr Japan 1968

Mr Japan 1968 was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Minoru Yoshida.

Year
1968
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Federation
JBBA
Divisions
1
Competitors
3

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Minoru Yoshida Taichi Yoshimura
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Mr Japan 1968 Results

Minoru Yoshida Champion

1968 Tokyo, Japan

Mr Japan 1968 was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Minoru Yoshida.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 3, 2026 Accurate?

Defending champion Kazutoshi Kosasa, who won in 1967, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the Mr Japan 1968 in Tokyo, Japan, where 1 division was judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding. 3 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding

1st
Minoru Yoshida
Japan
2nd
Taichi Yoshimura
Japan
3rd
Hisashi Nakao
Japan

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Place Athlete Country
1st Minoru Yoshida First recorded win Japan
2nd Taichi Yoshimura Japan
3rd Hisashi Nakao Japan

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
3
Divisions
1
Size rank
55 of 59

Past winners of this event

What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.

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