<page_title> 2002 Asian Games medal table </page_title> <section_title> Medal table </section_title> <table> <cell> 3 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Japan (JPN) <col_header> Nation </col_header> <col_header> China (CHN) </col_header> <col_header> South Korea (KOR)* </col_header> </cell> <cell> 44 <col_header> Gold </col_header> <row_header> Japan (JPN) </row_header> </cell> <cell> 189 <col_header> Total </col_header> <row_header> Japan (JPN) </row_header> </cell> </table>
In the 2002 Asian Games, Japan claimed 189 medals in total (including 44 gold), earning third spot on the table.