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Qualification Summary
Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 8 athletes (4 men and 4 women) with a maximum of one athlete per each individual event. As hosts, Japan will be given the maximum quota should they not qualify normally while 4 quotas (2 men and 2 women) will be decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining quotas will be decided through the Olympic Standings released on May 23rd 2021, the Olympic Qualification Tournament and the continental games.
Quotas to be decided by an approved Continental Games will go to athletes whom won gold, but have not yet qualified to the Olympics with a maximum of 3 for Africa and Pan America and 2 for Asia, Europe and Oceania. Should quotas remain it will then go to the silver and then bronze medalists. Should there be no approved games the quotas will go to the highest ranked athlete from the same continent.
Qualified Nations
Qualification events are listed in hierarchical order.
Men’s Kata
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Standings May 23 2021 |
4 |  Italy Spain Turkey Venezuela |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | 3 |  Chinese Taipei South Korea United States |
| Host Nation | 1 |  Japan |
| Tripartite Invitation |  Kuwait |
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| Reallocation | 1 |  Germany |
| IOC Invitation | 1 |  Refugee Olympic Team |
Men’s -67kg
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Standings May 23 2021 |
4 |  Egypt France Italy Kazakhstan |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | 3 |  Azerbaijan Jordan Turkey |
| Continental Representation | 2 |  Latvia Venezuela |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| IOC Invitation | 1 | Refugee Olympic Team |
Men’s -75kg
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Standings May 23 2021 |
4 | Azerbaijan Italy Ukraine United States |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | 3 | Germany Hungary Kazakhstan |
| Continental Representation | 2 |  Australia Egypt |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
Men’s +75kg
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Standings May 23 2021 |
4 |  Croatia Germany Iran Turkey |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | 3 |  Canada Georgia Saudi Arabia |
| Continental Representation | 2 | Kazakhstan United States |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
Women’s Kata
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Standings May 23 2021 |
4 |  Hong Kong Italy Spain United States |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | 3 | France Germany Turkey |
| Continental Representation | 1 |  New Zealand |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| Tripartite Invitation | 1 |  North Macedonia |
Women’s -55kg
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Standings May 23 2021 |
4 | Chinese Taipei Iran Turkey Ukraine |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | 3 |  Bulgaria Kazakhstan Russia |
| Continental Representation | 2 |  Austria Egypt |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
Women’s -61kg
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Standings May 23 2021 |
4 |  China Egypt Serbia Turkey |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | 3 |  Morocco Ukraine Venezuela |
| Continental Representation | 1 |  Peru |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| Tripartite Invitation | Not Awarded | |
| Reallocation | 1 | France |
Women’s +61kg
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Standings May 23 2021 |
4 | Azerbaijan China Iran Turkey |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament | 3 | Egypt Italy Switzerland |
| Continental Representation | 2 |  Algeria Kazakhstan |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |