Karate is an Asian Games event first held at the 1994 in Hiroshima, Japan.
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan |  Japan
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| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan
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| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea |  Japan
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| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | Japan
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| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | Japan
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| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | Japan
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| XVII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | Japan
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| XVIII | 2022 | Hangzhou – China |  Kazakhstan
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| Event | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's kata | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Men's team kata | X | 1 | |||||||
| Men's kumite 55 kg | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||
| Men's kumite 60 kg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Men's kumite 65 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Men's kumite 67 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Men's kumite 70 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Men's kumite 75 kg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Men's kumite 80 kg | X | X | 2 | ||||||
| Men's kumite 84 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Men's kumite +84 kg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Women's kata | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Women's team kata | X | 1 | |||||||
| Women's kumite 48 kg | X | 1 | |||||||
| Women's kumite 50 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Women's kumite 53 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Women's kumite 55 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Women's kumite 60 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Women's kumite 61 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Women's kumite 68 kg | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Women's kumite +68 kg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 30 | 10 | 9 | 49 |
| 2 |  Iran (IRI) | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 8 | 7 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 6 | 5 | 18 | 29 |
| 7 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 8 |  Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
| 9 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 |  Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 |  Syria (SYR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 |  Macau (MAC) | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 15 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 18 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 20 |  Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Nepal (NEP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 23 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 |  Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 87 | 86 | 167 | 340 | |
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Further information: List of Asian Games medalists in karate |
