The 2017-18 Japan Figure Skating Championships were held on December 20–24, 2017 at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo.
[2][3] Hanyu withdrew to continue recovering from an ankle injury he sustained in practice at the 2017 NHK Trophy.
Miyahara won the national title for the fourth year in a row.
The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held on February 9-25, 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Yuzuru Hanyu was chosen to compete despite missing the national championships, by virtue of his status as reigning World and Olympic champion, and his first place in the ISU World Standings at the time of the championships.