Japan in the Quackvision Song Contest 02

Background
Main Article: Japan

Japan was announced to be one of the countries that were confirmed to participate in the second edition of the Quackvision Song Contest, having previously competed in the contest in the first edition with DubbleTrubbleBoy as their Head of Delegation, where chelmico got 8th Place with their entry "ISOGA♡PEACH". For this edition, ProjectMeloetta served as the Head of Delegation for Japan.

Internal Selection
XG were announced to be the representative for Japan for the second edition of the Quackvision Song Contest, being the eighth song to be revealed for the contest. The song was revealed to be "Mascara", a song sung entirely in English.

Semi-Final
Nearing the end of the Song Reveal period for the edition, the Quackvision Event 01 revealed the halves that the contestants would be performing in, with the final running order being revealed on 21 October 2022. For the show, Japan was placed in the first half of the Second Semi-Final, performing first, preceding the entry from Armenia. They were one of two countries that did not perform. At the end of the show, Japan was not announced to be among the top 8 entries in their semi-final, and as a result, failed to qualify. The results later revealed that Japan placed eleventh in the semi-final, scoring 92 points: 18 from the televote (12th) and 74 from the juries (5th).