Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

first participated at the Olympic Games in 1912, and has competed at almost every Games since then. The nation was not invited to the 1948 Games after World War II, and was part of the

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in Moscow. Japan won its first medals in

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, and its first gold medals in

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. Japanese athletes have won 497 medals at the

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(except art competitions), with the most gold medals won in judo,

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,as of the end of

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. Japan has also won 58 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. Its most successful Olympics are the

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and

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Games, both hosted in Tokyo. The Japanese Olympic Committee was created in 1911 and recognized in 1912.

Hosted Games

Japan have hosted the Games on four occasions, including the

(which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic):

Cancelled games

Unsuccessful bids

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by summer sport

Medals by winter sport

Youth Games medal tables

Medals by Summer Youth Games

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Hosted Olympics mottos

1964 Summer Olympics

The

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

marks Japan host its first Olympic Games. It was held in the capital Tokyo. It was also the first time it was held in Asia.

1972 Winter Olympics

The

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe ...

marks the second time Olympics held in Japan. It was the first time held outside Tokyo because it was held at Sapporo. Because of its snowy geographic, Japan would hosts its first Winter Olympics. It was also the first winter olympics held in Asia.

1998 Winter Olympics

The

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

was the third time Japan hosts Olympics for third time and Winter in second. Was held at Nagano. The motto of the games is ''Coexistence with Nature'' (自然との共存)

2020 Summer Olympics

The

marks the fourth time Olympics held in Japan. It was the first time it was held one year late (2021 instead of 2020) following the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. It marks the second time it was held in Tokyo. Its motto was ''United by Emotion'' (感動で、私たちはひとつになる). During that time, only the English version was used. This motto appeals that "Sports enable us to overcome different environments and become one world through emotions such as joy and excitement that the athletes' competitive performances bring together in our hearts."

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Hosted Games

Cancelled games

Unsuccessful bids

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by summer sport

Medals by winter sport

Youth Games medal tables

Medals by Summer Youth Games

Medals by Winter Youth Games

Medals by summer sport

Medals by winter sport

Hosted Olympics mottos

1964 Summer Olympics

1972 Winter Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

2020 Summer Olympics

See also

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