Japan at the Olympics

Japan has competed in the Olympic Games since 1912, becoming a major medal-winning nation across summer and winter sports. Its participation includes interruptions during wartime and exclusion after World War II.

Japan at the 1964 Summer Olympics: Japan’s first Olympic Games as host, held in Tokyo in 1964. The home Games marked Japan’s postwar return as a leading Olympic nation.
Japanese Olympic Committee: Japan’s national Olympic body, responsible for organizing and representing the country’s Olympic movement. Its creation in 1911 enabled Japan to send athletes to Stockholm the following year.
Olympic medal table: A ranking of nations by medals won at an Olympic Games or across multiple Games. Japan’s place in the table depends on whether totals rank gold, total medals, or both.
1940 Summer Olympics: The scheduled Tokyo Summer Olympics that were canceled during World War II. Japan’s hosting plans ended in cancellation rather than an Olympic debut as host.
Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics: Japan’s home Summer Olympics, held in Tokyo in 2021 after a one-year postponement. Japan set its record for Summer Olympic gold medals at these Games.
Jigoro Kano: A Japanese educator who founded judo and became the first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee. Kano organized Japan’s first Olympic participation and advocated for Asian inclusion.
Japan at the Summer Olympics: Japan’s participation and medal record at the Summer Olympic Games. Summer sports account for most of Japan’s Olympic medals.
1980 Summer Olympics boycott: A boycott led by the United States that kept many nations from the Moscow Olympics. Japan joined the boycott, creating a rare voluntary break in its participation.
Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics: Japan’s home Winter Olympics, held in Nagano in 1998. The Games produced Japan’s strongest Winter Olympic medal haul at the time.
Japan at the 1940 Summer Olympics: The Tokyo Olympics awarded for 1940 but canceled after Japan relinquished hosting rights during wartime. The canceled Games mark the first major interruption in Japan’s Olympic hosting plans.

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