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Japan
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 Japan was part of the
American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics
in
Moscow
.
Japan has hosted the Games on three occasions:
1964 Summer Olympics
in
Tokyo
1972 Winter Olympics
in
Sapporo
,
HokkaidÅ Prefecture
1998 Winter Olympics
in
Nagano
,
Nagano Prefecture
Japanese athletes have won 361 medals at the
Summer Olympic Games
, with the most gold medals won in
judo
. Japan has also won 32 medals at the
Winter Olympic Games
.
The
Japanese Olympic Committee
was created in 1911 and recognized in 1912.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by summer sport
Medals by winter sport
See also
Olympic competitors for Japan
Japan at the Paralympics
Japan at the Asian Games
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