Tokyo in 1964 Sapporo in 1972 Nagano in 1998 2006 Basketball World Championship 2023 Basketball World Championship 2020 Summer Olympics Women's Volleyball World Championship Rugby Union Rugby World Cup Asia Sapporo Tokyo
Japan hosted the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 and the Winter Olympics in Sapporo in 1972 and Nagano in 1998. The country hosted the official 2006 Basketball World Championship and will co-host the 2023 Basketball World Championship. Tokyo hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021, making Tokyo the first Asian city to host the Olympics twice. The country gained the hosting rights for the official Women's Volleyball World Championship on five occasions, more than any other nation. Japan is the most successful Asian Rugby Union country and hosted the 2019 IRB Rugby World Cup.
