| Japanese Olympic Committee | |
| Size: | 150px |
| Country: | Japan |
| Code: | JPN |
| Created: | 1911 |
| Recognized: | 1912 |
| Association: | OCA |
| Headquarters: | Tokyo, Japan |
| President: | Yasuhiro Yamashita |
| Secretary General: | Ichiro Hoshino |
The is the National Olympic Committee in Japan for the Olympic Games movement, based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a non-profit organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Japanese competitors to Olympic events organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The Japanese Olympic Committee has helped organise every bid for an Olympic Games by a Japanese city to date. Japan has held the Olympic Games four times: the Summer Olympics twice (1964 Summer Olympic Games and the 2020 Summer Olympics, both in Tokyo) and the Winter Olympics twice (the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo and the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano).
| No. | Years | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1911–1921 | Kanō Jigorō | |
| 2 | 1921–1933 | Seiichi Kishi | |
| 3 | 1936–1937 | Matahiko Oshima | |
| 4 | 1937–1942 | Hirishi Shimomura | |
| 5 | 1945–1946 | Ryōzō Hiramuma | |
| 6 | 1947–1958 | Ryotaro Azuma | |
| 7 | 1959–1962 | Jyuichi Tsushima | |
| 8 | 1962–1969 | Prince Tsuneyoshi Takeda | |
| 9 | 1969–1973 | Hanji Aoki | |
| 10 | 1973–1977 | Masaji Tabata | |
| 11 | 1977–1989 | Katsuzi Shibata | |
| 12 | 1989–1990 | Yoshiaki Tsutsumi | |
| 13 | 1990–1999 | Hironoshin Furuhashi | |
| 14 | 1999–2001 | Yushirō Yagi | |
| 15 | 2001–2019 | Tsunekazu Takeda | |
| 16 | 2019– | Yasuhiro Yamashita |
The committee of the JOC is represented by:[1]
member of the IIHF Hall of Fame[2]
Japan National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 34 Olympic Summer and 6 Winter Sport Federations in Japan.[3]
| National Federation | Summer or Winter | Headquarters | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Japan Archery Federation | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Summer | Tokyo | ||
| Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | ||
| Summer | Chūō, Tokyo | ||
| Summer | Bunkyō, Tokyo | ||
| Japan Biathlon Federation | Winter | Sapporo | |
| Japan Bobsleigh and Luge Federation | Winter | Nagano, Nagano | |
| Japan Amateur Boxing Federation | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Japan Canoe Federation | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Japan Clay Target Shooting Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Japan Curling Association | Winter | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Summer | Shinagawa, Tokyo | ||
| Japan Equestrian Federation | Summer | Chūō, Tokyo | |
| Japan Fencing Federation | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Summer | Bunkyō, Tokyo | ||
| Summer | Chūō, Tokyo | ||
| Japan Gymnastics Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Summer | Shinjuku, Tokyo | ||
| Japan Hockey Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Winter | Shibuya, Tokyo | ||
| Summer | Bunkyō, Tokyo | ||
| Summer | Koto-ku, Tokyo | ||
| Modern Pentathlon Association of Japan | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| National Rifle Association of Japan | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Japan Roller Sports Federation | Summer | Tokyo | |
| Japan Rowing Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | ||
| Winter | Shibuya, Tokyo | ||
| Ski Association of Japan | Winter | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Japan Softball Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Nippon Surfing Association | Summer | Bunkyō, Tokyo | |
| Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | ||
| Japan Table Tennis Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Summer | Minato, Tokyo | ||
| Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | ||
| Japan Triathlon Union | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | ||
| Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo | ||
| Japan Wrestling Federation | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |