The Japanese Olympic Committee (日本オリンピック委員会, Nippon Orinpikku Iinkai, JOC) 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).
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| Country/Region |  Japan |
|---|---|
| Code | JPN |
| Created | 1911 |
| Recognized | 1912 |
| Continental Association | OCA |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| President | Yasuhiro Yamashita |
| Secretary General | Ichiro Hoshino |
| Website | joc |
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).
Presidents
edit| 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 |
Executive committee
editThe committee of the JOC is represented by:[1]
- President: Yasuhiro Yamashita
- Vice Presidents: Eisuke Hiraoka, Yasuo Saito
- Secretary General: Eisuke Hiraoka
- Senior Members: Kiichiro Matsumaru, Kohzo Tashima, Tsuyoshi Fukui, Tetsuro Hibino
- Members: Yuko Arakida, Masatoshi Ito, Koji Ueno, Shin-ichiro Otsuka, Mitsugi Ogata, Takahiro Kitano, Akira Kokaze, Mikako Kotani, Haruka Saito, Noriyuki Sakamoto, Yuji Takada, Naoko Takahashi, Mitsuo Tsukahara, Hiroo Nobata, Yosuke Fujiwara, Ichiro Hoshino, Kazufumi Minami, Keisuke Muratsu, Koji Murofushi, Kaori Yamaguchi
- Auditors: Mitsutaka Kurokawa, Shigemitsu Sakuma, Toshihisa Nagur
Notable former members
edit- Tsutomu Kawabuchi: member of the IIHF Hall of Fame[2]
Member federations
editJapan 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 |
| Japan Association of Athletics Federations | Summer | Tokyo |
| Nippon Badminton Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Baseball Federation of Japan | Summer | Chūō, Tokyo |
| Japan Basketball Association | 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 |
| Japan Cycling Federation | Summer | Shinagawa, Tokyo |
| Japan Equestrian Federation | Summer | Chūō, Tokyo |
| Japan Fencing Federation | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Japan Football Association | Summer | Bunkyō, Tokyo |
| Japan Golf Association | Summer | Chūō, Tokyo |
| Japan Gymnastics Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Japan Handball Association | Summer | Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Japan Hockey Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Japan Ice Hockey Federation | Winter | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| All Japan Judo Federation | Summer | Bunkyō, Tokyo |
| Japan Karate Federation | 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 |
| Japan Sailing Federation | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Japan Skating Federation | Winter | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Ski Association of Japan | Winter | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Japan Softball Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Nippon Surfing Association | Summer | Bunkyō, Tokyo |
| Japan Swimming Federation | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Japan Table Tennis Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| All Japan Taekwondo Association | Summer | Minato, Tokyo |
| Japan Tennis Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Japan Triathlon Union | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Japan Volleyball Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Japan Weightlifting Association | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Japan Wrestling Federation | Summer | Shibuya, Tokyo |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Executive committee on official site (English)
- ^ "Mr. Kawabuchi died, 88 years old Tomakomai comes from the international hall of fame with ice hockey". 47news (in Japanese). 2014-01-20. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ Member federations on official site (English)
External links
edit- Official website (in English and Japanese)
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