Question: has japan ever hosted the olympics?
Answer: Japan has been an Olympic land since the Summer Games of 1964, which were the first to be staged in Asia. In 2021, the country will host its fourth Games, if we include the Winter Games of 1972 in Sapporo and of 1998 in Nagano. ... Tokyo, which also bid for the 2016 Olympic Games, previously hosted the Games in 1964.