Major Events hosted & will be hosted in Japan between 2014-2026 Y/M Event Sport City 24-30 Mar World Figure Skating Championships 2014 Figure Skating Saitama 28 Apr-5 May World Table Tennis Championships 2014 Table Tennis Tokyo 6-22 Mar World Baseball Classic 2017 Baseball Tokyo etc. 2-12 Aug Women’s World Softball Championship Softball Chiba 15 Sep ISA World Surfing Championship Surfing Tahara 29 Sep – 20 Oct Women’s World Volleyball Championships 2018 Volleyball Yokohama 30 Nov-15 Dec Women’s World Handball Championships 2019 Handball Kumamoto Nov WBSC Premier 12 2019 20 Sep-2 Nov Rugby World Cup 2019 Rugby 28 Nov-1Dec Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships 2019 Trampoline 25 Aug-1 Sep World Judo Championship 2019 Judo 24 Jul-6 Sep Olympic & Paralympic Games 2020 Multi-sport 14-30 May World Masters Games 2021 Multi-Sport Kansai 16 Jul - 1 Aug World Swimming Championship 2021 Swimming Fukuoka 18 Sep – 3 Oct Asian Games 2026 Nagoya

Top 10 Global Sports Nations 2018 - Previous Nine Index Rankings   (Global Sports Impact Report 2018 Event Hosting & Bidding, Sportcal, 2018)