1. 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
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

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