Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics
IOC code	JPN
NOC	Japanese Olympic Committee
Website	www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese and English)
in Nagano
Competitors	156 (92 men, 64 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Hiroyasu Shimizu (speed skating)
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 5 Silver 1 Bronze 4 Total 10
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Japan was the host nation for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the second time that Japan has hosted the Winter Games, after the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the third time overall, after the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.