Japan: Poster for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, International Olympic Committee, 1964

The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 10 to 24, 1964.

Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's invasion of China, before ultimately being canceled because of World War II. Consequently, the 1964 Summer Games were the first Olympics to be held in Asia.

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