Date |
Competition |
Location |
| 1/13 - 1/14 |
The 12th Matsutaro - Shoriki Cup International
University Judo Tournament |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 1/21 |
'96 Tokyo City Marathon |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 1/27 - 2/4 |
TORAY Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament '96 |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2/12 |
'96 Tokyo International Marathon |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 2/18 |
The 31st Chiba International Cross Country Meet |
Chiba, Japan |
| 2/25 |
'96 Yokohama International Women's Ekiden |
Yokohama, Japan |
| 2/28 - 3/3 |
The 13th Japan Curling Competition |
Nagano, Japan |
| 2/28 - 3/3 |
'96 FIS World Cup Hakuba |
Nagano, Japan |
| 3/5 - 3/10 |
'96 FIS Far East Cup Japan Series |
Nagano, Japan |
| 3/10 |
'96 Nagoya International Women's Marathon |
Nagoya, Japan |
| 3/23 |
IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
CapeTown, South Africa |
| 4/4 - 4/9 |
The 28th Asian Senior Men's & 9th Asian Women's
Weightlifting Championships |
Chiba, Japan |
| 4/13 - 4/14 |
IAAF World Road Relay |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 4/17 - 4/21 |
The SEIKO Asian Badminton Championships 1996 |
Surabaya, Indonesia |
| 7/7 |
39th Sapporo International Half Marathon |
Sapporo, Japan |
| 8/10 |
1996 Fukuoka International Open Water Swimming |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 8/20 - 8/25 |
IAAF World Junior Championships |
Sydney, Australia |
| 9/7 |
IAAF Grand Prix Final |
Milan, Italy |
| 9/29 |
IAAF World Half Marathon |
Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
| 11/17 |
'96 Tokyo International Women's Marathon |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 11/17 |
'96 Epson Cup |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 11/9 - 11/10 |
Asian Judo Championships '96 |
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam |
| 11/22 - 11/24 |
Jigoro Kano Cup International Judo Tournament |
Tokyo, Japan |
| 12/5 - 12/8 |
International Figure Skating Competition NHK Trophy |
Osaka, Japan |
| 12/7 - 12/8 |
The 14th Fukuoka International Women's Judo
Championships |
Fukuoka, Japan |
| 12/14 - 12/15 |
1996/97 Speed Skating World Cup, Ikaho |
Gunma, Japan |
| 12/18 - 12/22 |
International Ice Hockey Nagano Cup |
Nagano, Japan |