A wasannin Olympics na 1964 a gida, Japan ta zama kasa ta farko a tarihi
don lashe lambar zinare ta Olympics a wasan kwallon raga na mata. Kungiyar 'yan mata ta kasa ta samu nasarar lashe gasar Olympics sau da yawa, ciki har da karin lambar zinare a shekarar 1976. Kungiyar 'yan mata a yanzu tana matsayi na bakwai a duniya. Tawagar 'yan wasan maza ba ta yi nasara ba, bayan da ta rasa wasannin Olympics biyu na baya-bayan nan, amma ta cancanci shiga wasannin Olympics na Tokyo 2020 mai zuwa.