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During the Parade of Nations portion of the 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country. Although the Games were held in Japan, English was used to organize the Parade of Nations instead of Japanese. Had the parade followed the Japanese characters, Greece would have been followed by Iceland, and Rhodesia would have been the penultimate country before Japan. The Japanese language order would not be introduced until 2020 when the country hosted the games for the fourth time.[1][2]
- ^ Michael Pavitt (30 October 2020). "Japanese language expected to decide Tokyo 2020 Parade of Nations order". Inside the Games.
- ^ "Japanese language to determine order of Olympic parade of athletes". Mainichi Japan. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.