Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics Japan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Japan's team consisted of 136 athletes in all 15 sports. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the opening ceremony, wanting to show the Russians how important the relationship between the two countries is. According to the quota allocation released on January 27, 2014, Japan has achieved two quota spots in alpine skiing. No one of the several female skiers regularly competing in the World Cup managed to achieve qualification. Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013
Momoko Abe Nakazawa. Abe represented Japan at Miss Universe 2017 and won the Best national costume award. Momoko Abe , is a Japanese actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2017 and represented Japan at Miss Universe 2017. Momoko was born in Chiba Prefecture in Japan. Her mother is a professional golf player. Her father is the television reporter Yuji Abe. Since childhood she learned how to play golf, piano, swimming and ballet. She speaks English and Japanese fluently, and studied Philosophy at the University of the Sacred Heart (Japan) in Tokyo. On 4 July 2017, Abe