Regarding the invitation of the winter convention in 2026, the deadline for recruitment of domestic host cities established by JOC was nine days, only Sapporo city indicated the intention to hold.

JOC opened a managing executive board in Tokyo on 10th and confirmed the policy of considering candidacy after establishing a forum for consultation between JOC and Sapporo in the future.
JOC decides to officially decide this policy at the 15th Board of Directors this month.

Regarding the winter convention in 2026, in addition to Sapporo City, Zion of Switzerland and Calgary of Canada also expressed interest, JOC's Eisuke Hiraoka executive director said, "Sapporo city raised his hand I would like to welcome and I will talk about whether or not it will be possible for an efficient management plan at the preliminary consultation plenary and whether the citizen can gain understanding is the point for candidacy. "