CREATE TABLE table_204_556 (id NUMBER, "rank" NUMBER, "athlete" CLOB, "country" CLOB, "time" CLOB, "notes" CLOB)

what is the total number of athletes from japan ?
SELECT COUNT("athlete") FROM table_204_556 WHERE "country" = 'japan'
SELECT COUNT("athlete") FROM "table_204_556" WHERE "country" = 'japan'