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THEME FOR OCTOBER
THE SPORTING LIFE

The Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 are now less than a year away and preparations are in full swing. In this issue, we look at some of the features of sports in Japan which underpin their universal appeal and accessibility: their administration, use of science and technology, coaching, and deeply ingrained sports culture.

FEATURES

World Peace through Sports

An interview with Olympian Dai Tamesue, two-time bronze-medal-winning hurdler at the IAAF World Championships and cofounder of the Athlete Society

Swimming for Life

Olympian Satoko Takeuji has devoted her life to teaching swimming to children with asthma.

Dream Arena

Fans are going wild for Japan’s exciting new professional basketball league

Ekiden, Connecting People

Long-distance relay race the ekiden remains one of Japan’s most popular track and field events.

Rajio Taiso: Japan’s National Exercises

Group “radio-taiso gymnastic exercises” have been practiced in Japan for more than ninety years.

“Superhuman Sports” for All

Fun new “superhuman sports” incorporate technologies that enable people of all abilities to enjoy sports equally.

Enabling the Joy of Running

Prosthetist Fumio Usui has enabled countless amputees to experience or taste again the joy of running.

J-Village: A Symbol of Restoration

J-Village, the national training center for football which served as a disaster-response base after the 2011 earthquake, has resumed full operation.

Also

PRIME MINISTER’S DIARY

POLICY-RELATED NEWS

Safe and Delicious Tohoku Fish

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
An Unobtrusive Antenna

MY WAY
“Jon-nobi” Traveling in Japan

SHALL WE DANCE?
Bon Odori: Symbol of the Japanese Summer

A TRIP BY LOCAL TRAIN
A Trip through Satoyama with a Sprinkling of Modern Art