Japan Sport and Society

<p>Evolving for centuries in relative isolation, sport in Japan developed a unique character reflective of Japanese culture and society. In recent decades, Japan's drive towards cultural and economic modernization has consciously incorporated a modernization of its sports cultures. <em>Japan, Sport and Society</em> provides insights into this process, revealing the tensions between continuity and change, tradition and modernity, the local and the global in a culture facing the new economic and political realities of our modern world. The book explores three broad areas of interest:</p><ul> <li>sport and modern society in Japan</li> <li>current issues in social reconstruction and reproduction in sport</li> <li>modernization, globalization and sport in Japan.</li> </ul><p>Providing unprecedented access to new work from Japanese scholars, and raising key questions of globalization and cultural identity, this text represents a fascinating resource for students and researchers of sport and society. </p> <p>Introduction: Japan, sport and society: Tradition and change in a globalizing world. Making Sport and Modern Japanese Society: 1. Innovation in martial arts: Forms of sport and modern Japanese society 2. The emergence and development of Japanese school sport 3. The Japanese baseball spirit and professional ideology<br> </p><p><strong>Social Reconstruction, Reproduction and Sport</strong></p><p><strong>Chapter Four</strong><br>Economic development and the value aspect of sport</p><p><strong>Chapter Five</strong><br>Sustainable sport and environmental problems: The E-boat movement as a social experiment in green sport</p><p><strong>Chapter Six</strong><br>Voluntary associations formed through sport spectatorship: A case study of pro baseball fan club</p><p><strong>Chapter Seven</strong><br>Playfulness and gender in Japanese modern society</p><p><strong>Modernization, Globalization and Sport: A Critical Examination</strong></p><p><strong>Chapter Eight</strong><br>FIFA World Cup 2002: The Japanese football phenomena in cultural contexts</p><p><strong>Chapter Nine</strong><br>Physical Cognition in Sport: Something of wisdom buried in modernization</p><p><strong>Chapter Ten</strong><br>Globalization: The changing field of Japanese sport</p>