what is ur country's national sports
What is ur country's national sports?
What is ur country's national sports? 2002/07/27Im my company, we have an athletic meeting every year in which most younger employees participate. We have a meeting beforehand to decide which sports we play and we have played baseball or softball in other years, although more people have said they want to play football these years. Noone says he or she want to play "Sumo", although it is the national sports in Japan. Has there any difference of the popularity of sports among people? Which sports is on earth worthy of national sports in Japan ?I suppose there are some necessary condition for national sports. 1) It originated in the country or it has been loved for long time in the country. 2) There are many fan and players regardless of professionals or amateurs. It has been made much of by whole nation and the players can secure their stable social position. 3) The country has held a high position of the sports in the world. 4) The country has made international contributions through the activities to spread it and there are many of its lovers all over the world. The rule is accepted internationally.How about football as the national sports for Japan? In world cup or olympic, Japanese medias has given a bigger write-ups to the national team and there maybe are many people who cheer for the team even though they don't know too much about the rule of footbal. But as if it is an inverse proportion to the number of the athletes, the space and frequency for reporting J league and football games is still less and in fact many football fans probably don't know about other players than Nakata, Ono and Inamoto. And it is in these last few years when football has gained its great popularity, so we can't say that football has been loved in japan for long time.How about Sumo? A Chonmage (topknot), Fundoshi (loincloth), Dohyo (sumo ring) and Nakedness……. Sumo was born in Japan and has strictly kept up some Japan's peculiar style and tradition, meanwhile for those reasons, it is difficult to imagine that sumo is spreading through other countries. Sumo lacks internationality. And although professional Sumo is greatly popular among people (not as popular as before though), amateur sumo is not so popular as other sports. Sumo is not in the circumstance that many people from children to adults are enjoying daily.Judo was born in Japan too, but it has been spreading through the world. Its rule, spirit as the art of self-defence, wear and manners-and-courtesy have been accepted in almost all countries as they are in Japan and its technical terms are used in international games such as Olympic game. It is possible to say that Jodo symbolize Japan. Although the legend "Japan as No.1 for Judo" has fallen through, Japan is still one of strongest countries. But disappointingly many young and old people do not play it. We can't say that Judo is a socially popular sport in Japan.Baseball has played in Japan since Meizi era (late 19th century) and there are many players in students baseball and amateur baseball, from children to old people. There are many fans for them and it is often on TV or newspapers. Enthusiastic fans of highschool baseball championship is a scenery and customs of Japan in summer. People who don't usually play any sports can easily participate in. In fact at the opportunities to play any sport in such as get-together in companies, baseball is usually chosed. Because everyone has played it in their childhood and known its basic rule. It is not as international as football but it is adopted in Olympic game, where Japan is a high-ranking country.As I mention above, baseball, which has both long history, popularity and internationality and taken root in Japan, is worthy of Japan's national sports best.
What is ur country's national sports? 2002/07/27Im my company, we have an athletic meeting every year in which most younger employees participate. We have a meeting beforehand to decide which sports we play and we have played baseball or softball in other years, although more people have said they want to play football these years. Noone says he or she want to play "Sumo", although it is the national sports in Japan. Has there any difference of the popularity of sports among people? Which sports is on earth worthy of national sports in Japan ?I suppose there are some necessary condition for national sports. 1) It originated in the country or it has been loved for long time in the country. 2) There are many fan and players regardless of professionals or amateurs. It has been made much of by whole nation and the players can secure their stable social position. 3) The country has held a high position of the sports in the world. 4) The country has made international contributions through the activities to spread it and there are many of its lovers all over the world. The rule is accepted internationally.How about football as the national sports for Japan? In world cup or olympic, Japanese medias has given a bigger write-ups to the national team and there maybe are many people who cheer for the team even though they don't know too much about the rule of footbal. But as if it is an inverse proportion to the number of the athletes, the space and frequency for reporting J league and football games is still less and in fact many football fans probably don't know about other players than Nakata, Ono and Inamoto. And it is in these last few years when football has gained its great popularity, so we can't say that football has been loved in japan for long time.How about Sumo? A Chonmage (topknot), Fundoshi (loincloth), Dohyo (sumo ring) and Nakedness……. Sumo was born in Japan and has strictly kept up some Japan's peculiar style and tradition, meanwhile for those reasons, it is difficult to imagine that sumo is spreading through other countries. Sumo lacks internationality. And although professional Sumo is greatly popular among people (not as popular as before though), amateur sumo is not so popular as other sports. Sumo is not in the circumstance that many people from children to adults are enjoying daily.Judo was born in Japan too, but it has been spreading through the world. Its rule, spirit as the art of self-defence, wear and manners-and-courtesy have been accepted in almost all countries as they are in Japan and its technical terms are used in international games such as Olympic game. It is possible to say that Jodo symbolize Japan. Although the legend "Japan as No.1 for Judo" has fallen through, Japan is still one of strongest countries. But disappointingly many young and old people do not play it. We can't say that Judo is a socially popular sport in Japan.Baseball has played in Japan since Meizi era (late 19th century) and there are many players in students baseball and amateur baseball, from children to old people. There are many fans for them and it is often on TV or newspapers. Enthusiastic fans of highschool baseball championship is a scenery and customs of Japan in summer. People who don't usually play any sports can easily participate in. In fact at the opportunities to play any sport in such as get-together in companies, baseball is usually chosed. Because everyone has played it in their childhood and known its basic rule. It is not as international as football but it is adopted in Olympic game, where Japan is a high-ranking country.As I mention above, baseball, which has both long history, popularity and internationality and taken root in Japan, is worthy of Japan's national sports best.
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