Book Description

Disability Sports in Japan − Community Disability Sports and Recreation Activities −
Disability Sports in Japan (Post Card)
Sport White Paper in Japan Digest 2014
The 2014 SSF National Sports-Life Survey
The 2015 SSF National Sports-Life Survey of Young People
The 2015 SSF National Sports-Life Survey of Children

Disability Sports Japanese version

Title: Disability Sports in Japan
− Community Disability Sports and Recreation Activities −
Summary: Between 2012 and 2014, SSF was commissioned by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan Sports Agency) to conduct "Project on Collaborative Sports/Recreation Activities for People with and without Disabilities -Research on Community Disability Sports and Recreation Activities-". This is the English summary of the project reports and the issues cover the latest data about sports participation, sports facilities, special schools, and instructors for people with disabilities in Japan.

Book Description

Research 1: Sports-Life Survey of People with Disabilities ( PDF: 8.76MB )
1. Overview
2. Survey Results
Research 2: Sports for Students in Special Schools ( PDF: 1.88MB )
1. Overview
2. Survey Results
Research 3: Sporting Opportunities for People with Disabilities in Social Welfare Facilities ( PDF: 2.04MB )
1. Overview
2. Survey Results
Research 4: Sports Facilities for People with Disabilities ( PDF: 905KB )
1. Overview
2. Survey Results
Research 5: Disability Sports Instructors ( PDF: 3.24MB )
1. Overview
2. Results (secondary analysis-1)
3. Results (secondary analysis-2)
Research 6: Disability Sports Administration in Local Governments ( PDF: 1.06MB )
1. Overview
2. Survey Results
Research 7: National Sports Festival for People with Disabilities ( PDF: 223KB )
1. Overview
2. Results
Research 8: Disability Sports Promotion within Comprehensive Community Sports Clubs ( PDF: 1.81MB )
1. Overview
2. Survey Results

Disability Sports Japanese version

Title: Disability Sports in Japan
Summary: Findings are based on research focused on determining the current state of community disability sports and recreation activities in Japan, conducted between 2012 - 2014 by SSF. This research was commissioned by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan Sports Agency).

Postcard Description

The postcards cover the following topics:

Percentage of disabled people who participated in sports / recreation in the past year
Percentage of disabled people who participated in sports / recreation in the past year (20+ years old)
Sport / activity disabled people participated in in the past year
Opportunities for sports outside of physical education at special schools
Physical activities implemented within high school sports clubs at special schools
Physical activities implemented within high school sports clubs at special schools (by school type)
Number of disability sports facilities in Japan in 2012
Types and percentage of facilities adjoined to 114 disability sports facilities in 2012
Overview of JPSA's Para-Sports instructors in FY2011
Breakdown of Para-Sports instructors by qualification(by age group, in FY2011)

Sport White Paper Japanese version

Title: Sport White Paper
in Japan Digest 2014
Summary: This is the only white paper in the sports world that analyzes the current situation of sports and physical activities in Japan in detail based on actual data. "Sport White Paper" provides the latest data and advanced case examples inside and outside Japan while covering trending topics. This book is a must for sports officials.

Book Description

Chapter 1: Sports Policy ( PDF: 311K )
1. The Acts on Sports
2. Sports Administration System
3. The Sport Basic Plan
Chapter 2: Sports Participation ( PDF: 1.34MB )
1. Participation in Sports and Physical Activities
2. Sports Spectators
3. Volunteering in Sports
Chapter 3: Financial Resources for Sports ( PDF: 1.23MB )
1. National and Local Government Budget for Sports
2. Sports Promotion Lottery and Public Gambling
3. Funds for Sports Organizations
4. National Budget for High Performance Sports
Chapter 4: Sports Facilities ( PDF: 688K )
1. Current Status of Sports Facilities
2. Sports Facilities for High Performance Sports
3. Sports Facilities for People with Disabilities
Chapter 5: Human Resources for Sports ( PDF: 611K )
1. Professions in Sports
2. Sports Instructors
Chapter 6: Sports Clubs ( PDF: 921K )
1. Sports Club Memberships for Adults
2. Participation in Sports Clubs and School Sports Clubs
  by Young People
3. Private Fitness Clubs
4. Comprehensive Community Sports Clubs

Sports-Life Survey Japanese version

Title: The 2014 SSF
National Sports-Life Survey
Summary: SSF (Sasakawa Sports Foundation) has conducted the Sports-Life Survey every two years since 1992. It is intended to provide a solid basis for a comprehensive understanding of the current situation of the sports movement in Japan, to help the promotion of "Sport for Everyone." We surveyed men and women at least 20 years of age living in various locations across the country. We set the sample size at 2,000 by way of quota sampling. Between May 23 and June 15, 2014, surveyors visited the participants and left a questionnaire. The main findings are as follows.

Book Description

Survey findings

Levels of Participation in Sports and Physical Activities
Types of Sports and Physical Activities Participation Rates and Estimated Population
Sports Volunteering
Spectator Sports
Sports clubs

Sports-Life Survey Japanese version

Title: The 2015 SSF
National Sports-Life Survey of Young People
Summary: In 2001, the Sasakawa Sports Foundation (SSF) carried out a nationwide survey, believing that understanding the current status of participation in sports among boys and girls was urgently necessary for the promotion of “Sport for Everyone” program in Japan. The survey revealed bipolarization in the status of participation in sports and physical activities. Since then, the survey has been conducted every four years until 2009 in 2005 and 2009, and from 2011 every two years, which makes the 2015 survey sixth one.
The survey was conducted from June 27 to July 31, 2015, using household drop-off survey method with a questionnaire. The subjects were 3,000 randomly selected boys and girls aged from 10 to 19 years throughout the country. The survey questions included the current situation about sports and physical activities (such as frequency, time, and intensity), available sports facilities, sports clubs, sports spectating, sports volunteering, and lifestyle habits (such as breakfast and sleeping). The number of valid responses was 1,712 (a response rate of 57.1%). The following is a summary of the main survey results.

Book Description

Survey findings

Participation in Sports and Physical Activities by Frequency
Types of Sports and Physical Activities
Membership of Sports Clubs
Sports Volunteer
Attendance of Spectator Sports

Sports-Life Survey Japanese version

Title: The 2015 SSF
National Sports-Life Survey of Children
Summary: Toward the realization of “Sport for Everyone” program, the Sasakawa Sports Foundation (SSF) has been conducting the “Sports-Life Survey of Children Aged Four to Nine Years” every two years, which is designed to understand the participation rate of children in sports and physical activities after school and during holidays and the sports environment surrounding children.
The survey was carried out from June 27 to July 31, 2015, using the household drop-off survey method with a questionnaire. The subjects were 1,800 randomly selected boys and girls aged four to nine years throughout the country. The survey questions included the current situation about sports and physical activities (such as frequency, time, and intensity), available sports facilities, sports clubs, sports spectating, sports lessons and practices, family involvement in sports and physical activities, and lifestyle habits (such as breakfast and sleeping). The number of valid responses was 1,123 (a response rate of 62.4%). The following is a summary of the main survey results.