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White Paper on Sport in Japan 2023

Contents

Chapter 1: Sports Policy

  • The Acts on Sports
  • Sports Administration System
  • Sport Budget
  • Sport Integrity

Chapter 2: Sport Participation

  • Participation in Sport and Physical Activities by Adult
  • Participation in Sport and Physical Activities by Children and Young People
  • Sport Facilities
  • Sport Spectators
  • Volunteering in Sport

Chapter 3: Disability Sport

  • Participation in Sport and Recreation by People with Disabilities
  • Sport Facilities for People with Disabilities
  • High Performance Measures for Paralympic Sport
  • The Nippon Foundation Parasports Support Center

Chapter 4: Human Resources for Sport

  • Professions in Sport
  • Sport Instructors

Chapter 5: Sport Clubs

  • Sport Club Memberships for Adults
  • Participation in Sport Clubs and School Sport Clubs by Children and Young People
  • Private Fitness Clubs
  • Comprehensive Community Sports Clubs
The 2022 SSF National Sports-Life Survey

Contents

  • Annual Changes in Sports and Physical Activities
  • Levels of Sports and Physical Activities
  • Types of Sports and Physical Activities
  • Sports Clubs
  • Sports Spectating
  • Sports Volunteering
  • Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ)
The 2021 SSF National Sports-Life Survey of Children and Young People

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
    • Frequency of exercise and sports participation
    • Exercise and sports types
    • Sports teams/Clubs
    • Liking for exercise and sports participation
    • Sports spectating
    • Sports Volunteering
    • Status of physical activities of daily living
    • Media usage time (screen time)
    • Frequency of exercise, sports and physical play with family
  • About SSF
    • President's message
    • Outline of Activities
The 2020 SSF National Sports-Life Survey

Contents

  • Annual Changes in Sports and Physical Activities
  • Levels of Sports and Physical Activities
  • Types of Sports and Physical Activities
  • Sports Clubs
  • Sports Spectating
  • Sports Volunteering
White Paper on Sport in Japan 2020

Contents

Chapter 1: Sports Policy

  • The Acts on Sports
  • Sports Administration System and the Sport Basic Plan
  • Sport Budget
  • Sport Integrity

Chapter 2: Sport Participation

  • Participation in Sports and Physical Activities by Adult
  • Participation in Sports and Physical Activities by Children and Young People
  • Sport Facilities
  • Sports Spectators
  • Volunteering in Sports

Chapter 3: Disability Sport

  • Participation in Sport and Physical Activities by People with Disabilities
  • Sport Facilities for People with Disabilities
  • High Performance Measures for Paralympic Sport
  • The Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center

Chapter 4: Human Resources for Sports

  • Professions in Sports
  • Sports Instructors

Chapter 5: Sports Clubs

  • Sports Club Memberships for Adults
  • Participation in Sports Clubs and School Sports Clubs by Children and Young People
  • Private Fitness Clubs
  • Comprehensive Community Sports Clubs

Chapter 6: High Performance Sport

  • Measures for High Performance Sport
  • Sport Facilities for High Performance Sport

Column: Sport for Tomorrow

The 2019 SSF National Sports-Life Survey of Children and Young People

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
    • Exercise and Sports Frequency
    • Exercise and Sports Types
    • Sports Teams/Clubs
    • Liking Exercise and Sports
    • Sports Spectating
    • Sports Volunteering
    • Self-evaluation of Physical Strength
    • Media Usage Time (Screen Time)
    • Exercise, Sports and Physical Play with Family
  • About SSF
    • Towards the Realization of “Sport for Everyone”
    • Outline of Activities
The 2018 SSF National Sports-Life Survey

Contents

  • Annual Changes in Sports and Physical Activities
  • Levels of Sports and Physical Activities
  • Types of Sports and Physical Activities
  • Sports Clubs
  • Sports Spectating
  • Sports Volunteering
The 2017 SSF National Sports-Life Survey of Children and Young People

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
    • Exercise and Sports Frequency
    • Exercise and Sports Types
    • Sports Teams/Clubs
    • Sports Spectating
    • Liking Exercise and Sports
    • Sports Volunteering
    • Media Usage Time (Screen Time)
    • Parent’s Expectations Towards Child Doing Exercise and Sports
    • Exercise, Sports and Physical Play with Family
  • About SSF
    • Towards the Realization of “Sport for Everyone”
    • Outline of Activities
Sport White Paper in Japan Digest 2017

Contents

Chapter 1: Sports Policy

  • The Acts on Sports
  • Sports Administration System
  • Measures of the Japan Sports Agency

Chapter 2: Sports Participation

  • Participation in Sports and Physical Activities by Adult
  • Participation in Sports and Physical Activities by Children and Young People
  • Sports Spectators
  • Volunteering in Sports

Chapter 3: Financial Resources for Sports

  • Financial Resources for Sports in Japan
  • Financial Resource for Sports in Local Government
  • Funds for Sport Organizations
  • Gross Domestic Sports Product

Chapter 4: Sports Facilities

  • Current Status of Sports Facilities
  • Sports Facilities for High Performance Sports
  • Sports Facilities for People with Disabilities

Chapter 5: Human Resources for Sports

  • Professions in Sports
  • Sports Instructors

Chapter 6: Sports Clubs

  • Sports Club Memberships for Adults
  • Participation in Sports Clubs and School Sports Clubs by Children and Young People
  • Private Fitness Clubs
  • Comprehensive Community Sports Clubs
The 2016 SSF National Sports-Life Survey

Contents

  • Level of Sports and Physical Activities
  • Types of Sports and Physical Activities
  • Sports Spectating
  • Sports Volunteering
  • Sports Clubs
The 2015 SSF National Sports-Life Survey of Children

Contents

  • Participation in Sports and Physical Activities by Frequency
  • Types of Sports and Physical Activities
  • Facilities and Places
  • Membership of Sports Clubs
  • Sports, Physical Exercises, or Playing Exercises with Family
The 2015 SSF National Sports-Life Survey of Young People

Contents

  • Participation in Sports and Physical Activities by Frequency
  • Types of Sports and Physical Activities
  • Membership of Sports Clubs
  • Sports Volunteer
  • Attendance of Spectator Sports
The 2014 SSF National Sports-Life Survey

Contents

  • 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
Disability Sports in Japan: Community Disability Sports and Recreation Activities

Contents

Research 1: Sports-Life Survey of People with Disabilities

  • Overview
  • Results

Research 2: Sports for Students in Special Schools

  • Overview
  • Results

Research 3: Sporting Opportunities for People with Disabilities in Social Welfare Facilities

  • Overview
  • Results

Research 4: Sports Facilities for People with Disabilities

  • Overview
  • Results

Research 5: Disability Sports Instructors

  • Overview
  • Results (Secondary Analysis-1)
  • Results (Secondary Analysis-2)

Research 6: Disability Sports Administration in Local Governments

  • Overview
  • Results

Research 7: National Sports Festival for People with Disabilities

  • Overview
  • Results

Research 8: Disability Sports Promotion within Comprehensive Community Sports Clubs

  • Overview
  • Results
Disability Sports in Japan

Contents

  • 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 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 in Japan Digest 2014

Contents

Chapter 1: Sports Policy

  • The Acts on Sports
  • Sports Administration System
  • The Sport Basic Plan

Chapter 2: Sports Participation

  • Participation in Sports and Physical Activities
  • Sports Spectators
  • Volunteering in Sports

Chapter 3: Financial Resources for Sports

  • National and Local Government Budget for Sports
  • Sports Promotion Lottery and Public Gambling
  • Funds for Sports Organizations
  • National Budget for High Performance Sports

Chapter 4: Sports Facilities

  • Current Status of Sports Facilities
  • Sports Facilities for High Performance Sports
  • Sports Facilities for People with Disabilities

Chapter 5: Human Resources for Sports

  • Professions in Sports
  • Sports Instructors

Chapter 6: Sports Clubs

  • Sports Club Memberships for Adults
  • Participation in Sports Clubs and School Sports Clubs by Young People
  • Private Fitness Clubs
  • Comprehensive Community Sports Clubs
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