With Japan's version of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Japanese NCAA) set to be established during the 2018 fiscal year, there has been an increase in the number of sports and collegiate administrators who have become involved in the discussions of its purpose and the benefits to be had by its presence.
Among the variety of topics under discussion, some insist safety management is a pressing issue they need to get a handle on.
Hiroshi Hase, a lawmaker and former education minister, urged those involved in the reformation of Japan's collegiate athletics landscape and the foundation of the Japanese NCAA to look at what changes need to be made immediately.