Sports Apr 7, 2021
The former Olympic hammer throw champion said he would continue to carry out his duties.
Sumo Feb 27, 2020
The Japan Sports Agency has asked the Japan Sumo Association to make changes to its March grand tournament amid the current coronavirus outbreak, a source with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday. The JSA's board of directors will meet Sunday in an extraordinary session to ...
Sports Dec 7, 2019
Sports governing bodies in Japan fail to meet goal of female promotion: poll
The ratio of female board members at sport governing bodies in Japan stood at 16.1 percent, compared with the 40 percent target set by the government, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday. Of 1,089 executive posts at 58 governing bodies that will participate in the ...
Baseball Nov 29, 2019
National high school body orders pitch limits for first time
High school games played at the spiritual home of Japanese baseball will get a new look in 2020 after the organizer of the prestigious national championship on Friday announced its first pitch limits. Starting from next spring's national invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium near Osaka, ...
National / Science & Health Oct 14, 2019
Physical strength of elderly Japanese continues to improve, sports agency survey finds
The physical strength and athletic ability of elderly people in Japan continues to improve, while the attributes are falling for women in their 30s and 40s, the Japan Sports Agency said in a survey report Sunday. Women aged between 65 and 69 obtained a total ...
Baseball Feb 4, 2019
Japan Sports Agency chief Daichi Suzuki calls for high school pitch limits
The head of the Japan Sports Agency on Monday said he hopes high school baseball establishes pitching limitations to protect the arms of young athletes. In an interview with Kyodo News, Daichi Suzuki indicated he would like high school baseball authorities to place inning or ...
More Sports Oct 23, 2018
Japan Sports Agency chief Daichi Suzuki suggested Monday he hopes establishing a governing body modeled after the United States' National Collegiate Athletic Association can help eradicate violence in collegiate sports, an issue that has rocked the country in recent months. The agency and other organizations ...
National Oct 9, 2018
Annual survey finds physical condition of Japan's elderly has improved
The physical strength and athletic ability of elderly people in Japan has largely improved, while that of people in their 30s and 40s has mostly fallen, the Japan Sports Agency said in an annual survey released Sunday. According to the survey, men aged 70 or ...
National Apr 2, 2018
Sports agency's recommendation of downtime for student athletes draws mixed response
The Japan Sports Agency has introduced a policy of granting at least two days of rest per week for sports teams at public and private junior high schools, in hopes of reducing the risk of injury for students by shortening their practice hours. The policy, ...
Olympics Sep 6, 2017
Japan Rising Star Project aims to maximize nation's young talent
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Sometimes, the sport you are playing might not be the right fit for you, and you might have the potential to excel in something else. So why not switch sports? The Japan Sports Agency and Japan Sports Association have launched a new initiative called the Japan ...
Sports Sep 2, 2017
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Mark Emmert, the National Collegiate Athletic Association president, supports Japan trying to establish its own college sports governing body. Emmert, who stopped here after visiting Taipei for the World University Games, was invited to meet a group of leaders that are studying the U.S. model ...
More Sports / Swimming Dec 8, 2016
Japan Sports Agency commissioner Daichi Suzuki will be chosen as one of 23 bureau members of swimming's world governing body FINA, sources said Thursday. Suzuki, who won the men's 100-meter backstroke at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, is set to replace Kazuo Sano of Japan at ...