Japan, Sport and Society : Tradition and Change in a Globalizing World

Evolving for centuries in relative isolation, sport in Japan developed a unique character reflective of Japanese culture and society.

In recent decades, Japan's drive towards cultural and economic modernisation has consciously incorporated a modernisation of its sports cultures. "Japan, Sport and Society" provides insights into this process, revealing the tensions between continuity and change, tradition and modernity, the local and the global in a culture facing the new economic and political realities of our modern world.

The book explores three broad areas of interest: sport and modern society in Japan; current issues in social reconstruction and reproduction in sport; modernization, globalization and sport in Japan.

Providing unprecedented access to new work from Japanese scholars, and raising key questions of globalisation and cultural identity, this text represents a fascinating resource for students and researchers of sport and society.