Para-Sports in Japan

In Japan, jurisdiction of para-sports was transferred from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2014 and Japan Sports Agency (JSA) was established in October 2015. In March 2017, the Second Phase Sports Basic Plan based on...

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Published inJuntendo Iji Zasshi = Juntendo Medical Journal Vol. 64; no. Suppl.1; p. 12
Main Author TANAKA, TOSHIAKI
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Juntendo Medical Society 2018
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Japan Sports Agency (JSA)
policy to promote Para-sports
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Summary:In Japan, jurisdiction of para-sports was transferred from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2014 and Japan Sports Agency (JSA) was established in October 2015. In March 2017, the Second Phase Sports Basic Plan based on the Basic Sports Act was formulated as a nation plan for the next five years. Para-sports is well emphasized in the plan. For example, one of the aim of the plan is to increase the sports practice rates for persons with disabilities from 19% to 40% in next 5 years. To achieve this, several approaches are required such as improvement of an environment to easily participate in para-sports in each area, enhancement of sports activities at special support schools and support for sports organizations with disabilities. Based on the current situation, in this lecture, we will introduce the policies and efforts to promote para-sports undertaken by JSA after referring to issues regarding para-sports in Japan.
ISSN:2187-9737
2188-2126
DOI:10.14789/jmj.2018.64.JMJ18-SL03