SUMO
This top-ranked sumo wrestler, considered a “living kami,” earns about ¥3,000,000 per month and wears a thick white rope called a tsuna.
In South Korea, teams that carry the names Samsung, LG, and Hyundai show how sport is tied to this type of family owned corporation that dominates national business.
What is a chaebol?
Japanese and Korean fan culture is known for this type of cheering that uses coordinated chants and music.
What is organized cheering?
Hosting the 2020 Olympics allowed Japan to present national identity through values such as discipline, harmony, and technological innovation. This event took place in what city?
What is Tokyo?
This sport is the most popular in Japan, with over twenty two million fans attending games in a single season.
What is baseball?
Sumo wrestlers perform this leg-stomping ritual to drive away evil spirits and demonstrate balance before their bouts.
What is shiko?
Japanese baseball and sumo rely heavily on this revenue stream, which includes TV rights, online streaming, and commercial advertising.
What is media broadcasting?
In Japan, daily after school clubs that build discipline and group identity are known by this term.
What is bukatsu?
The 1988 Olympics helped South Korea showcase modernization and unity. They were held in which city?
What is Seoul?
South Korea has a strong professional league in this sport, which features teams like the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions.
What is baseball? (KBO League)
This Shinto purification ritual involves sprinkling salt in the ring before a match to cleanse the dohyo and ward off evil spirits.
What is shio-maki (salt purification)?
This Japanese government agency, created in 2015, oversees national sport development and invests a significant annual budget into expanding the sport economy.
What is the Japan Sports Agency?
Compared with the United States, Japan places less emphasis on individual celebrity and more emphasis on these two cultural values in sport.
What are discipline and teamwork?
Japan’s approach to national identity in sport often highlights harmony and teamwork, while South Korea emphasizes what trait?
Japan’s top level soccer competition is known by this name, and it has a rapidly growing fanbase.
What is the J League?
Tokyo’s Ryōgoku Kokugikan arena can seat about this many fans — nearly all of whom attend in near-silent respect during the opening ceremonies.
What is 11,000 (or close)?
In Japan, annual broadcast rights for sumo generate this approximate amount in yen, reflecting strong media value.
What is seven to eight billion yen?
Fans at sumo tournaments sometimes throw these traditional cushions to celebrate an upset victory, showing a cultural blend of ritual and excitement.
What are zabuton?
The 1964 Summer Olympics, hosted by Japan , served as a global stage to promote the nation. What was one of the biggest things that they wanted to highlight at this Olympics?
What is post-war recovery?
South Korea is a global leader in this rapidly growing competitive field, with venues such as LoL Park and the Seoul eStadium.
What is esports?
Each sponsorship banner, or kenshō, costs about this much in yen per bout — with the winner receiving around ¥60,000.
What is ¥70,000?
The Japanese sport industry accounts for about this percentage of the national GDP, showing the scale of sport as an important economic sector.
What is two percent?
Across Japan and South Korea, sport ultimately helps promote this broader outcome through shared values, training, and competition.
What is national unity?
Some major Japanese sports venues symbolize a blend of tradition and modern entertainment that shapes how cities present their identity. One such stadium is known for baseball, concerts, and its iconic indoor design, making it a central part of the country's global image. What is the name of this venue?
What is the Tokyo Dome?
Japan supports a variety of modern sports, but this one has over six million active participants and has recently seen significant growth among women, making it one of the country’s major participation based sports.
What is golf?