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2005/06/09

Why the Soccer is getting major in Japan?

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Why the Soccer is getting major in Japan?

Yesterday, Japan grabbed a ticket to Germany, this year's host country of world cup of football. 20,000 supporters gathered at National Stadium just to support Japan varsity on screen.

A couple of decades ago, the major sports in Japan was Baseball, but football is dramatically rising its position now a days.
Why does the Soccer getting major in Japan?

I think there are three reasons.

One is because the change of Japanese culture.
Baseball is a sport of strategy and team play, but in contrary, Soccer is a sport more weighed in personal performance.
Japanese used to feel proud to meet the command of supervisor, but young people tend to act more independently.

Second, it is because of advancement of media.

Baseball has a settled position of players and it is easy to explain by narration. But now, the major media is TV. Baseball is somewhat dull to broadcast in TV.

In the contrary, Soccer is very speedy, and home and away are mixed in the pitch. It is quite difficult to understand what's going on just listening to radio caster. But when it comes to TV, the dynamic speed and strategic formation and splendid performance of players just fit the image casting.

Third and the last reason I think is that fashion of players.
Baseball players used wear military like short cut hair and traditional looked uniform. But soccer players are very free in their appearance, breeched semi-long hair, gold necklace and baggy pants which appeals to youngsters.

Thus, in conclusion, I think it is the change of Japanese culture, advancement of media and appealing fashions of players are the reasons to the rise of Soccer popularity in Japan.

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