Taking opportunity of Tokyo Olympic in 1964, the policy for the promotion of sports in Japan began to center on elite sports by the policy of improving physical strength,「About countermeasure for improving health and physical strength of the people....
Taking opportunity of Tokyo Olympic in 1964, the policy for the promotion of sports in Japan began to center on elite sports by the policy of improving physical strength,「About countermeasure for improving health and physical strength of the people. In the 2000's, according to the master plan for the promotion of sports, revitalization of elite sports through promotion of lifelong sports for the people and the sports policy for effect of work in close cooperation through connection of physical education at school are being pursued.
In the 2000's, as a result of the Prime Minister of Japan, Koizumi's innovation, although the budget for improving physical strength decreased 5% every year, as a long term plan for the promotion of sports passed in the middle point, the athletic facilities at school and the socially athletic facilities were improved. And they go ahead with the policy that are supporting activities of sports club of German type like general local sports club a lot, lifelong sports for the people like that build the training centers only for elite athletes makes the foundation secure, the results make sports at school activated, and then many elite athletes would be produced so that would obtain good result in the world championship like Olympics to make the people pleasant.