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After-school sport clubs – 2 days off is only in name

School sport clubs should have more than 2 days off per week   ・more than 2 days off per week in junior high s […]

Generous penalty against “corporal punishment”; no dismissal – Don’t be content with high number of disciplinary actions

We must not be satisfied with higher number of disciplinary actions The Ministry of Education announced, on Ja […]

Judo injuries will never be eliminated if they are identified as “random accidents”

The report of the judo injury in a prefectural high school in Oita on May 21, 2015 was issued by the Prefectur […]

120th victim in school supervised judo

High number of fatalities due to heat stroke; 120th victim in school supervised judo Ryo Uchida, Assistant Pro […]

119th victim: a fatal judo accident at a junior high school in Fukuoka

119th victim: a fatal judo accident at a junior high school in Fukuoka A typical case, requiring thorough inve […]

Another victim  21/05/2015

In Ooita Prefecture, a student was again seriously injured in a judo accident. On May 21 a 15-year-old first g […]

Another death: a thirteen-year-old girl   22/05/2015

Over the 29-year period between 1983 and 2012, 118 students died as a result of judo incidents in elementary, […]

Obama Delivers Remarks on Kids and Safe Sports

Obama Delivers Remarks on Kids and Safe Sports The president speaks at a summit on concussions and other sport […]

Comment on the confirmation of the guilty verdict.

Comment on the confirmation of the guilty verdict and a message from the family of the victim On April 30 2014 […]

Obama to host concussion conference

A major concern for football and other youth sports — concussions — will be the topic of a White H […]


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