Japan Society of Sport Sociology – 34th Annual Conference
Venue: Okayama University (Tsushima Campus)
Student Forum (Student Symposium)
Title:
Reflexive Sociology of Sport: How Can We Capture the Field, Give Back to Society, and Envision the Future?
Speakers:
- Toko Tanaka (The University of Tokyo)
Moderators:
- Yuko Takada (Juntendo University Graduate School)
- Fumio Hotta (Rikkyo University Graduate School)
- Kanichi Murashita (Ritsumeikan University Graduate School)
Research Committee Symposium
Title:
Sport and Division
Speakers:
- Satoko Itani (Kansai University)
“Transgender Athletes and the Visibility of Division: Power, Control, and the Restoration of Masculinity” - Koji Kobayashi (Otaru University of Commerce)
“Division Seen in the Online Backlash Against Nike Advertisements” - Chiaki Okada (Osaka University)
“Considering Sport and Division from the Field”
Moderators:
- Rieko Yamaguchi (Josai University)
- Kazuma Takezaki (Meiji University)
Joint Session of the Japan, Korea, and Taiwan Societies for Sport Sociology
Title:
The Future of Sport Sociology in East Asia
Panelists:
- Lee Jung Rae (President, Korean Society of Sport Sociology / Kyungpook National University)
- Tzu-hsuan Chen (President, Taiwan Society of Sport Sociology / National Taiwan Sport University)
- Tetsuro Nishiyama (President, Japan Society of Sport Sociology / Kansai University)
Interpreters:
- Koji Kobayashi (Otaru University of Commerce)
- Eun-jin Shin (Hokusei Gakuen University)
Moderator:
- Fumiya Kaneko (Ritsumeikan University)
International Exchange Committee Special Session
Title:
International Trends in Sport Sociology through the IRSS Lens
Keynote Speakers:
- Brent McDonald (Victoria University, Australia / Editor-in-Chief, International Review for the Sociology of Sport)
Moderator:
- Koji Kobayashi (Otaru University of Commerce)
- Fumiya Kaneko (Ritsumeikan University)

