• Half a year after returning, Kazusada Higuchi, who has remodeled his body, challenges the KO-D 6-man tag team with Sakaguchi and Akai (Eruption)! [6.20 Tokyo Shinjuku FACE]
    DDT Pro Wrestling resumed with spectators on June 14th. Although there are some restrictions, the players are energetic after being cheered by the audience for the first time in a while. Under such circumstances, Kazusada Higuchi shows his usual appearance. Last year, he missed four months with a knee injury. In his return match, he lost weight and showed off his beautifully shaped body. Higuchi formed a new unit "Eruption" with Yukio Sakaguchi and Saki Akai in January. Breathe new life into DDT. And finally, at the Shinjuku FACE tournament on 6.20, they will challenge #DAMNHEARTS's KO-D 6-man tag team, which is gaining momentum. We spoke with Higuchi, who was just before the title match.
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  • A collaboration project between Kazuki Nagasawa and Twitter Japan "#Tweet Love Letter to express gratitude to everyone involved in Urawa Reds"
    It's been a long time since I haven't been able to meet the important people in the corona misfortune. The J-League was also suspended, and it was difficult for the players to communicate with supporters and other people who supported them. Meanwhile, Kazuki Nagasawa launched a #tweet love letter project with Twitter and Urawa Reds. I asked him about the reason why he started the business.
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  • What does female martial artist Kyoka want to convey through martial arts?
    Japan's largest martial arts event "RIZIN" is being broadcast on terrestrial prime time, and women's martial arts are showing excitement among them. The tournament that will be the gateway to success is "DEEP JEWELS", the only women's martial arts event in Japan that has produced Ayaka Hamasaki, Kanna Asakura, and Reina KING. There is a beautiful martial artist from Niigata who wants to participate in this tournament. Kyoka (SAI-GYM member). We spoke with kyoka, who has a beautiful face and a hidden strength.
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  • "MIFA Football Park Tachikawa (tentative name)" "MIFA SOCCER SCHOOL" opened in August 2020 with the concept of creating communication through music and football!
    MIFA, an organization that creates various communications through music and football, is located near "Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Tachikawa Tachihi (operated by Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.)" directly connected to Tachihi Station on the Tama Monorail in Tachikawa City, Tokyo. In the "Izumicho Plan" area, we will open "MIFA Football Park Tachikawa (tentative name)", which will be the third facility following Toyosu and Sendai, in August 2020. In addition, MIFA's first soccer school "MIFA SOCCER SCHOOL" will be opened.
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  • Aim to participate in the national tournament in 2023 from less than 11 people! ~ Dan Ito's challenge start ~
    Dan Ito, who has played in 22 Asian countries, has been appointed as the manager of the Clark Memorial International High School Soccer Club. "Why did you choose the path of coach?" "What kind of team building are you drawing?"
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  • Omiya Ardija's Daito Hatao interacts with fans through a charity project to express his gratitude to medical workers who have allowed him to continue playing soccer
    Hiroto Hatao, who belongs to J2's Omiya Ardija, is carrying out a charity project to support medical workers involved in the treatment of new coronavirus infections. A total of 12 sessions are scheduled to be held until June 7, an activity in which paid round-table discussions are held between J-leaguers and supporters, and the proceeds are donated to medical workers. Hatao suffered from chronic pulmonary thromboembolism when he was a university student, and is currently pursuing a career as a professional soccer player while continuing treatment. We interviewed him, who has a deep connection with medical professionals, about how he started his activities and the current situation.
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  • Baseball community "Utchae" Ryuta Takamatsu talks about how to enjoy sports in the with corona era
    The new coronavirus infection has had a great impact on the entire industry, with the Tokyo Olympics being postponed for one year and all sports games being postponed or canceled. The baseball fan community "Utchae", which is run by IforC Co., Ltd., which supports athletes' second careers and has an event business in which former athletes appear, has been reopened with enhanced online services. We interviewed the representative, Mr. Ryuta Takamatsu.
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  • "WRESTLE PETER PAN 2020 [DAY2]" where Yuki Ueno, who will challenge Naomi Yoshimura and KO-D tag team defense, talks about his aspirations
    DDT Pro Wrestling's Yuki Ueno will participate in the KO-D tag title match with Naomi Yoshimura at "WRESTLE PETER PAN 2020 [DAY2]" on June 7th. Make a fourth defense. The challengers are #Stronghearts T-Hawk and El Lindaman, who are active not only in Japan but also overseas. We asked him about his current state of mind before the fourth defense match, which was suddenly decided a week ago.
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  • Online personal training course by DDT wrestler! [DDT Pro Wrestling]
    Pro-wrestling organization DDT Pro-Wrestling has started "online personal training" for athletes. If you have a smartphone or tablet, you can take one-on-one training using the video web conferencing application "ZOOM". During the self-restraint period, a reporter who wants to refresh unnecessary fat and accumulated stress by teleworking at home experienced it. The coach was Yuki Ueno, who will be defending his title for the fourth time in the KO-D Tag Championship match on the 7th.
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  • To the stage of revenge. Can you get revenge at the end of last year? Tetsuya Endo challenges champion Masato Tanaka [6/7 WRESTLE PETER PAN 2020 DAY2]
    At the end of last year, Tetsuya Endo lost to Masato Tanaka of ZERO1 in the "D King GP", a battle to determine the strongest DDT. After that, Tanaka defeated HARASHIMA to win the KO-D Openweight Championship. Defeated MAO in February, Konosuke Takeshita in March, Yukio Sakaguchi and Shinya Aoki in May, and is currently defending four consecutive games. Tetsuya Endo, who fell in front of Sliding D half a year ago, stands in Tanaka's way to regain the KO-D Openweight belt that was leaked to another organization. Can DDT regain the belt? Endo looks back on the six months from the "D King GP" to the KO-D open weight challenge.
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  • Current location of Ayumi Kusano (beach volleyball) aiming to participate in the Olympics and obtain a doctorate
    As you know, the Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed. We asked Ayumu Kusano (Pasona Group), who is aiming for the Olympics while completing a doctoral course in graduate school, about his feelings at that time and his current activities.
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  • What is the next stage for Aya Murakami, a female Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who wrapped a black belt at the fastest speed?
    The popularity of women's martial arts is sweeping the world. In the RIZIN ring, RENA and Miyu Yamamoto are outstanding. "DEEP JEWELS", a gateway tournament to RIZIN held in February this year. Aya Murakami, who challenged this competition from the jiu-jitsu world. Murakami, who is active as an amateur martial artist, works as a system engineer and also disseminates a lot of information as a YouTuber. We interviewed Murakami, who is active in many fields.
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  • King Gnu Daiki Tsuneda and Urawa Reds Makino for the first time "Music is indispensable for athletes"
    The video content "THE HUDDLE", in which King Gnu's Daiki Tsuneda had his first online conversation with Urawa Red Diamonds defender Tomoaki Makino, was released on the official website of Adidas and YouTube on the 22nd.
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  • HALF TIME CONFERENCE 2020 ~ Sports Business Conference Thinking about the Future of the Japanese Sports World ~
    As introduced in the previous article (http://king-gear.com/articles/1240), the HALF TIME Conference 2020 was held online. As the title suggests, the content was very forward-looking, thinking about the future. I will introduce an excerpt from the story that left an impression on me.
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  • First held in Asia! What is World Masters Games 2021 Kansai that anyone over 30 can participate in?
    アジア初の開催となるワールドマスターズゲームズが関西で開かれる。2021年5月14日に開幕予定だ。30歳以上であれば誰もが選手として参加できるという。組織委員会の広報部の吉田さんにこの大会の詳しい話を聞かせて頂いた。
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  • Yokohama Football Film Festival's Shigeto Fukushima recommends soccer films and videos that "STAY HOME" supporters should watch
    新型コロナウイルス感染症の蔓延に伴い、世界中のほとんどの国でスポーツが出来ない、見られない日々が続いている。 命に関わるやむを得ない事態を加味しても、ヨーロッパ各地のフットボールリーグはシーズン佳境に差し掛かり、日本のJリーグも2020年シーズン開幕を迎えたばかりという状況での先の見えない中断は、サポーターの皆さんの鬱々として過ごす日々を加速させてしまっていることだろう。今回は、ヨコハマ・フットボール映画祭の実行委員長を務められている福島成人氏にインタビュー。世界各国のサッカー映画に精通している福島氏に、社会の事情によりやむなく「STAYHOME」を強いられているサポーターの皆さんに、こんな機会だからこそ見てほしいサッカーをテーマにした映画や映像作品についてお伺いした。
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  • "To meet the stadium with a smile again" Route Inn BC League Public Relations Officer Kaede Shiga talks about the current state of the independent baseball league
    夏には東京オリンピックの開催が予定され、アスリートの華々しい活躍で彩られるはずだった2020年。 新型コロナウイルス感染症の拡大により、野球界はゴールデンウイークを過ぎた今もなお、開幕出来ていない前代未聞の状況が続いている。 その影響はNPBにとどまらず、これまでにNPBに多くの選手を輩出してきた独立リーグにも大きな影を落としている。 経営に関する話題がニュースを賑わせるなか、現場で業務に携わられている方々は、どのような日々を過ごしているのだろうか。 今回は、ルートインBCリーグの広報をされている志賀楓さんに、現状についてお伺いしました。
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  • Saki Akai, who inherited the DNA of "Naniwa Rocky" Hidekazu Akai, will face Saori Anou! [5.16 DDT TV SHOW #3]
    DDT Pro-Wrestling has been holding "DDT TV SHOW" every Saturday since May, without an audience. This is the best fan service for fans who cannot watch sports during the state of emergency. Saki Akai will be competing in this tournament on May 16th. She has currently played five matches in the "Okibariyasu 7-match series" with two wins and three losses. Her next opponent is the "Absolutely Unyielding Girl," Saori Anou. In the preliminary tag match on May 9th, Akai lost to Anou's German Suplex. We spoke to Akai, who cannot afford to lose consecutive matches in her home ring.
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  • Cheer on athletes and farmers! Zennoh launches "Support Japan Table Tennis Team Campaign"
    新型コロナウイルス感染拡大に伴い、卓球のワールドツアーの中止が続々と発表されている。3月に韓国・釜山で開催予定だった世界選手権団体戦は、一度は6月に延期としたが、9月27日~10月4日に暫定的に再延期。国際大会や活動の停止期間も、7月末まで一時中断という状況だ。そんな中、卓球日本代表オフィシャルスポンサーの全国農業協同組合連合会(全農)は、現在、日本代表の応援キャンペーンを実施している。特設サイトから代表選手へのエールを“デジタル絵馬”に入力し、ツイッターに投稿。それにより、再開の日を待ち望みながら外出自粛の日々を過ごしている選手たちに向け、熱い想いを届けることができる。
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  • DDT Katsumata Shunma will be holding a hardcore match! What message does he want to convey to his fans now? [5.9 DDT TV SHOW #2]
    In the wake of the state of emergency declaration, DDT Pro-Wrestling began airing "DDT TV SHOW" every Saturday in May, without spectators, as no sports competitions were able to hold matches. A generous selection of exciting matches, including title matches, are scheduled to be shown every week. Katsumata Shunma will be competing in the hardcore match of "DDT TV SHOW" on May 9th. He edits his own videos and is also active as a YouTuber. Even among the many unique characters in DDT, he is one of the wrestlers who excels at self-production. We spoke to him ahead of the important match.
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  • The current location of Yoshika Matsubara, who has fought in South America, J League, and Europe Vol.7
    Yoshika Matsubara, who has been active in multiple teams in the J.League starting with Jubilo Iwata, and has also played in Uruguay, Croatia and Switzerland. "What kind of career did you have in Japan and abroad? And what kind of activities are you doing now?"
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  • The current location of Ryoka Matsubara, who has fought in South America, the J League, and Europe Vol.6
    Yoshika Matsubara, who has been active in multiple teams in the J.League starting with Jubilo Iwata, and has also played in Uruguay, Croatia and Switzerland. "What kind of career did you have in Japan and abroad? And what kind of activities are you doing now?"
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  • Kenji Fujimitsu, world track bronze medalist, speaks at a running event "I want to show the culmination of the Olympic Games that Tokyo must come out"
    2 Kenji Fujimitsu, who won the bronze medal in the Men's 100m x 4 relay at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, made a guest appearance at a running event held in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. In addition to the talk show about conditioning, we also deepened the interaction with everyone who participated on this day through training and running. At the press conference after the event, he also talked about the aspirations for the Tokyo Olympics, which was announced as a postponement of the one-year event, and the topics that have recently become a topic due to the impact of the spread of the new coronavirus.
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  • The current location of Ryoka Matsubara, who has fought in South America, J League and Europe Vol.5
    Yoshika Matsubara, who has been active in multiple teams in the J.League starting with Jubilo Iwata, and has also played in Uruguay, Croatia and Switzerland. "What kind of career did you have in Japan and abroad? And what kind of activities are you doing now?"
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  • To a society where children in wheelchairs can enjoy physical education. The future drawn by Paracanoe / Setachi Monica (Part 2)
    Monica Seryu, who has been selected as a canoe representative for the Tokyo Paralympics. At the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, which he made his first appearance at the age of 18, he finished 8th and is expected to become the first Japanese to win a medal at the Tokyo Games, which will be held at the Sea Forest Waterway in his hometown of Koto Ward, Tokyo. We interviewed Seryu and the coach, Akemi Nishi, who supports her.
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