Japan Sport Stories

parkrun Japan and the Need for Community with Chiaki Okada


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parkrun made its way into Japan in 2019 - we talk to one of the key players in parkrun Japan's foundation, Chiaki Okada and find out about how community sport and the parkrun movement are tackling isolation and creating positive social change in Japan. We also hear about the Hikkikomori and aging issues that Japan is experience and discover how realising the joy of movement is helping to manage these issues., 

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Japan Sport StoriesBy Mike Salter and Noel Thatcher