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Opening Address Yasuhiro Yamashita Development of Japan-China Judo th Solidarity of International Judo Education The 16 Lecture th Japan-China Judo Friendship Centers.” We have The Record of 16 Lecture two excellent lecturers from the People’s Republic of Development of Japan-China China; Ms. Wang Hua, who is working as General Judo Friendship Centers Manager of the Japan-China Judo Friendship Center in Qingdao, and Mr. Chang Dong, who is ― Reports from Judo Centers serving as Manager of the junior team at the in Qingdao and Nanjing ― Japan-China Judo Friendship Center in Nanjing. The Japan-China Judo Friendship Centers are Wang Hua the facilities established with funds from the Grant General Manager, Japan-China Judo Friendship Center in Qingdao Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects Chang Dong (GCGPs) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Since the upper limit of the GCGP grant was 10 Junior Team Manager, Japan-China Judo Friendship Center in Nanjing million yen, these centers are managed with the support from cities of Qingdao and Nanjing as well. Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Kizan Club (Room Asuka) These two speakers will talk about the development of the Japan-China Judo Friendship Opening Address Center in Qingdao (opened in 2007) and the Yasuhiro Yamashita Japan-China Judo Friendship Center in Nanjing (Executive Director, NPO Solidarity of International Judo (opened in 2010), respectively, from their Education; Trustee and Vice-Chancellor, Tokai University) establishment to the present-day. Both of these facilities have been engaged in various activities that are far more wonderful than my expectations. From the beginning, I thought that even though we could seek help from the national government in establishing a “facility,” putting a “spirit” into the facility is the responsibility that our Good evening, everyone. I am Yasuhiro NPO should play. Now, I am pleased to realize that Yamashita, Executive Director of the NPO the Japan-China Judo Friendship Centers are full Solidarity of International Judo Education. I of spirit, thanks to your kind support as well as appreciate so many members participating in the great efforts extended by the two lecturers and 16th lecture meeting of our NPO, even though it is many other people concerned. Today, I hope that all the year-end when you must be busy. Taking this those who are present here will deepen their opportunity, I would like to express our sincerest understanding of the Centers, through the two gratitude to all those involved for their tremendous speakers’ lectures as well as the support for our NPO. question-and-answer sessions. Thanks to your support, we can organize the The Solidarity of International Judo Education 16th lecture meeting today. When our NPO was holds this kind of lecture meetings twice a year. On established in December 2006, we held the first this occasion, please let me introduce our activities lecture, at which Mr. Hiroshi Okuda, Honorable implemented after the previous event (held at the Chairman of the Federation of Economic end of May 2014) and other topics. Organizations (Keidanren) served as a lecturer. To begin with, I would like to talk about Since then, the Solidarity of International Judo Israeli-Palestinian exchange through judo. In the Education has continued to hold lectures to the previous lecture meeting, I reported that on May 5, present day, featuring many distinguished guests 2014, Mr. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and as lecturers. Mr. Francois Hollande, French President, had a The title of today’s lecture is “Development of summit meeting and released a joint statement, －1－ Solidarity of International Judo Education and that the statement said, among other things, that the Japanese and French governments would cooperate with the All-Japan Judo Federation or the French Judo Federation to support Israeli-Palestinian exchange through judo. Our organization has worked on the Israeli-Palestinian exchange project since 2010. In the previous lecture meeting, I also told that the By the way, recently Japanese Prime Minister outcome of our efforts was highly evaluated by the Shinzo Abe has often promoted diplomacy through Japanese government, which led to the sports each time he visits foreign countries. The above-mentioned joint statement. I was able to find above photograph was taken when he participated the name of “Solidarity of International Judo in the judo tournament “Abe Cup” during his visit Education” in a document of the Ministry of Foreign to Côte d’Ivoire in January 2014. At the event, Affairs. Today I will report on our Prime Minister Abe donated judogi, which we had Israeli-Palestinian exchange project more prepared using the money offered by our specifically. supporters. In August of 2010, the first year of the project, In August, when Prime Minister Abe visited Mr. Kosei Inoue, who is the coach of the All Japan Colombia, he also donated judogi prepared by our Men’s Judo Team, and I visited Israel and Palestine, NPO to local judo players. In addition, he visited where we held judo classes to provide instructions Brazil in South America and Bhutan in Asia, where for local people. In December of the same year, our he contributed judogi. According to an official of the NPO invited ten instructors and ten junior high Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is difficult to purchase school students respectively from Israel and judogi to be donated to other countries, because Palestine (a total of 40 members) to Japan at the donated jodigi are resold in some cases. For this same time. These Israeli and Palestinian trainees reason, the Ministry truly appreciated our stayed in Japan for two weeks, during which they cooperation. participated in judo competitions together and deepened mutual exchange through various events. Since then, every year for one month from November to December, our NPO has accepted judo instructors from the two countries to receive training in Japan. In December 2014, I was scheduled to visit The next photograph was taken when His Israel and Palestine as the leader of the Japanese Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al delegation, as soon as the closure of the Grand Slam Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the United Tokyo 2013 (held 5 to 7, December 2014). However, Arab Emirates (UAE), came to Japan in February the schedule was postponed, since the French 2014 and visited the Takanawa campus of Tokai government decided that it was unable to dispatch University. judo instructor due to the problems related to the An official of the Ministry of Economy, Trade extremist group Islamic State. Although we are and Industry (METI) said that “The relationships faced with such world situations, I believe that the between Japan and the UAE are faced with a Israeli-Palestinian exchange project, which we have critical moment, with several projects pertaining to been able to continue thanks to your support, is one oil-interests close at hand.” example that shows that our NPO’s activities have The crown prince is highly interested in judo, been highly recognized by the Japanese and hoped that UAE athletes would join the Tokyo government. Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020. He －2－ th The 16 Lecture therefore requested our cooperation in training just for a while during an interim of the games. It UAE athletes. In response, our NPO and Tokai was the first time for me to talk with President University soon started to work together to help Putin about that kind of topic. This paved the way train UAE judo athletes. for a meeting held in September between President In April, Professor Kenji Mitsumoto of the Putin and a Japanese former Prime Minister Department of Judo and Kendo, the School of Yoshiro Mori. In November, Prime Minister Abe and Physical Education, Tokai University, visited UAE, President Putin had a summit meeting in Beijing. I where he hosted judo classes for local high school have heard that the summit was a success. students, junior high school students, primary To tell the truth, yesterday Mr. Hajime school children, and instructors. Professor Hayashi, Director General of the European Affairs Mitsumoto also observed the judo world in the Bureau at the Foreign Ministry, visited the All country. In August, excellent judo athletes selected Japan Judo Federation, and talked with me about by Professor Mitsumoto from among high school the World Championships, at which we cheered up and junior high school students in UAE were participating athletes together. invited to Japan. These UAE members stayed in At the team competition by country of the Japan for about one month, enjoying exchange with World Championships was fought between the their counterparts in high schools in Japan. In Japan and Russia national teams. Before the September, we accepted UAE students who competition, I expected that Japan would win in the participated in the 17th Asian Games held in Sempo and Jiho matches but would lose in the Incheon, South Korea. In addition, in October, Chuken and Fukusho matches, and that the last Professor Mitsumoto and other judo instructors Taisho match would determine which team would visited UAE again, and held judo seminars that win. Contrary to my expectation, however, the brought together local instructors. Japan’s two leading athletes, Mr. Masashi Ebinuma It appears that Crown Prince Mohammed bin and Mr. Shohei Ono, were defeated in the Sempo Zayed Al Nahyan wants to promote human and Jiho matches, consecutively. education through judo by incorporating judo into I found that the seats for the audience around school education, while nurturing UAE judoists to me were occupied by all Russian members, become Olympic athletes. Our organization strongly excluding the former president of the International hopes to work together with Tokai University and Judo Federation, who sat on the seat next to the Japanese government to further advance our President Putin.
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