El deporte en la Comunidad Japonesa de Colonia Urquiza : Béisbol

Este trabajo es parte de un seguimiento de la cultura y la actividad de la comunidad japonesa de Colonia Urquiza. Se han explorado temas relacionados con lo económico, cultural y social , y de estos últimos, haremos mención, de cómo el deporte tiene una importancia muy especial desde varios aspectos: como actividad física, sociabilidad, disciplina, solidaridad, trabajo en equipo, cooperación, etc. En la Argentina, el deporte más popular es el fútbol, practicado por todas las generaciones, en forma profesional o amateur, siendo común hacerlo como pasatiempo de una reunión o encuentro entre amigos. ;En Colonia Urquiza, los alumnos de la escuela japonesa, practican diversas actividades físicas como parte de la currícula y esparcimiento, lo que los lleva en algunos casos, a ver el deporte en forma profesional, como ocurre con el ping pong y el béisbol. El fútbol y el vóley, convocan a los adolescentes, mientras que el golf, park golf y pesca deportiva a los adultos. ;Focalizaremos nuestra atención en el béisbol (baseball), deporte que en esta comunidad, instalada en un mundo rural, a 20 km de la capital de la provincia de Bs. As., comenzó a tener impulso en la década del ´90, logrando conformar delegaciones nikkei de infantiles en Argentina, para medirse con sus pares en Japón. Cabe mencionar que en Argentina este deporte fue encausándose, logrando conformar la Liga Metropolitana de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, donde hay equipos formados solo por descendientes de japoneses y otros equipos mixtos, y se confrontan en torneos infantiles, prejunior, junior y adultos, con las ligas de las provincias a nivel nacional e internacional. Por lo tanto, pretendemos estudiar la relación de la comunidad con el ambiente y el deporte, los que consideramos vitales en el imaginario de la sociedad nipona

El deporte en la Comunidad Japonesa de Colonia Urquiza : Béisbol

Este trabajo es parte de un seguimiento de la cultura y la actividad de la comunidad japonesa de Colonia Urquiza. Se han explorado temas relacionados con lo económico, cultural y social , y de estos últimos, haremos mención, de cómo el deporte tiene una importancia muy especial desde varios aspectos: como actividad física, sociabilidad, disciplina, solidaridad, trabajo en equipo, cooperación, etc. En la Argentina, el deporte más popular es el fútbol, practicado por todas las generaciones, en forma profesional o amateur, siendo común hacerlo como pasatiempo de una reunión o encuentro entre amigos. ;En Colonia Urquiza, los alumnos de la escuela japonesa, practican diversas actividades físicas como parte de la currícula y esparcimiento, lo que los lleva en algunos casos, a ver el deporte en forma profesional, como ocurre con el ping pong y el béisbol. El fútbol y el vóley, convocan a los adolescentes, mientras que el golf, park golf y pesca deportiva a los adultos. ;Focalizaremos nuestra atención en el béisbol (baseball), deporte que en esta comunidad, instalada en un mundo rural, a 20 km de la capital de la provincia de Bs. As., comenzó a tener impulso en la década del ´90, logrando conformar delegaciones nikkei de infantiles en Argentina, para medirse con sus pares en Japón. Cabe mencionar que en Argentina este deporte fue encausándose, logrando conformar la Liga Metropolitana de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, donde hay equipos formados solo por descendientes de japoneses y otros equipos mixtos, y se confrontan en torneos infantiles, prejunior, junior y adultos, con las ligas de las provincias a nivel nacional e internacional. Por lo tanto, pretendemos estudiar la relación de la comunidad con el ambiente y el deporte, los que consideramos vitales en el imaginario de la sociedad nipona

El deporte en la Comunidad Japonesa de Colonia Urquiza : Béisbol

Este trabajo es parte de un seguimiento de la cultura y la actividad de la comunidad japonesa de Colonia Urquiza. Se han explorado temas relacionados con lo económico, cultural y social , y de estos últimos, haremos mención, de cómo el deporte tiene una importancia muy especial desde varios aspectos: como actividad física, sociabilidad, disciplina, solidaridad, trabajo en equipo, cooperación, etc. En la Argentina, el deporte más popular es el fútbol, practicado por todas las generaciones, en forma profesional o amateur, siendo común hacerlo como pasatiempo de una reunión o encuentro entre amigos. ;En Colonia Urquiza, los alumnos de la escuela japonesa, practican diversas actividades físicas como parte de la currícula y esparcimiento, lo que los lleva en algunos casos, a ver el deporte en forma profesional, como ocurre con el ping pong y el béisbol. El fútbol y el vóley, convocan a los adolescentes, mientras que el golf, park golf y pesca deportiva a los adultos. ;Focalizaremos nuestra atención en el béisbol (baseball), deporte que en esta comunidad, instalada en un mundo rural, a 20 km de la capital de la provincia de Bs. As., comenzó a tener impulso en la década del ´90, logrando conformar delegaciones nikkei de infantiles en Argentina, para medirse con sus pares en Japón. Cabe mencionar que en Argentina este deporte fue encausándose, logrando conformar la Liga Metropolitana de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, donde hay equipos formados solo por descendientes de japoneses y otros equipos mixtos, y se confrontan en torneos infantiles, prejunior, junior y adultos, con las ligas de las provincias a nivel nacional e internacional. Por lo tanto, pretendemos estudiar la relación de la comunidad con el ambiente y el deporte, los que consideramos vitales en el imaginario de la sociedad nipona

Community and the Law: A Critical Reassessment of American Liberalism and Japanese Modernity

"This important book translates seven landmark essays by one of Japan’s most respected and influential legal thinkers. While Takao Tanase concedes that law might not matter as much in Japan as it does in the United States, in a provocative challenge to socio-legal researchers and comparative lawyers, he asks: why should it? The issue, he contends, is not whether law matters to society; it is how society matters to law."--Publisher website

Nutritional intervention programme among a Japanese-Brazilian community: procedures and results according to gender

Objective: To describe the results of a nutritional intervention programme among Japanese-Brazilians according to gender. Design: A non-controlled experimental study. Setting: The research included three points of clinical, nutritional and physical activity evaluation: at baseline (in 2005), after the first year and at the end of the second year (in 2007). The paired Student t test and multiple linear regression analysis were used to evaluate changes in the subjects` profile (clinical, nutritional and physical activity variables). Subjects: Japanese-Brazilians (n 575) of both genders, aged over 30 years. Results: We verified statistically significant reductions in body weight (0.9 kg), waist circumference (2.9 cm), blood pressure, fasting blood glucose (>3 mg/dl) and total cholesterol (>20 mg/dl) and its fractions, in both genders. We also found reductions in intake of energy (among men), protein (among women) and fat (both genders) and increases in intake of total fibre (among women) and carbohydrate (among men). Conclusions: The intervention programme indicated meaningful benefits for the intervention subjects, with changes in their habits that led to a `healthier` lifestyle positively impacting their nutritional and metabolic profile.

Comparison of venous plasma glycemia and capillary glycemia for the screening of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Japanese-Brazilian community of Mombuca (Guatapará-SP)

Abstract Background To identify the most appropriate cut-off points of fasting glycemia for the screening of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) with the comparison of the properties of capillary glycemia (CG) and venous blood plasma glycemia (PG) in a population of Japanese origin from the community of Mombuca, Guatapará - SP, Brazil. Methods This was a population-based descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on a sample of 131 individuals of both genders aged 20 years or more (66.8% of the target population). CG was measured with a glucometer in a blood sample obtained from the fingertip and PG was determined by an enzymatic method (hexokinase) in venous blood plasma, after a 10-14 hour fast in both cases. Data were analyzed by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve in order to identify the best cut-off point for fasting glycemia (CG and PG) for the diagnosis of DM, using the 2-hour plasma glycemia > 200 mg/dl as gold - standard. Results The ROC curve revealed that the best cut-off point for the screening of DM was 110 mg/dl for CG and 105 mg/dl for PG, values that would optimize the relation between individuals with positive and false-positive results. The area under the ROC curve was 0.814 for CG (p < 0.01) and 0.836 for PG (p < 0.01). Conclusions The cut-off points of 105 mg/dl(5.8 mmol/l) for PG and of 110 mg/dl(6.1 mmol/l) for CG appear to be the most appropriate for the screening of DM2 in the population under study, with emphasis on the fact that the value recommended for CG is 5 mg/dl higher than that for PG, in contrast to WHO recommendations.

Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using two proposed definitions in a Japanese-Brazilians community

Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is associated with increased risk of morbi-mortality, thus the characterization of the population magnitude of this syndrome is critical for allocating health care. However, prevalence estimates of MetS in the same population could differ depending on the definition used. Therefore, we compared the prevalence of the MetS using definitions proposed by: National Cholesterol Education Panel Revised (NCEP) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) 2009 in a Japanese-Brazilians community (131 individuals, age 57 ± 16 years, 1st and 2nd generation). All individuals went through a clinical and laboratorial evaluation for assessment of weigh, height, waist circumference, blood pressure, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol and fasting plasma glucose. The prevalence of MetS was 26.7% (n = 35) and 37.4% (n = 49) under the NCEP and IDF definitions, respectively. Despite higher blood pressure measurements, waist circumference and serum triglyceride levels and lower HDL cholesterol levels (p < 0.01), individuals identified with MetS did not show increased blood glucose levels. IDF definition classified 14 individuals (10.7%) with MetS that were not classified under the NCEP and 35 individuals were identified with MetS by both criteria. We observed, in this group, more severe lipid disorders, compared to individuals identified only under the IDF definition, and the BMI and waist circumference (p = 0.01; p = 0.006, respectively) were lower. In conclusion, the IDF revised criteria, probably because of the ethnic specific values of waist circumference, was able to identify a larger number of individuals with MetS. However, our data suggesting that additional studies are necessary to define best MetS diagnostic criteria in this population.

Takashima, a Japanese fishing community.

Issued also as thesis, University of Michigan, in microfilm form, under title: Takashima, a fishing community of Japan.

Changes in the structure of a zooplankton community during a Ceratium (dinoflagellate) bloom in a eutrophic fishless pond

The community structure of zooplankton was studied in a eutrophic, fishless Japanese pond. The ecosystem was dominated by a dinoflagellate, Ceratium hirundinella, two filter-feeding cladocerans, Daphnia rosea and Ceriodaphnia reticulata, and an invertebrate predator, the dipteran Chaoborus flavicans. The midsummer zooplankton community showed a large change in species composition (the Daphnia population crashed) when a heavy Ceratium bloom occurred. It is shown that (i) the rapid density decline of D.rosea in mid-May was mainly caused by a shortage of edible phytoplankton, which was facilitated by the rapid increase in C.hirundinella abundance; (ii) the low density of D.rosea in June-July was considered to be mainly caused by the blooming of Ceratium hirundinella (which may inhibit the feeding process of D.rosea), while predation by C.flavicans larvae, the changing temperature, the interspecific competition and the scarcity of edible algae were not judged to be important; (iii) the high summer biomass of the planktonic C.flavicans larvae was maintained by the bloom of C.hirundinella, because >90% of the crop contents of C.flavicans larvae were C.hirundinella during this period. The present study indicates that the large-sized cells or colonies of phytoplankton are not only inedible by most cladocerans, but the selective effect of the blooming of these algae can also influence the composition and dominance of the zooplankton community, especially for the filter-feeding Cladocera, in a similar way as the selective predation by planktivorous fish. The large-sized phytoplankton can also be an important alternative food for ominivorous invertebrate predators such as Chaoborus larvae, and thus may affect the interactions between these predators and their zooplanktonic prey. In this way, such phytoplankton may play a very important role in regulating the dynamics of the aquatic food web, and become a driving force in shaping the community structure of zooplankton.

Samurai in the surf : the arrival of the Japanese on the Gold Coast in the 1980s

Samurai in the Surf explores the history of Japanese investment in the 1980s, following a money-trail that leads back to a ballooning Japanese economy and a colorful array of investment sources. The book also explores the local community's views of this unprecedented stream of foreign investment and provides a convincing illustration of the links between 1980s Queensland and Pauline Hanson's One Nation movement of the 1990s.

Kokusaika and Internationalisation: Australian and Japanese sister city type relationships

Sister city type relationships at local government level form an important part of Australian-Japanese relations. The original concept of sister cities was to increase international understanding and peace at local level. Over the years, that concept has changed and there is now a robust debate over the inclusion of commercial exchanges into sister city type relationships. This article describes the context of this debate by analysing the different perceptions of sister city type relationships in Australia and Japan. It begins with a discussion of the public policy contexts of sister cities in both Australia and Japan. The second section deals with an analysis of the results of surveys in Australia and Japan. Finally, case studies of two important issues related to SCTRs are discussed: economic and business relations and community involvement. The article concludes by suggesting that sister city type relationships between Australia and Japan are dependent upon the over-arching public policy contexts and sometimes lead to mismatched expectations between the two countries.

Japanese investment on the Gold Coast : the interface of globalization and locality

This study explored the interface between the forces of globalization and a given place, at a given time, the Gold Coast during the 1980s. The global economic boom of the 1980s was one in which the role of Japan was particularly important. In less than half a decade capital flows from Japan surged to make it the world's largest investor. Locations in the Pacific Basin were favoured destinations for Japanese investment, one of the most significant was the Gold Coast. Japanese capital and tourism helped transform its urban area from a national resort to an international tourist destination and resort centre, The surge of capital arriving to the Gold Coast was a function of economic conditions in Japan, as was its steep reduction after November 1989, Thus the Gold Coast became integrated into global capital flows and so dependent on decisions made in Tokyo, one of the main financial centres of the world. However this study has also sought to explore a more complex reality; namely, that this place also became the interface of complex cultural forces and perceptions. The wealth of the Japanese investors on the Gold Coast enabled them to realize their dream of developing projects in the most fashionable global styles. These styles were essentially Western, and it was onto these that their Japanese owners ascribed their own meanings; meanings that reflected the cultural baggage that they had brought from Japan, and through which were filtered the economic and environmental realities of the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast as locality also included residents. Hence it became an interface between two different groups of people, the Japanese and the strongly Anglo-Celtic local community. Some in the local community perceived the Japanese presence as a threat to their perception of the Gold Coast, in fact, a threat to their perception of Australia's national identity. A campaign based on the politics of memory of the Japanese developed on the Gold Coast. Within weeks it became a national debate in which isolationalist, if not xenophobic traditionalists, concentrated on the Gold Coast challenged the economic rationalism and multicultural tolerance of the self-interested and ideologically convinced advocates of globalization. Governments at all levels sought to arbitrate, to legitimize standpoints, but more often than not were seen to move into positions of ineffectual flexibility. The forces of globalization on the Gold Coast were catalysts for change that in turn provoked local opposition which rapidly became a debate about national identity and direction. It is in the exploration of the complex and contradictory economic, cultural and political forces engendered by globalization that this study has sought to make a distinctive contribution.