Symposium: “Female Athletes in the Globalized Age: The Future of Women’s Soccer in Japan” (the event is now over)
event date:2018.03.20
The Center for Glocal Studies is hosting a symposium titled “Female Athletes in the Globalized Age: The Future of Women’s Soccer in Japan.” No registration is required and admission is free.
Symposium: “Female Athletes in the Globalized Age: The Future of Women’s Soccer in Japan”
Speaker : Asako Takakura (manager of Japan national team)
Interviewer : Takeshi Arimoto (International Christian University)
Moderator/coordinator : Atsuhisa Yamamoto (Seijo University)
Hosted by : Center for Glocal Studies, Seijo University
Part of the MEXT-supported Research Branding Program for Private Universities
Date : Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 15:00–17:00
Venue : Room 312, Floor 3, Building 3, Seijo University. Directions can be found here.
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We have invited Asako Takakura, manager of Japan’s female soccer team, to speak about her life as a female athlete and soccer manager on the world stage, and discuss the future of women’s soccer. Drawing on her insights as a soccer player and manager, Takakura will discuss how she leveraged her physical abilities in a globalized world to gain transnational experience, and offer her views on women’s soccer as a culture.
