Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-291) and index.
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pt. I. Sporting Practices Before the Black Ships. 1. Sumo, Ball Games, and Feats of Strength. 2. Martial Techniques -- pt. II. Modern Times. 3. The Arrival and Diffusion of Western Sports. 4. The Modernization of Indigenous Sports. 5. Japan at the Olympics: 1912-1940. 6. From Taisho Democracy to Japanese Fascism -- pt. III. Postwar Sports. 7. Rising from the Ashes. 8. Japan at the Olympics: 1952-1998. 9. New Directions.