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| CHIBA Naoki |  |
| School of Health and Sport Sciences | |
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Last Updated :2024/10/11
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CHIBA Naoki
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My research topics are globalization of sport, coaching philosophy of basketball coaches and reform of 'Black Extracurricular Sport Activities'. I belong to academic fields of sport philosophy and sport sociology.URL
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- School of Health and Sport Sciences, Professor
- Department of Sport Science, Professor
- Graduate School of Health and Sport Sciences, Professor
- Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, Researcher
- Legal Research Institute, Researcher
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Education
- Apr. 1999, Mar. 2002, Chukyo University, Graduate School of Health and Sport Sciences, Japan
- Apr. 1997, Mar. 1999, Yokohama National University, Graduate School of Education, Physical Education, Japan
Degree
- Pedagogy, Mar. 1999, Yokohama National University
- Sports Science and Physical Education, Mar. 2002, Chukyo University
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Published Papers
- 21, 3, 10, 14, 2023, Not refereed, Single Work
- Beliefs toward violence and punishment of men's basketball coaches in the high schools and universities in the United States
Naoki Chiba
The Japan Journal of Basketnall Studies, The Japan Society for Basketball Studies, 8, 19, 30, 2022, refereed, Single Work, The objective of this study was to clarify the beliefs toward violence and punishment of men's basketball coaches in high schools and universities in the United States. Expert interviews lasting one hour each were conducted with eight coaches from 2017 to 2018. The results showed that none of the participants reported having experienced violence from their coaches when they were players and had not acted violently toward their own players. In other words, the interviewed coaches practised non-violent coaching because they did not experience abusive coaching. All the participants regarded the violence committed by the former head coach of Rutgers University's men's basketball team as unacceptable. While none of the coaches condoned abusive practices, some supported authoritarianism in coaching as a possible method. Furthermore, it was found that the risk of litigation in the United States deterred coaches from committing violence. The values of the participants appeared to have been shaped by prominent cases that dictated non-violence in basketball coaching. Furthermore, this study confirmed that the coaching policies of the Positive Coaching Alliance are widespread in the development of young coaches in the USA. However, several high school coaches held their belief that players should be disciplined negativity as well as praised in some cases. - Pirkko Markula and Richard Pringle (Naoki Chiba)
Japan Journal of Sport Sociology, Japan Society of Sport Sociology, 30, 1, 4, 6, 2022, Not refereed, Joint Work - Teachers' approach toward extracurricular activities and overtime work in junior high schools of A city in Hokkaido
Naoki Chiba
Hokkaido Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, Hokkaido Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, 56, 9, 17, 2021, refereed, Single Work - A Study on "Club Activity Activation Project" for Extracurricular Sports Activities at Public Junior High Schools in Suginami city, Tokyo
Naoki Chiba
Journal of Japan Society of Sports Industry, Japan Society of Sports Industry, 31, 4, 431, 444, 2021, refereed, Single Work, The purpose of this study was to clarify the aim and problems of a "club activity activation project" involving professional coaches from corporations who have been employed for extracurricular sports activities(ESA) at public junior high schools in Suginami City, Tokyo. The study conducted expert interviews in 2019 with three people, including an official of the city administration, as well as a staff member and an instructor at a private sports company in Tokyo. As results of this research, the study clarified the following points : Suginami City instituted this project in 2013 using its budget. Suginami City uses professional coaches for ESA that were earlier supervised by teachers with no experience in playing sports, as their expertise was in subjects other than physical education. The purpose of the "club activity activation project" is to allow students to enjoy the experience of club activities, and also to reduce the burden on teachers. However, the project is facing difficulties in finding coaches for individual sports such as soft tennis. The project to revitalize ESA was initiated so that private sector instructors could rectify the unequal situation in which club activities were not feasible. - The Relationship Between Past Abusive Experiences of Basketball Coaches and Violent Coaching in Japanese High Schools
Chiba Naoki
Tokai Society of Physical Education, 1, 11, 2020, refereed, Single Work - Chiba, Naoki
Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 60, 5, 299, 302, 2010, Not refereed, Single Work - Chiba, Naoki
4, 156, 161, 2001, Not refereed, Single Work - Chiba, Naoki
Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 50, 9, 741, 744, 2000, Not refereed, Single Work - Chiba, Naoki
Journal of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 50, 8, 647, 650, 2000, Not refereed, Single Work - Global Soccer Labor Market in the World Cup Soccer
Chiba, Naoki
Nakamura, Toshio Eds., Soubun Kikaku, 8, 126, 135, 2003, Not refereed, Joint Work - A study of field survey about the Rera Kamuy Hokkaido spectators in the local arenas -From survey results at Wakkanai and Kushiro arenas
Chiba, Naoki, Nagatani, Minoru, and Ishizawa, Nobuhiro
Bulletin of the Northern Regions Lifelong Sports Research Center Hokusho University, the Northern Regions Lifelong Sports Research Center Hokusho University, 1, 1, 8, 2010, refereed, Joint Work - Diffusion of Baseball into Burkina Faso and the Self-Realisation of a former member of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers
Chiba, Naoki
Hokkaido Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, Hokkaido Society of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, 51, 63, 67, 2016, refereed, Single Work, This study focuses on experiences of Deai Yuta who taught baseball to children in Burkina Faso as a former member of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) from 2008 to 2010. After finishing his task of JOCV, he continues supporting them in order that Burkinan players sign with professional team in Japan. The study seeks for problems in academic topics of Sport for Development and Peace. The aim of this study is to clarify 1) the process of spread of baseball into Burkina Faso, 2) situations that the players took tryout to become professional in the Kochi Fighting Dogs belonged to the Independent Baseball League of Shikoku, and 3)differences of baseball culture between Japan and Burkina Faso. I interviewed with him about four hours in November, 2014 and March, 2016. Baseball was spread into Burkina Faso from the Republic of Mari in 1999. Burkina Faso Baseball Federation was founded and it entered into the International Baseball Federation in 2004. The number of baseball players was 400 and that of teams is 20 in Burkina Faso as of 2014. Deai chose supporting Burkinan players, because they have dream to become professional in Japan. As a result, he achieved his self-realisation of supporting Burkinan players through his experiences of the JOCV. He found out differences in way of thinking between Japan and Burkina Faso. While Japanese baseball is controlled by coaches’ indications (signs), Burkina baseball is aggressive and spontaneous for players. He relativised differences of baseball culture and way of life through his experiences of the JOCV in Burkina Faso. - Changes in Characteristics of Spectators of Professional Basketball Teams in Sapporo, Focusing on the Establishment of Levanga Hokkaido
Chiba, Naoki and Nagatani, Minoru
Journal of Japan Society of Sports Industry, Japan Society of Sports Industry, 25, 2, 327, 336, 2015, refereed, Joint Work - The Glocalization and Management of Professional Basketball Leagues: The Euroleague, National Basketball League of Australia and bj-league of Japan
Chiba, Naoki
Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science, Routledge Taylor ＆ Francis Group, 4, 2, 134, 143, 2015, refereed, Single Work - Sport, Migration and National/Ethnic Identity of Japanese-Canadian/ American Players in the Japanese Ice Hockey League
Chiba, Naoki
Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science, Routledge Taylor ＆ Francis Group, 2, 3, 78, 89, 2014, refereed, Single Work - Migratory Motivations of American Professional Basketball Players in Japan, Spain and Australia
Chiba, Naoki
Asia Pacific Journal of Sport and Social Science, Routledge Taylor ＆ Francis Group, 2, 2, 104, 116, 2013, refereed, Single Work, This study focuses on the overseas migratory motivation of American players in the world of professional basketball. Qualitative interviews were used to understand the experiences of eight American basketball players and the study adopts neoclassical economics as its theoretical framework. Six players attached importance to getting a good contract as professional players. One player emphasised the desire to experience a different culture. Another player had emigrated to continue playing basketball at a high-level and enjoy a comfortable life style. By demonstrating that many American players migrate to overseas countries because of disparities in salary between professional basketball leagues, the study provides evidence of the relevance of neo-classical economics to the motivations of professional basketball players in the international market. - Globalisation and management of the National Basketball Association Since the 1980s
Chiba, Naoki
International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, Inder Science Publishers, 11, 3, 143, 157, 2012, refereed, Single Work - Ethnic Identities of "Japanese-born" Korean Players in the Japanese Professional Soccer League
Chiba, Naoki
Hokkaido Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, 46, 27, 38, 2011, refereed, Single Work - Active conditions of park golf participants in Sapporo and Ebetsu cities: Analyses of the activity level of the elderly during varing season
Chiba, Naoki., Kato, Mitsuru, and Oda, Shiro
Hokkaido Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, 42, 9, 15, 2007, refereed, Single Work - Athletic Mercenaries or Sporting Ambassadors? : The Rugby Player Migration from New Zealand to Japan
Chiba, Naoki., Jackson, Steve
Football Studies, Football Studies Group, 9, 2, 67, 78, 2006, refereed, Joint Work - Pacific Professional Baseball Leagues and Migratory Patterns and Trends: 1995-1999
Chiba, Naoki
Journal of Sport and Social Issues, Sage Publications, 28, 2, 193, 211, 2004, refereed, Single Work - Globalization, Naturalization and Identity: The Case of Borderless Elite Athletes in Japan
Chiba, Naoki., Ebihara, Osamu, Morino, Shinji
International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Sage Publications, 36, 2, 203, 221, 2001, refereed, Joint Work - Secret Messages from Operationalized Naturalization of Top Athletes in Japan
Chiba, Naoki., Ebihara, Osamu
Japan Journal of Sport Sociology, Japan Society of Sport Sociology, 7巻, 44, 54, 1999, refereed, Joint Work
Books etc
- PHANTOM CALLS: Race and the Globalization of the NBA
Grant Farred, Naoki Chiba (translation)
1-136, Koyo Shobo, 2023, 978-4-7710-3711-3, Chinese Star player, Yao Ming in Houston Rockets was called for incomprehensive fouls in the 2005 NBA playoffs. Head coach of Van Gundy named the fouls Phantom calls. This expression had sparked controversy on issues of race, ethnicity and nationalism in the USA and China. This book explores the meaning of racial issues in the age of globalisation by unravelling the history and discourse on 'race' in the NBA. - Sociology of Contemporary Society and Sports
Naoki Chiba
Chapter 5 'Violent' problems in Japanese sports: possibilities of holistic approach, 2022 - Foucault, Sport and Exercise
Pirkko Markula, Richard Pringle / Naoki Chiba (Japanese translation)
All pages, Koyo-shobo, 2021, 978-4-7710-3391-7 - Chiba, Naoki
Kyobun-sha, 2010 - An Introduction to the Basketball Studies
Chiba, Naoki
Chapter 8 Sociology, 2017 - Politics of Sports
Chiba, Naoki
Kyorin Shoin, 1999 - Introduction of Modern Sports Sociology
Chiba, Naoki
Kyorin Shoin, 2013 - Global Sports: Sociology of "Borderless Athletes"
Chiba, Naoki
Design Egg corporation, 2014
Conference Activities & Talks
- 2023, Single Work, Not refereed
- Sport, Advertising and the Intersection of Gender, Race and National Identity in Japan: Japanese university students' reactions towards Television Advertisements
Naoki Chiba
2023 World Congress of Sociology of Sport, 2023, Joint Work, refereed, Ottawa, Canada - 2023, Joint Work, refereed
- Naoki Chiba
2022, Single Work, Not refereed - Naoki Chiba
2022, Single Work, refereed - Global physical consciousness of tattooing Japanese athletes as a subculture
Naoki Chiba
2021, Single Work, refereed - Representations of tattooing rugby players during the Rugby World Cup 2019
Naoki Chiba
The 2020 Yokohama Sport Conference, 2020, Single Work, refereed, Japan Society for Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences, Yokohama, It was reported that World Rugby encouraged rugby players having tattoos to conceal them in public spaces such as pools and spas during the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan (Huffpost, 21th September, 2019). As some gangsters tend to tattoo with their bodies, tattoos have negative meaning in the modern Japan. Thus, it is said that the half of spas refused people having tattoo though tattoo is not illegal in Japan. However, Pacific Islanders from New Zealand and Samoa tattoo because of historical and cultural reasons. Did World Rugby need to indicate rugby players to conceal tattoo in Japan? Did tattoos really have a negative meaning in Japanese culture? For example, while craftsmen and harlots commonly tattooed in the Edo era, tattoos were banned from 1873 to 1948 in Japan because of maintaining strict discipline and showing sophisticated physical culture toward Westerners (Yamamoto, 1997). Sporting celebrities such as Lionel Messi and LeBron James tattoo fashionably. Japanese professional players such as Reach Michael (captain of the Japanese rugby team) and Yuki Kobayashi (soccer) also tattoo. Thus, while young Japanese accept tattooing culture as a fashion, conservative Japanese have negative feelings toward tattoo. In short, there are conflicts of sense of values between Japanese. Thus, this study seeks for clarifying discursive formations of rugby players tattooing represented in the Japanese media during the Rugby World Cup 2019. This approach uses text analysis of media articles. Results and discussions will be reported in oral presentation. - A Study on Staff Services of Private Sports Club to Extracurricular Activities of Japanese Public Junior High School
Chiba Naoki
2019 World Congress of Sociology of Sport, 2019, Single Work, refereed, International Sociology of Sport Association, University of Otago, Dunedin in New Zealand, Many Japanese researchers have examined history and problems of extracurricular activities in the Japanese junior/ high school (Shiromaru, 1993; Nakamura, 1979; Utsumi, 1998; Nakazawa, 2014, 2017; Uchida, 2017). For example, Nakazawa (2017) pointed out that extracurricular activities are conducted in almost all junior/high school in Japan and 90% of junior high school students and 70% of high school students join in club activities and 90% of teachers play a role of advisors. Furthermore, it is said that about 60% of teachers play a role of advisors while they have no experiences in these activities. Uchida (2017) examined the issues of extracurricular activities from the aspect of overtime work for teachers, using the expression "black extracurricular activities." According to the Teaching and Learning International Survey (2013) conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the average working hours of Japanese teachers (per week) in junior high school are 53.8 and the longest within 34 countries. This survey also demonstrates that Japanese teachers commit overwork because of extracurricular activities. This study focuses on cases of staff services of private sports club to public junior high schools. This sports club dispatches instructors to extracurricular activities according to needs of advisors in junior high school, liaising with the board of education and local corporations. There are still a few cases where private sports clubs dispatch external instructors to extracurricular activities in Japan. This approach aimed to clarify problems of this project through interviewing a coordinator and an external instructor of extracurricular activities. In the presentation, I will report detailed results of interviewing. - Active Conditions of Park Golf Participants in Sapporo and Ebetsu Cities
Chiba, Naoki
XVI World Congress of Sociology, Single Work, Not refereed, Durban, South Africa. - Globalisation of sport: light and shadow
Chiba, Naoki., Jackson, Steve., Hirai, Hajime.
Asia Sports Forum, 2004, Joint Work, Not refereed, Shiga University - The Rugby Player Drain from New Zealand to Japan
Chiba, Naoki., Jackson, Steve
Asia Sports Forum, 2004, Joint Work, Not refereed, Shiga University, Increasing globalisation has led to a variety of changes to, and pressures on, contemporary sport organizations (Harvey, Law & Cantelon, 2001). One particular consequence of globalisation has been the rising number of players who migrate from their home country to work/play in foreign countries (Chiba, 2004; Lanfranchi and Taylor, 2001). This problem has been especially significant in New Zealand rugby. Many New Zealand rugby players and coaches have recently moved to Britain, France, Italy, and Japan (Howitt and Haworth, 2002). These “player drains” may have long term consequences in relation to retaining top players and by default, top level competition within the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU). This study focuses specifically on the case of New Zealanders migrating to the Japanese Rugby Football Union. In 2002, there were a combined 98 foreign players in the first and second divisions of Japanese Rugby Football. Of these, almost half (48 players) were New Zealanders. Some players like Andrew McCormick and James Joseph were selected for the Japanese Rugby team in the 1999 World Cup Tournament. The migration of these players raises at least two key questions: (1) Why were New Zealanders attracted to Japan to play rugby? (2) What differences, conflicts and surprises did they encounter between New Zealand and Japan and their respective rugby football cultures? This study aims to gain first hand knowledge about the characteristics, motivations and experiences of New Zealand players in Japan. The study involved individual one-hour interviews with ten New Zealanders (including the six All Blacks) who played for top level clubs in NPC/Super 12 and were members of corporate teams in Japan. The content of the interviews included their migratory motivation and the differences in rugby football cultures between New Zealand and Japan. The preliminary results indicate that six players were motivated by lucrative contracts (including consecutive contracts and new cars and apartments) firstly, and three players were attracted by the opportunity to experience a distinctive culture. One player was motivated by several reasons, such as his wife’ approval, a good contract and opportunity to play with his friends from New Zealand. Furthermore, players indicate that there were many differences between New Zealand and Japan in terms of the systems and organization of rugby teams, human relationships and the methods of training. - Managing sport migration: The rugby player drain from New Zealand
Chiba, Naoki., Jackson, Steve.
9th Annual Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference, 2003, Joint Work, Not refereed, University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, Increasing globalisation has led to a variety of changes to and pressures on contemporary sport organizations (Donnelly, 1996; Harvey, Law & Cantelon, 2001; Silk & Jackson, 1999). One particular consequence of globalisation has been the rising number of players who migrate from their home country to work/play in foreign countries (Bale and Maguire, 1994; Lanfranchi and Taylor, 2001). This problem has been especially significant within New Zealand rugby. Many New Zealand rugby players and coaches have recently moved to Britain, France, Italy, and Japan (Howitt and Haworth, 2002). These “player drains” may have long term consequences in relation to retaining top players and by default, top level competition within the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU). This study focuses specifically on the case of New Zealanders migrating to the Japanese Rugby Football Union. In 2002, there were 98 foreign players in the first/second division of Japanese Rugby Football. Of these, almost half (48 players) were New Zealanders. Some players like Andrew McCormick or James Joseph were selected for the Japanese Rugby team in the 1999 World Cup Tournament. The migration of these players raises at least two key questions: (1) Why were New Zealanders attracted to go to Japan to play rugby? (2) What differences, conflicts and surprises did they encounter between New Zealand and Japan and their corresponding rugby football cultures? This study aims to gain first hand knowledge about the characteristics, motivations and experiences of New Zealand players in Japan. The study involved individual interviews with three New Zealanders who played for the All Blacks and were members of corporate teams in Japan in order to gain in-depth knowledge of the phenomenon. The content of the interviews included their migratory motivation, issues related to national identity, nature of the contracts with Japanese corporate teams and the differences of rugby football culture between New Zealand and Japan. The preliminary results indicated that players were motivated by attractive contracts and the opportunity to experience a distinctive culture. They indicated that there were many differences between New Zealand and Japan in terms of the systems and organization of rugby teams, human relationships and the methods of training. With respect to conflicts two New Zealand players who were of Pacific Island descent, felt some personal conflict in representing the New Zealand team. - Single Work, Not refereed
- Joint Work
- Sport Labor Migration Among the Professional Baseball Leagues in the Pacific Countries
Chiba, Naoki., Morino, Shinji
2000 Pre-Olympic Congress: International Congress on Sport Science, Sports Medicine, and Physical Education, Joint Work, Not refereed, Brisbane, Australia., Maguire (1996 a; 1996 b; 1998) has analyzed the migration of foreign born players in British Cricket and Ice Hockey, as well as that of professional soccer players in the European countries. With respect to labor migration among international baseball leagues, Klein (1989; 1994) examined the case between the Dominican Republic and the USA. Baseball developed as a competition in the middle of the 19th century in the USA and spread into the East Asian Countries (e.g. Japan, South Korea and Taiwan), the Caribbean, and Australia, all of which politically and historically have had close relationships with the USA. The descendants of baseball have recently made a pilgrimage to a holy place in the process of globalisation, because Major League Baseball (MLB) is the worldwide premier league, and the global political economy of baseball. Hideo Nomo (Japan) and Chan Ho Park (South Korea) from the East Asian Countries are all active in the MLB, yet baseball migrations in this area have received little attention. The purpose of this study is to examine the tendency of player’s migration among the Professional Baseball Leagues (the USA, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan) in the Pacific countries. It seems that the tendency of migration concerning international baseball players is influenced by the disparity of annual salaries, athletic level among each professional league, the historical and political relationship between their countries, and the influence of globalisation. - Single Work, Not refereed
- Operationalized Naturalization of Top Athletes in Japan
Chiba, Naoki., Ebihara, Osamu., Morino, Shinji
14th International Sociology of Sport Association Symposium, 1999, Joint Work, Not refereed, Hungary University in Budapest, Hungary. - Joint Work, Not refereed
- Joint Work, Not refereed
- Joint Work, Not refereed
Misc
- Black Lives Matter in American Sports: Only a Black Athlete Can Save Us Now
Grant Farred / Translation by Naoki Chiba
Hitsotsubashi annual of sport studies, 1, 11, 2024
Other Research Activities
Awards & Honors
Research Grants & Projects
- Comprehensive studies on the regonal transition of extracurricular sports activity in Japanese schools
2003, 2003, 2007, 23K10676 - Sports Labor Migration of Global Basketball, 2007, 2007, 2011, 19700514, In almost professional basketball leagues, the rate of foreign players in each league increased during this 10 years. In particular, we can apply world-system theory for explaining tendencies of player migrations based on countries of foreign players in the NBA. Every presidents in each league understood that basketball became a global sport.
- 2014, 2014, 2018, 26350806, This study seeks to examine the experiences and philosophy towards violence and disciplinary practices between Japanese and American coaches. According to a questionnaire survey of n=311 basketball coaches of Japan’s high school system, the number of coaches who committed violence reduced from 22.1% in 2012 to 5.5% since 2013. However, while the amount of ‘physical’ violence, such as ‘slapping’ and ‘hitting by fist’, decreased since 2013, some coaches admitted to using violent language and punishing players through by, for example, forcing them to run for more than 30 minutes. However, as a result of interviewing research with eight American coaches, another key finding is that while Japanese coaches tend to highlight errors in technique, American coaches have positive attitudes towards players.
- 2018, 2018, 2022, 18K10892
- Toyota Foundation
National/Ethnic Identity of Korean-Japanese Players in the Japanese Professional Soccer League, 2003, 2003, 2005, D03 - A - 591, Largely through migration, the population of foreign people in Japan has steadily increased. The largest proportion of foreigners are Koreans born in Japan. Notably, Koreans in Japan have faced discrimination across a range of fields in Japanese society including: education, employment, and sports. As a consequence while many Korean players have been very active in Japanese sports, they have careful about not disclosing their ethnicity. Since they are not distinguished from the Japanese in terms of their physical appearance, they are regarded as having an “invisible existence” in Japanese society. Thus, they appear to have multiple national/ethnic identities as a Korean-Japanese. This study focuses on Korean-Japanese players in order to understand and describe their national/ethnic identity and their unique experiences as professionals in the Japanese Soccer League. Qualitative research interviews will be adapted as a method for 6 soccer players. - New Zealand Rugby Football Association
2003, 2003, 2004, Increasing globalisation has led to a variety of changes to the pressures on contemporary sport organizations. One particular consequence of globalisation has been the rising number of players who migrate from their home country to work/play in foreign countries. This problem has been especially significant within New Zealand rugby. This study aims to gain first hand knowledge about the characteristics, motivations and experiences of New Zealand players in Japan. The study will involve both questionnaires and individual interviews in order to gain in-depth knowledge of the phenomenon. The specific target will be New Zealand players belonging to Japanese teams in the first/second division of the Japanese Rugby Football Association.