Sport Athletes. Who do Japanese like?

Ichiro

The Sasakawa Sports Foundation revealed the result of survey about "favorite sport athlete" targeted Japanese over 20 years old.
1,527 out of 2,000 respondents chose only one favorite athlete of them.

1: Ichiro (baseball)
2: Mao Asada (figure skate)
3: Ryo Ishikawa (golf)


イチローが１番人気＝スポーツ世論調査　―時事ドットコム
http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2012092801012

London Olympic medalists paraded through Ginza

Parade in Ginza

In August 20th, 71 Japanese medalists of 2012 London Olympics on the roof of buses paraded streets of Ginza, Tokyo. Approximately 500,000 spectators crowded around them celebrating their achievements.
The buses proceeded 1km on the street for 20 minutes.


-FACTS-
It was the first time for all Japanese Olympic medalists gathered together to have parade.


五輪メダリスト７１人、銀座をパレード　沿道５０万人　―朝日新聞デジタル
http://www.asahi.com/sports/update/0820/TKY201208200149.html



●2012 London Olympic Game: Japan acquired 38 medals

The Open and the results of recent Japanese players

Ryo Ishikawa at the Royal Lytham & St Ann's

In last five years, 7 out of 35 or 20 percent of Japanese golf players who played at The Open Championship advanced to the final round(the fourth day) while 22 out of 68 or 32.3 percent did in last 10 years.
This year, Yoshinori Fujimoto and Toshinori Muto out of 8 Japanese players made it to the final round. However Ryo Ishikawa, the top of all Japanese players, the official world ranking of 68 failed to make the cut two years in a row.


予選突破、わずか２割　全英オープンの高い壁　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZZO44361440R30C12A7000000/

London 2012 Olympics, which players gather Japanese attention?

Homare Sawa, "Nadeshiko Japan" Japanese Women's Football Team


Which Olympic Game players and teams do Japanese pay attention to?

1: Nadeshiko Japan(Japanese Women's Football Team)
2: Kosuke Kitajima(Men's Breaststroke 100m/200m)
3: Kohei Uchimura and Japanese Gymnastics Team
4: Japanese Men's Football Team
5: Murofushi Koji(Men's Hammer Throw)
6: Saori Yoshida and Kaori Icho(Women's Wrestling)
7: Japanese Women's Volleyball Team
8: Japanese Swimmers
9: Japanese Women's Table Tennis Players
10:Usain Bolt(Men's 100m)


The research was conducted on the internet by Nikkei Inc. acquired 1,030(515 male + 515 female) valid responses.


「なでしこ」が１位　ロンドン五輪の注目度ランキング
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZZO44215410X20C12A7000000/