Add to ORKGNakamura (nee: Kasai) Masae (July 14, 1933 – October 3, 2013) was Captain of the Japanese women’s volleyball team, popularly nicknamed the “Oriental Witches” (Tōyō no Majo) that won the Gold Medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. This victory propelled Kasai into the Japanese media spotlight and she spent the remainder of her life actively promoting the sport. Kasai was an instrumental figure in the emergence of volleyball as a popular sport for women of all age groups across Japan. Following an interview I did with her in May 2012, Kasai sadly and unexpectedly passed away in October 2013. This article reflects on her remarkable life, her commitment to the sport of volleyball, and her legacy as one of Japan’s most famous sporting person...
Citizens of a country swell with pride whenever they talk about their homeland’s sport legends. Such...
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Black and white photograph of Rice Institute Owls tennis player Kathryn Pearson Keating, accompanied...
Nakamura (nee: Kasai) Masae (July 14, 1933 – October 3, 2013) was Captain of the Japanese women’s v...
This feature reflects on the gold medal victory for the Japanese women’s volleyball team at the 1964...
At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics the Japanese women’s volleyball team, nicknamed the ‘Witches of the Orien...
At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese women’s volleyball won the gold medal, which in many ways c...
P(論文)In this article, we traced and analysed the development of the Volleyball Movement in Asa Distr...
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Citizens of a country swell with pride whenever they talk about their homeland’s sport legends. Such...
Soccer, the sport highlighted in my dissertation, gained popularity in Japan in the final heady days...
Black and white photograph of Rice Institute Owls tennis player Kathryn Pearson Keating, accompanied...
Nakamura (nee: Kasai) Masae (July 14, 1933 – October 3, 2013) was Captain of the Japanese women’s v...
This feature reflects on the gold medal victory for the Japanese women’s volleyball team at the 1964...
At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics the Japanese women’s volleyball team, nicknamed the ‘Witches of the Orien...
At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese women’s volleyball won the gold medal, which in many ways c...
P(論文)In this article, we traced and analysed the development of the Volleyball Movement in Asa Distr...
In the 1928 Summer Olympics, Hitomi Kinue won the silver medal in the 800-meter run, marking the fir...
The first Olympic Games of the 21st century were held in its birthplace, Athens, last August. The ra...
Guest blog by Dr. Edwards remarking on the historical context of the Japanese National Team\u27s Vic...
A former Kakaako coach talks of his involvement in community recreational and social activities, and...
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available ...
Yale CEAS Occasional Publication Series - Volume 1 Sports in Japan have long been embedded in commun...
In February 2020,we published "The Birth of the Women's Network:The Establishment and Activities of ...
Citizens of a country swell with pride whenever they talk about their homeland’s sport legends. Such...
Soccer, the sport highlighted in my dissertation, gained popularity in Japan in the final heady days...
Black and white photograph of Rice Institute Owls tennis player Kathryn Pearson Keating, accompanied...