Commentary by Hank F. Miller Jr.
October 10, Sports Day :
It was added to the list of national holidays in Japan in 1966 to commemorate the 1964 Olympic Games.It was on October 10, 1964.That date was chosen because that was when the opening of the 18th Summer Olympic Games. The games were held at the national stadium in Tokyo.
There is nothing more important than good health. In fact ,both physical and mental health is most valuable treasures to all of us. Sports Day is designated to make people aware of the importance of health and to urge them to developed healthy bodies and healthy minds through taking part in sports and socializing together.
Both public and private organizations throughout the country sponsor a number of sporting events on October 10 th so people, both young and old,men and women, can take part in them.
Partly because of such efforts on the part of the central and regional governments and partly because of people getting increasingly health-conscious,the number of Japanese who go in for sports has been constantly on the rise in recent years. While my children were attending kindergarten at St. Joseph\’s ,our sports day experience day started.
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