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Nakai, Takashi; Metzler, Michael W. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2005
This article features the standards and practice for K-12 physical education in Japan. Physical education in Japan has many similarities to, and differences with, programs in the United States. Many of the main objectives for the school curriculum are the same; both systems promote major outcomes related to fitness and lifelong sport and physical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Education, Physical Fitness