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FINDINGS FROM A STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS IN SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE AND SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON, SUGGEST THAT THERE ARE TWO BASIC TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS IN JAPAN. IN CONTRAST TO THEIR U.S. COUNTERPARTS, MOST JAPANESE ENVIRONMENTALISTS CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS LESS CONCERNED ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCE SCARCITIES, AND THE DANGERS OF RAMPANT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. HOWEVER, THE MOST ACTIVE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AMONG THEM ARE VERY MUCH LIKE THE VANGUARD ENVIRONMENTALISTS FOUND IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ABILITY OF JAPANESE ENVIRONMENTALIST LEADERS TO MOBILIZE RANK-AND-FILE MEMBERS IS EXPLAINED IN TERMS OF THE VICTIM COMPENSATION (VERSUS PRESERVATION OF NATURE) ORIENTATION OF JAPANESE ENVIRONMENTALISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, PLUS THE LOCALISTIC CHARACTER OF JAPANESE POLITICS.

Background/Objective: The momentum to promote physical activity (PA) by various government agencies such as the Japan Sports Agency established in 2015, academic organizations, and companies is increasing towards the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The goal of the 2018 Japan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is to assess and track levels of health behaviors related to PA in Japanese children and youth, facilitators and barriers for PA, and related health outcomes. Methods: Nationally representative data were used to score the indicators. Results: The 2018 Japan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth consists of health behaviors and outcomes (7 indicators), and influences on health behaviors (4 indicators). The key four health behaviors and outcomes (Organized Sport Participation: B-; Active Transportation: A-; Physical fitness: A, Weight status: A) were favorable. Sedentary Behavior received C- grade, while 2 indicators (Overall Physical Activity, and Active Play) could not be graded. In the Influences domain, Family Influence and Community were graded as C-, while School (B+), Community and Environment (B-), and Government Strategies and Investments (B) were favorable. Conclusions: The 2018 Japan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth shows that Japanese children and youth have favorable levels of organized sport participation, active transportation to and from school, and physical fitness and weight status. Future nationally representative surveys on overall PA and active play are needed.