East Asian Games (Japan)
east asian game japanese 東亜競技大会 tōa kyōgi taikai also known asian development game japanese 興亜競技大会 kōa kyōgi taikai multisport event organized japan association athletics federation jaaa game meant replacement cancelled far eastern championship game summer olympics originally hosted japan also served propaganda tool japan japan participant far eastern championship game since inception member far eastern athletic association feaa since aim organization every east asian country join attempt made japan manchukuo join rejected china also member feaa leading organization dissolution japan philippine established oriental sport association japanese 東洋体育協会 tōyō taiiku kyōkai osa planned two tournament known oriental game japanese 東洋選手権 tōyō senshuken one tokyo manila cancelled result second sino–japanese war philippine manchukuo drawn back series action japan manchukuo formally joined osa manchukuo athletic association japanese 大満州国体育連盟 created philippine felt resentment establishing oriental association aim peace east negotiation government promised independence thought getting involved oriental game problematic international perspective would disadvantageous future negotiation hand japan aiming bid summer olympics existence osa would disadvantageous effect bid olympics addition although movement allow china osa specific offer made even tokyo olympics officially decided july progress toward holding olympic game difference interest among sport group toward oriental game japan china refusal join oriental association philippine declaration nonparticipation first game top manchuria requested participation tokyo olympics rejected japanese side would develop political problem second sinojapanese war broke july ichirō kōno member imperial diet immediately requested olympics forfeited also cancelled tokyo game led planning new competition would culminate tournament japan manchukuo china nanjing time manchukuo china positive view sport could effectively used diplomatic tool thus showing enthusiasm idea since china could organize team could participate competition decided would held invitational tournament event hosted xinjing various stadium built part national sport complex result japan–manchuria–china friendship game japanese 日満華交歓競技大会 nichiman hana kōkan kyōgi taikai began opening ceremony august although weather condition meant competition began next day despite gesture event marked terrible weather condition rain poured throughout tournament four sport track field basketball volleyball soccer swimming baseball martial art gymnastics sport popular japan implemented manchurian team particularly excited baseball due tokyo big baseball league refusal participate sport take place china participate volleyball leaving japan manchukuo play remaining three sport one feature three team focus tournament well manchukuo china could compete japan soccer highlight tournament due north china place soccer flourished china nine consecutive victory far eastern championship game manchukuo soccer national sport japan strengthened team defeating swedish team berlin olympics result tough fight expected end japan game scoring team brawl match japan china japan basketball volleyball game track field despite unexpected performance china japan finished first manchukuo finished second manchuria based founding principle five race one union similar chinese principle tournament manchurian korean caucasian group harmonious team manchurian audience found rooting chinese team instead manchurian one despite political use tournament fact team made chinese player result revealed different reality among mainland chinese addition tournament tournament korea participated addition manchuria china held athlete side tournament part series competition november osa dissolved greater east asia athletic association newly established membership japan manchukuo philippine china thailand burma june decided east asian game would held japan substitute cancelled tokyo olympics part celebration commemorating th anniversary ascension emperor jimmu thus establishment japanese empire japan promoted new position east asia sport system source suggest tournament advanced version game de facto second east asian game result first time ten year since th far eastern championship game international competition held japan country participated tournament held twice manchukuo china mengjiang strong tie japan philippine hawaii territory united state nevertheless japanese immigrant hawaii participated tournament east asian game japanese 東亜競技大会 officially east asian game year japanese 紀元二千六百年奉祝東亜競技大会 held june different country participated event athlete attending besides participating country foreigner residing japan excluding manchu korean chinese allowed participate foreign resident game divided two tournament one tokyo held june second one kansai region held june besides regular sport event demonstration archery mongolian sumo also held game officially declared open yasuhito younger brother hirohito june opening ceremony meiji jingu gaien stadium tokyo similar game berlin event reportedly used japan strengthen interasian relation promote war effort seen article published time one issue shashin shūhō referred second sino–japanese war holy war japanese 聖戦 seisen emblem flag featured designed event featured figure number overlaid top number represented celebration emperor jimmu also alluded cancelled olympic event digit design reminiscent olympic ring japanese athlete individual track field event japan took first place team event baseball described popular sport event asahi sport sunday mainichi also highlighted rivalry japanese philippine team ended first second place tournament respectively japan national team featured one korean player kim wonkwon japanese 金源権 manchuria national team featured player japanese russian descent tokyo meiji shrine outer garden meiji jingu gaien stadium opening closing ceremony performance competition athletics cycling track football rugby hockey meiji jingu gaien sumo hall basketball volleyball meiji jingu stadium baseball nippon seinenkan wrestling denen coliseum tennis ōmiya velodrome bicycle track kyoritsu auditorium table tennis hibiya park soft tennis yokohama kominato yacht katase ōiso odawara bicycle road kansai kashihara kashihara jingu gaien outdoor public hall opening ceremony closing ceremony soft tennis basketball kashihara stadium athletics handball volleyball construction hall table tennis koshien koshien bicycle koshien international club tennis koshien stadium baseball minami koshien football kōshienhama yacht hanazono rugby stadium sanadayama park japan china nanking hawaii manchukuo mengjiang philippine thailand withdrew following table show original schedule baseball tennis competition kansai tournament cancelled due rain athletics baseball basketball boxing cycling equestrian field hockey football handball rugby union sailing soft tennis swimming table tennis tennis volleyball wrestling east asian game japanese 東亜競技大会 officially east asian game th anniversary manchukuo celebration japanese 満州国建国十周年慶祝東亜競技大会 held xinjing august – commemorate th anniversary establishment manchukuo four country around athlete participated event football match japan korea played keijō august although match relation tournament disputed winter tournament also held february – japan manchukuo participated athlete ski competition held february year combined kwantung army winter training tournament compared past competition manchurian team although actually japanese prominent competition opening ceremony held presence emperor kangde tournament held outbreak pacific war summer national sport complex xinjing winter shinkyo kodama park ice slide ice sport tonghua nanshan ski resort ski competition japan china nanking manchukuo mengjiang far eastern championship game greater east asia coprosperity sphere fifa world cup summer olympics game new emerging force irie katsumi 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