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The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference of actual situations and consciousness between Japanese and Frence Judo participants in order to clarify the cause of decining Japanese Judo participants A questionnaire containing ten items about popularezing Judo was conducted on two hundred and fourteen Japanese and one haundred and fifty-seven Frence Judo participants. Analyzing the data statistically, the following results were obtained:
1. French Judo participants began Judo with more positive motivation, at an earlier age and had a better image about Judo than Japanese.
2. French Judo participants were taught with various better ideas and enjoyed Judo practice more than Japanese.
3. French Judo participants practiced Judo fiwer time and played more kinds of sports than japanese.
4. French Judo participants knew their Judo Federation and its activity better than Japanese.
5. French Judo participants wanted to be involved with Judo for longer and make theie own children play Judo more than Japanese. In addition, the relationship among obtained factors that contribute to popularize Judo, were investigated with an arrow diagram.
