Abstract
In this study, I focus on responsibility of supporters of Urawa Reds and Shimizu S-Pulse in the behind-closed-doors game of Urawa Reds versus Shimizu S-Pulse and aiming to clarify the issue of the behind-closed-doors game. Mainly on four following points by Omine and Tomozoe (2014), collective responsibility of supporters of Urawa Reds and Shimizu S-Pulse were considered.
1. The individual of a group have an opportunity to oppose the practice without facing any serious risk or not.
2. The individual of a group have an opportunity to oppose the practice by appealing to the knowledge readily available to its members or not.
3. The individual of a group have an opportunity to oppose the practice in the sense that doing so would be completely futile or not.
4. The individual of a group accept the practice without opposing it or not.
As a result, supporters of Urawa Reds were different in responsibility depending on the viewpoints, but the point that responsibility is shouldered to the act of racial discrimination by certain supporters of Urawa Reds made it clear. On the other hand, the point that supporters of Shimizu S-Pulse have no responsibility for the act of racial discrimination by certain supporters of Urawa Reds made it clear. Therefore, it was concluded that the behind-closed-doors game was the disposal to which J. League sacrifices the minority who doesn't shoulder the responsibility.
