2019 Volume 29 Issue 3 Pages 3_199-3_209
The purpose of this study was to investigate the structure and characteristics of Japanese industry for upgrading the Japanese Sport Satellite Account (SSA) created by the Development Bank of Japan while clarifying the relationship between the Vilnius Definition of Sport, which is conducted in EU, and the classification of Japan’ s input/output (IO) table. The data was collected from the report of Japanese SSA, based on the Japanese IO table, and then a comparison of the Vilnius definition of Sport and its IO table classification was made. The data from every classification are shown in detail. The results of this study reveal that the Japanese sport industry generated a Gross Value Added (GVA) of 6.6 trillion yen in 2011, 6.3 trillion yen in 2012, 6.6 trillion yen in 2013, and 6.7 trillion yen in 2014. In addition, considering the structure of the Japanese SSA with the sport sector, the distribution sector and the input sector were shown to be effective in this study. As a result, Japan′s IO table classification was widely accepted, according to the goods and services of the Vilnius Definition. In fact, the sport sector contributed 70% of the whole Japanese sport industry, the distribution was 15%, and the remaining contribution was made by the input sector. Therefore, 1 trillion yen was produced in the upstream (the input sector) of producing sports goods and services. The main stream (the sport sector) generated around 4.5 to 4.7 trillion yen. Finally, 1 trillion yen was generated in the distribution of the sports goods and services (the distribution sector). Furthermore, looking at each classification in the Japanese sport industry, “sports activities”, “education”, “retail” and “wholesale trade” were bigger than others.
