8, international spread

Although it is a general view to play soft tennis in a part of Japan and Asia, it is playing in fact not only in Asia but in the whole world. In recent years, the spread activities of soft tennis are positively performed especially in Europe, and it is being established mainly in case of East Europe. The "Asia tennis-played-with-a-soft-rubber-ball league" was established by three nations of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan in 1955.  The Asia championship by three-nation confrontation was held by the Asia tennis-played-with-a-soft-rubber-ball league in 1956 to 1973. Spread activities were started towards the United States of America in 1972. The international tennis-played-with-a-soft-rubber-ball league was established in 1975. The member nations at the time of foundation were Japan, South Korea, the Republic of China, Taiwan, the United States, Venezuela, Brazil, and Hong Kong. The first world championship was held in the American Hawaii state in the same year. The spread activities to Europe and African continents (rope etc.) start late in the 1970s. The spread activities to Europe will be the 21st century, and will begin to show a result at last. The Europe soft tennis league is also established and many tournaments are also held centering on East Europe.

The 13th world soft tennis championship (South Korea)

 The world championship held by quadrennial for the 13th world soft tennis championship counted 14 times in 2011. The 13th world championship held in South Korea and Anjo in September, 2007 also had the participation from a country and the area which amounts to 42 nations. Spread in Asian nations other than South Korea and Taiwan is also progressing at an increasing tempo, and the new Asia championship is held in Nagoya in 1988. The formal game of the Asian Games (ASIAN GAMES) which can be called Olympic Games of an Asian area from 1994 was held. The East Asian Game (EAST ASIAN GAMES) which can be called from 1997 Olympic Games of the East Asia area was accepted to be a formal game. The international junior soft tennis convention (INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR SOFT TENNISTOURNAMENT) which is International Convention according to age for a youth started in 2009. The first convention was held in Yokkaichi in December. The convention serves as a holding schedule in every two years. In 2011, soft tennis was adopted as the Southeast Asia game convention which is the Olympic Games of Southeast Asia as a formal game. (The 26th Southeast Asia game conventions SEA GAMES)

Reference：wikipedia, japan soft tennis association