roller derby

Japanese: roller derby(英語表記)rollerderby
roller derby

...Roller skating became popular along with bicycles and jogging in the 1970s in the United States amid the ecology movement and growing interest in health, and roller discos were born. Roller derby, a show sport in which professional skaters roller skate in the same direction and overtake each other, also became popular. It is said that roller skating was introduced to Japan around 1877, but it began to take off in earnest when a skating rink was opened in Kanda, Tokyo in 1895.

*Some of the terms that refer to "roller derby" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ローラースケートは1970年代のアメリカのエコロジー運動や健康への関心の高まりのなかで,自転車,ジョギングとならんでブームとなり,ローラーディスコなども生まれた。また,プロ選手がローラースケートで同方向を回りながら追い抜き合うショースポーツのローラーゲーム(roller derby)が盛んに行われた。 日本へは1877年ころ紹介されたというが,95年に東京神田にスケート場ができたのが本格化の始まりである。…

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