Tactics, technique, star players, gameplay ... that's not the only thing that makes soccer interesting. This is an alternative soccer magazine that pursues the niche appeal of soccer.SHUKYU Magazine." The sixth issue of this biannual magazine has been released. The theme is "Russia.
In June 2018, photographer Kichoshomaru Shimamura and the editorial team visited five cities in Russia, the host of the World Cup, and saw a Russia that they could not have known only from information from the media and social networking sites.
This "RUSSIA ISSUE" is produced from a different perspective than the soccer magazines titled so-called "World Cup Specials.
The supporters gathered at the stadium, the locals, and the city, all photographed by Kichijomaru and compiled over 40 pages of Russian scenery, made him think about social themes such as race, immigration, and gender through the social phenomenon of the World Cup, which is the focus of attention around the world.
The book also includes World Cup episodes and beautiful visual pages by independent and active football communities from around the world, which have been garnering a great deal of attention recently, and offers a variety of perspectives.
Check out the featured content below.
Soccer is inseparable from the country and society in which it is played, as is evident in stories about Japan's lack of strikers due to its national character and the high percentage of immigrants in the French national team, which won the championship.
. The days of simply being enthusiastic about sports have passed. From now on, how we perceive sports, which are connected to society, may be one way sports fans should be.
Text_Shinri Kobayashi
SHUKYU Magazine 6 "RUSSIA ISSUE
Price: ¥1,500 + tax
Specifications: B5 / 128 pages / English translation booklet included
Published by SHUKYU
http://shukyumagazine.com
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Football Phenomenon (Photo: Kishomaru Shimamura)
Wold Cup Girls (Photo: Thomas Mandl)
Russia World Cup Archive (Photo: Gottingham)
World Cup in Pattern (Illustration: Soccer Pattern))
VAR (Illustration: CITY BOYS FC)
MATCHDAY -2018 FIFA World Cup Russia- (Photo: Ryu Felker)
Our World Cup (COPA90 / Chinatown Soccer Club / Le Ballon FC / SOHO WARRIORS etc))
The World Cup for immigrants living in Rome (Photo: Matteo de Mayda)
Technology" at a Turning Point (Text: Hiroki Ogasawara)
What is the proper relationship between soccer and politics? (Text: Motoko Jitsukawa) Justin Carr / Barber supporting the England national team Sophie Cook / First transgender photographer in the Premier League
Paris in jubilation (Photo: Nam Kunn)
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Stadium Spirits vol.4 -Sapporo Dome- (Photos and text by Hiroshi Eguchi)
Japan Football Archive vol.5 (Photo: Gottingham)
