The Nippon Foundation SPOGOMI World Cup 2025 ConfirmedNumber of participating countries grows to over 30

In response to the increasingly severe global problem of marine debris, The Nippon Foundation has announced that it plans to hold a world championship (World Cup) for “SPOGOMI,” a sport that originated in Japan and turns trash collection into a competition. This will be the second tournament, following the first one held in 2023. A press conference announcing the event was held on October 1, 2024. For this second tournament, qualifying competitions are planned in all 47 prefectures of Japan, to be followed by an All-Japan Championship. Preliminary competitions and national championships are also being planned in more than 30 countries overseas spanning six continents. Since the first tournament, the Foundation has received inquiries from interested people in many countries, leading to an increase in the number of participating countries for the second tournament. The final competition is scheduled to be held in Japan in October 2025.

For details regarding competition dates, application periods, and other items, please visit the SPOGOMI World Cup website.

Organizer	The Nippon Foundation
Date, time, and venue	To be announced on the website as the schedules and locations for preliminary and national qualifying competitions are confirmed.
Application period	Application guidelines for preliminary and national qualifying competitions will be posted on the website.
Participation fee	None