1. Introduction -- Section 1: Local Leisure, Meaning and Resistance -- 2. Sexlessness among Contemporary Japanese Couples; Alice Pacher -- 3. Singing Group: The Playful Present in Health Promotion; Miraíra Noal Manfroi et al. -- 4. Celebration of Ramadam: The Case of Turkey; Zuhal Yonca Odabas and Günnur Ertong Attar -- 5. Youth's Well-Being and Leisure Time: An International Perspective; Anju Beniwal -- Section 2: Virtual Leisure and Pop Culture -- 6. Japanese Idol Culture for 'Contents Tourism' and Regional Revitilization: A Case Study of Regional Idols; Yuki Takima -- 7. Being There and Being Someone Else: Leisure and Identity in the Age of Virtual Reality; Jonathan Harth -- 8. Video Games in the Family Context: How do Digital Media Influence the Relation Between Children and Their Parents?; Damian Gałuszka -- 9. Projecting Gender, Sexuality Through the Nigerian Music Industry; Aretha Oluwakemi Asakitikpi -- 10. Doing Manga as Leisure and Its Meaning and Purpose: The Case of Japanese Female Manga Fans called Fujoshi; Hiromi Tanaka and Saori Ishida -- Section 3: Global Leisure and Responses -- 11. The Globalization of Comic-Con and the Sacralization of Popular Culture; Michael A. Elliot -- 12. Verification of Leisure and Practical Environmental Education in Japan; Munehiko Asamizu -- 13. Internalizing Serious Leisure to Enhance Well-Being in Adventure Recreation; KoFan Lee -- 14. Leisure and Meaning-Making: The Pursuit of a Meaningful Life through Leisure; Yoshitaka Iwasaki -- 15. Conclusion.