Editing Rhythmic gymnastics (section)

==== Internationalization ====
Competitors from other countries have been included during the men's event at the All-Japan Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships several times; in 2003, gymnasts came from Malaysia, South Korea, Canada, and the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2003 |title=第５６回全日本新体操選手権大会 |trans-title=56th All-Japan Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships |url=https://www.jpn-gym.or.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/03r_na.pdf |website=Japan Gymnastics Association |language=ja }}</ref> The 2005 Championships also included competitors from Australia, Russia, and Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2005 |title=第58回 全日本新体操選手権大会 |trans-title=58th All-Japan Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships |url=https://www.jpn-gym.or.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/05r_na.pdf |website=Japan Gymnastics Association |language=ja }}</ref> In 2021, Russia began holding a national men's rhythmic gymnastics championships.<ref name=":19" />

In 2013, the Aomori University Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics Team collaborated with renowned Japanese fashion designer [[Issey Miyake]] and American choreographer [[Daniel Ezralow]] (Spiderman, Cirque du Soleil) to create a one-hour contemporary performance, "Flying Bodies, Soaring Spirits," that featured all 27 Aomori men's rhythmic gymnasts outfitted in Miyake's signature costumes. Held July 18, 2013 at [[Yoyogi National Gymnasium|Yoyogi National Stadium]] in Tokyo, the show drew an audience of 2,600. "Flying Bodies" was also captured in a 78-minute documentary by director [[Hiroyuki Nakano]] that follows the coaches, gymnasts and creative team for the three months leading up to the performance.<ref name=":20" /> Men's rhythmic gymnasts from [[Aomori University]] also performed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony]].<ref name=":15" />