Shushō – Masami Ihara
Calm and steady, but ready to battle: the first captain for Japan at a FIFA World Cup had to be a balanced guy like Masami Ihara.
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Pitch-Term Memory: Japan v. Argentina (1998)
It’s a sunny day in Toulouse, France – and it couldn’t be different: Japan are playing their first-ever match at the FIFA World Cup.
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Black and Blue
Takashi Usami could have been so much more, but his career hasn’t been done with reserving him surprises.
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Mr. Sakka
Yasuhito Endo was and will be the main landmark of J.League. We won’t see another one of his kind.
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One-of-a-Kind
The 2019 Copa América saw Japan bringing a super-young squad to the competition. Ryosuke Kojima was there, and now he’s one of the best keepers in J1.
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Lost Treasures – Yōichirō Kakitani
The first year without any J1 goal reminded us of what Yōichirō Kakitani could have been (and he hasn’t been).
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