Junji Ogura

SOCCER/ Japan coach Zaccheroni given contract...
Alberto Zaccheroni (The Asahi Shimbun)
The Japan Football Association has extended the contract of national team coach Alberto Zaccheroni through the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.
SOCCER/ Japan opts out of 2013-14 Club World Cups
Japan will not bid for the Club World Cup in 2013 and 2014 to give the country a better chance of staging major women's tournaments.
SOCCER/ England presents Japan with re-creation of...
The Asahi Shimbun reports on March 12, 1919, that a silver cup was presented to Japan by England's FA. (The Asahi Shimbun)
In 1919, the English Football Association presented Japan with a silver soccer trophy that led to the founding of the Japan Football Association two years later.
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