On June 26, the Japanese men's national team held an open training session. Fifteen players participated in this training camp, and it is expected that the team will play a training match against Chinese Taipei on July 8 and 9 with these members.
LASK's Keito Nakamura, who scored his first goal for Japan in a recent game against El Salvador in addition to his 14 goals and 7 assists in Austria, has become a hot name in the transfer market.
Kaoru Mitoma (26, Brighton), a midfielder for Japan's national soccer team, has expressed his mixed feelings about the current wave of media reports about him overseas.
The final episode of TBS Sunday Gekijo's "The Last Man" (Sundays at 9:00 pm), starring singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama and co-starring Hiroshi Oizumi as his buddy, was aired on the 25th, and its ending, which hints at a sequel, is attracting attention.
German second division club Holstein Kiel is close to acquiring Japan's Shuto Machino, who plays for Shonan Bellmare. The German "Kieler Nachrichten" reported.
Peru, who failed to qualify for the Qatar World Cup after losing to Australia in the intercontinental playoffs, but finished fifth in the strong South American qualifying round, will be a difficult opponent for Japan, who have a poor record against South American teams, as they drew one game and lost one at home to Uruguay and Colombia in the March series.
Midfielder Ao Tanaka of Bundesliga 2 side Fortuna Düsseldorf has informed the club that he wants to move on. Manager Klaus Allofs has confirmed this. Düsseldorf acquired him on loan from Kawasaki Frontale in the summer of 2021 with a buyout option, which he exercised the following summer.
In Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels crushed a two-run homer, helping his team pull off a come-from-behind victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Japanese tennis player Kato Miyu says the organizers of the French Open have rejected her appeal against disqualification from the women's doubles. She hit a ball girl with a shot that Kato says was unintentional.
On April 16, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested actor Kento Nagayama, 34, on suspicion of violating the Cannabis Control Law for possession of marijuana. Interviews with investigators revealed the following.
Japanese two-way baseball star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels hit two home runs on Monday, putting himself at the top of the American League for the number of homers.
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