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Dragan Stojkovic

Dragan Stojkovic

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows Nagoya Grampus members tossing coach Dragan Stojkovic into the air after winning the J-League first division soccer title at Hiratsuka Stadium in Kanagawa Prefecture in November 2010. Nagoya Grampus said on Oct. 3, 2013, that the former Yugoslavia midfielder will leave the team after his current deal as manager expires at the end of the season.

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Nagoya supporters celebrate Grampus' 1st J-League title

Nagoya supporters celebrate Grampus' 1st J-League title

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus player Danilson (front) shakes hands with supporters as they celebrate the soccer team's first J-League title at Hiratsuka Stadium in Kanagawa Prefecture on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (R) and Akio Toyoda (L), president of the club's major sponsor Toyota Motor Corp., hold up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League after Nagoya beat Shonan Bellmare 1-0 at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (C) holds up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (C) holds up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka (R) hugs goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki to celebrate their club's first win of the champion's title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Supporters of Nagoya Grampus celebrate seeing the first victory for the club of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic pumps his fists to celebrate with staffers his club's first win of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (C) holds up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic is tossed in the air to celebrate his club's first win of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus midfielder Keiji Tamada scores with a header the club's opener against Shonan Bellmare in the 66th minute of a J-League match at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010. Nagoya won 1-0 and clinched the champion's title of the professional league for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic is tossed in the air to celebrate his club's first win of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0.

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus midfielder Keiji Tamada scores with a header the club's opener against Shonan Bellmare in the 66th minute of a J-League match at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010. Nagoya won 1-0 and clinched the champion's title of the professional league for the first time since its establishment in 1991.

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Wedding ceremony with dolphin show

Wedding ceremony with dolphin show

TOKYO, Japan - A couple holds a wedding ceremony at the Epson Shinagawa Aqua Stadium in Tokyo with a dolphin show attended by 800 relatives and spectators. Seven dolphins frolic as the couple -- Takayuki Hiratsuka, 39, of Yokohama, and Tomoyo Okamura, 32, of Tokyo -- exchange marital vows in front of the dolphin pool.

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Evans hits an RBI single

Evans hits an RBI single

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Tom Evans of the Hanshin Tigers hits an RBI single off Yokohama Baystars starter Shane Bowers with two bases loaded with one out in the top of the fourth inning at Hiratsuka Stadium on July 12.

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J-League football

J-League football

Yokohama F Marinos' Daizen Maeda (2nd from L) scores a goal during the second half of a J-League football match against Shonan Bellmare on Oct. 1, 2021, at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Hiratsuka, eastern Japan.

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Evans hits an RBI single

Evans hits an RBI single

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Tom Evans of the Hanshin Tigers hits an RBI single off Yokohama Baystars starter Shane Bowers with two bases loaded with one out in the top of the fourth inning at Hiratsuka Stadium on July 12.

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Shonan, Kofu players tussle for ball in J-League match

Shonan, Kofu players tussle for ball in J-League match

Shonan Bellmare center back Wataru Endo (R) and Ventforet Kofu defender Yuki Tsuchiya compete to head the ball in the second half of a J-League Division 1 game at the BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, southwest of Tokyo, on July 19, 2015. Kofu won 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bellmare down Grampus 2-1 in J-League

Bellmare down Grampus 2-1 in J-League

Kaoru Takayama (L) of Shonan Bellmare unleashes a shot during the first half of a J-League second-stage match against Nagoya Grampus at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 11, 2015. Shonan won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong quake hits Kanto region including Tokyo

Strong quake hits Kanto region including Tokyo

A J-League first division game between Shonan Bellmare and Sanfrecce Hiroshima at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, is temporarily suspended on May 30, 2015, as a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.5 shook the Kanto region including Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong quake hits Kanto region including Tokyo

Strong quake hits Kanto region including Tokyo

Audiences of a J-League first division game between Shonan Bellmare and Sanfrecce Hiroshima at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, have anxious looks on May 30, 2015, as a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.5 shook the Kanto region including Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong quake hits Kanto region including Tokyo

Strong quake hits Kanto region including Tokyo

Audiences of a J-League first division game between Shonan Bellmare and Sanfrecce Hiroshima at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, have anxious looks on May 30, 2015, as a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.5 shook the Kanto region including Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wedding ceremony with dolphin show

Wedding ceremony with dolphin show

TOKYO, Japan - A couple holds a wedding ceremony at the Epson Shinagawa Aqua Stadium in Tokyo with a dolphin show attended by 800 relatives and spectators. Seven dolphins frolic as the couple -- Takayuki Hiratsuka, 39, of Yokohama, and Tomoyo Okamura, 32, of Tokyo -- exchange marital vows in front of the dolphin pool. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya supporters celebrate Grampus' 1st J-League title

Nagoya supporters celebrate Grampus' 1st J-League title

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus player Danilson (front) shakes hands with supporters as they celebrate the soccer team's first J-League title at Hiratsuka Stadium in Kanagawa Prefecture on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus midfielder Keiji Tamada scores with a header the club's opener against Shonan Bellmare in the 66th minute of a J-League match at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010. Nagoya won 1-0 and clinched the champion's title of the professional league for the first time since its establishment in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus midfielder Keiji Tamada scores with a header the club's opener against Shonan Bellmare in the 66th minute of a J-League match at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010. Nagoya won 1-0 and clinched the champion's title of the professional league for the first time since its establishment in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka (R) hugs goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki to celebrate their club's first win of the champion's title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (C) holds up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (R) and Akio Toyoda (L), president of the club's major sponsor Toyota Motor Corp., hold up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League after Nagoya beat Shonan Bellmare 1-0 at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Supporters of Nagoya Grampus celebrate seeing the first victory for the club of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (C) holds up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic (C) holds up the trophy of the champion of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. Nagoya won the title for the first time since its establishment in 1991. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic is tossed in the air to celebrate his club's first win of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic pumps his fists to celebrate with staffers his club's first win of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Nagoya win 1st J-League title

Nagoya win 1st J-League title

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic is tossed in the air to celebrate his club's first win of the champion title of the professional soccer J-League at Hiratsuka Stadium on Nov. 20, 2010, after beating Shonan Bellmare 1-0. (Kyodo)

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Japan eases virus rule to allow more people at sports, movie venues

Japan eases virus rule to allow more people at sports, movie venues

A supporter has his temperature checked ahead of a J-League football game at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2020. Japan relaxed a rule limiting the size of crowds at pro sports games, movie theaters and other events the same day in yet another sign of a gradual return to social and economic activities at pre-coronavirus levels.

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Football: J-League top flight resumes after virus delay

Football: J-League top flight resumes after virus delay

Photo taken July 4, 2020, shows Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka near Tokyo, ahead of a J-League first division game behind closed doors between Shonan Bellmare and Vegalta Sendai. The J1 resumed the same day after a roughly four-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Football: J-League top flight resumes after virus delay

Football: J-League top flight resumes after virus delay

Cutouts of Shonan Bellmare football club supporters are placed on seats ahead of a J-League first division game behind closed doors against Vegalta Sendai at Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka, near Tokyo, on July 4, 2020. The J1 resumed the same day after a roughly four-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Football: J-League season opener

Football: J-League season opener

Urawa Reds celebrate after a 3-2 win away to Shonan Bellmare in the J-League season-opening match at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, Japan, on Feb. 21, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: J-League season opener

Football: J-League season opener

Takahiro Sekine (41) scores the winner during the second half of Urawa Reds' 3-2 win away to Shonan Bellmare in the J-League season-opening match at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, Japan, on Feb. 21, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: J-League season opener

Football: J-League season opener

Takahiro Sekine celebrates after scoring the winner during the second half of Urawa Reds' 3-2 win away to Shonan Bellmare in the J-League season-opening match at BMW Stadium in Hiratsuka, Japan, on Feb. 21, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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