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Soccer: Japan-Australia World Cup q'fier

SAITAMA, Japan, Aug. 31 Kyodo - Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (16) and Australia's Matthew Spiranovic (6) vie for the ball during the first half of a World Cup final-round qualifier at Saitama Stadium, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 31, 2017. Japan won 2-0 to qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

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World Cup players of Cerezo, Frontale receive flowers

OSAKA, Japan - Four members of Cerezo Osaka and Kasawaki Frontale who played in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil -- (from L) Yoshito Okubo (Frontale), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo), Yoichiro Kakitani (Cerezo) and Diego Forlan (Cerezo) -- receive bouquets of flowers before their J-League match at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. Kakitani left for Switzerland the following day to play for Basel.

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Japan end in 0-0 draw with Greece

NATAL, Brazil - Greece's Panagiotis Kone (C) makes a run while defended by Japan's Keisuke Honda (R) and Hotaru Yamaguchi during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, on June 19, 2014. Japan and Greece drew 0-0.

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Japan end in 0-0 draw with Greece

NATAL, Brazil - Greece's Panagiotis Kone (R) makes a run while defended by Japan's Keisuke Honda (C) and Hotaru Yamaguchi during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, on June 19, 2014. Japan and Greece drew 0-0.

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Japan end in 0-0 draw with Greece

NATAL, Brazil - Greece's Panagiotis Kone (R) battles for ball with Japan's Shinji Okazaki (C) and Hotaru Yamaguchi during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, on June 19, 2014. Japan and Greece drew 0-0.

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Japan's Honda celebrates goal vs Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan's Keisuke Honda celebrates his goal with teammate Hotaru Yamaguchi in the first half of a World Cup Group C match against Ivory Coast at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won the match 2-1.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Members of the Japan soccer national team pose for a photo before a World Cup Group C match against Ivory Coast at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. They are (front row, from L) Makoto Hasebe, Yuto Nagatomo, Atsuto Uchida, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa, and (back row, from L) Yuya Osako, Masato Morishige, Maya Yoshida, goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima and Keisuke Honda. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan at practice

ITU, Brazil - Yoshito Okubo (L) and Hotaru Yamaguchi practice during a Japan's training session in Itu, Brazil, on June 11, 2014, before their opening Group C game against Ivory Coast in the World Cup finals on June 14.

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Japan's Yamaguchi in action against Cyprus

SAITAMA, Japan - Hotaru Yamaguchi of Japan lines up a shot during the first half of a World Cup warm-up against Cyprus at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on May 27, 2014. Japan won 1-0.

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Japanese players look relaxed ahead of World Cup

IBUSUKI, Japan - Japanese players(from L) Toshihiro Aoyama, Shinji Okazaki, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Gotoku Sakai and Hotaru Yamaguchi take part in a training camp in Kagoshima Prefecture's Ibusuki in southwestern Japan, on May 21, 2014, ahead of the World Cup finals, which will open on June 12 in Brazil.

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Cerezo's Forlan, Kakitani, Yamaguchi before World Cup

OSAKA, Japan - Diego Forlan (L), Yoichiro Kakitani (C) and Hotaru Yamaguchi of Cerezo Osaka pose for photos in Osaka on May 14, 2014. The Japan World Cup squad members and Forlan, a member of Uruguay's provisional 25-man squad, pledged to do their best in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

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Yamaguchi plays in Cerezo's loss to China's Shandong

OSAKA, Japan - Cerezo Osaka captain Hotaru Yamaguchi (C) appears dazed after the J-League club yielded a second goal to China's Shandong Luneng in the first half of a Group E match of the Asian Champions League in Osaka, western Japan, on March 11, 2014. Cerezo lost 3-1.

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Japan midfielder Yamaguchi in action against NZ

TOKYO, Japan - Japan midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi (R) gets the better of a New Zealand opponent as Kesiuke Honda (L) looks on in the first half of a soccer friendly at the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 5, 2014. Japan won 4-2.

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Cerezo Osaka manager meets press before ACL match

POHANG, South Korea - Japanese professional soccer league Division 1 club Cerezo Osaka's manager Ranko Popovic (L) and midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi speak at a press conference in Pohang, South Korea, on Feb. 24, 2014, on the eve of the team's Asian Champions League match against the Pohang Steelers.

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No medal for Japan men's soccer team after losing to S. Korea

CARDIFF, Wales - South Korea's Park Chu Young (L) scores the opening goal against Japan during the first half of the men's soccer bronze medal match at Millennium Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 10, 2012. At center is Japan's captain Maya Yoshida and at right is Hotaru Yamaguchi. South Korea beat Japan 2-0.

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Japan lose to Mexico in men's semifinal

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yuki Otsu (7) celebrates with Daisuke Suzuki (13), Hiroki Sakai (4) and Hotaru Yamaguchi after scoring the team's opening goal during the first half of a men's soccer semifinal match against Mexico at Wembley Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan lost to Mexico 3-1 and failed to advance to the final.

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Japan lose to Mexico in men's semifinal

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (R) vies for the ball with Mexico's Javier Aquino during the first half of a men's soccer semifinal at Wembley Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan lost to Mexico 3-1 and failed to advance to the final.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan Olympic soccer team players (from L) Daisuke Suzuki, Maya Yoshida, Yuki Otsu, Hotaru Yamaguchi and Yuhei Tokunaga celebrate after beating Egypt 3-0 in a London 2012 Olympic quarterfinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan Olympic soccer team players (from L) Shuichi Gonda, Manabu Saito, Yuhei Tokunaga, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Keigo Higashi, Gotoku Sakai and Daisuke Suzuki wave to fans after beating Egypt 3-0 in a London 2012 quarterfinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan captain Maya Yoshida (5) hugs goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda after beating Egypt 3-0 in a London 2012 men's Olympic soccer quarterfinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. At left is Yuhei Tokunaga and at right is Hotaru Yamaguchi.

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Japan shock Spain in men's soccer for historic victory

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japan national team players (from R) Kazuya Yamamura, Maya Yoshida and Hotaru Yamaguchi surround a Spain player during the second half of an Olympic men's soccer Group D opener at Hampden Park on July 26, 2012. Japan beat Spain 1-0.

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Japan shock Spain in men's soccer for historic victory

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (L) vies for the ball during the first half of an Olympic men's soccer Group D opener against Spain at Hampden Park on July 26, 2012. Japan beat Spain 1-0.

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Japan beat Malaysia at Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (L) scores with a header his side's first goal against Malaysia during the second half of a soccer match at the Asian Games on Nov. 10, 2010, at Huadu Stadium in Guangzhou, China. Japan won 2-0 to advance to the knockout stage of the men's soccer tournament.

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Yamaguchi joins Hannover

Japan midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi attends a press conference in Hannover, Germany on Jan. 4, 2016, after joining German Bundesliga club Hannover. Yamaguchi said he wants to further grow as a soccer player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamaguchi joins Hannover

Japan midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi attends a press conference in Hannover, Germany on Jan. 4, 2016, after joining German Bundesliga club Hannover. Yamaguchi said he wants to further grow as a soccer player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamaguchi joins Hannover

Japan midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi attends a press conference in Hannover, Germany on Jan. 4, 2016, after joining German Bundesliga club Hannover. Yamaguchi said he wants to further grow as a soccer player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan play Afghanistan in World Cup qualifier in Iran

Afghanistan's Islam Amiri (L) and Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi vie for the ball during the first half of a World Cup qualifier at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Sept. 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamaguchi equalizer earns Japan point at E. Asian Cup

Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (front) is congratulated by teammate Tomoaki Makino after scoring an equalizer in the first half of an East Asian Cup game against South Korea in Wuhan, China, on Aug. 5, 2015. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan play North Korea in East Asian Cup soccer

Hotaru Yamaguchi of Japan (16) challenges Sim Hyon Jin of North Korea during the first half of a match in the men's tournament at the East Asian Cup in Wuhan, China, on Aug. 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Cerezo set to bring back Yamaguchi: report

Japanese midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi kicks the ball in Hannover's 4-1 loss away to Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga on March 5, 2016. The German tabloid Bild reported on June 13 that Cerezo Osaka have asked relegated Hannover about reacquiring Yamaguchi and the two teams are expected to agree on terms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Yamaguchi suffers facial injury in a game against Syria

Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (16) vies for the ball with Syrian Osama Omari (11) during the first half of a second-round World Cup Asian qualifiers in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 29, 2016. Yamaguchi of German Bundesliga club Hannover later crashed into a Syrian player and was diagnosed with fracture of the nose and orbital floor. Japan beat Syria 5-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Yamaguchi suffers facial injury in a game against Syria

Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi is carried away on a stretcher after crashing into a Syrian player during a second-round World Cup Asian qualifiers in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 29, 2016. Yamaguchi of German Bundesliga club Hannover was diagnosed with fracture of the nose and orbital floor. Japan beat Syria 5-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Cup players of Cerezo, Frontale receive flowers

OSAKA, Japan - Four members of Cerezo Osaka and Kasawaki Frontale who played in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil -- (from L) Yoshito Okubo (Frontale), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo), Yoichiro Kakitani (Cerezo) and Diego Forlan (Cerezo) -- receive bouquets of flowers before their J-League match at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. Kakitani left for Switzerland the following day to play for Basel. (Kyodo)

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Japan end in 0-0 draw with Greece

NATAL, Brazil - Greece's Panagiotis Kone (R) battles for ball with Japan's Shinji Okazaki (C) and Hotaru Yamaguchi during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, on June 19, 2014. Japan and Greece drew 0-0. (Kyodo)

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Japan end in 0-0 draw with Greece

NATAL, Brazil - Greece's Panagiotis Kone (C) makes a run while defended by Japan's Keisuke Honda (R) and Hotaru Yamaguchi during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, on June 19, 2014. Japan and Greece drew 0-0. (Kyodo)

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Japan beat Malaysia at Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi (L) scores with a header his side's first goal against Malaysia during the second half of a soccer match at the Asian Games on Nov. 10, 2010, at Huadu Stadium in Guangzhou, China. Japan won 2-0 to advance to the knockout stage of the men's soccer tournament. (Kyodo)

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Soccer: Belgium-Japan friendly

Japan's starting 11 pose for a photo before a friendly match against Belgium in Bruges, Belgium, on Nov. 14, 2017: (from L in front row) Hotaru Yamaguchi, Kazuki Nagasawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Yosuke Ideguchi, Takuma Asano (from L in back row) Maya Yoshida, Hiroki Sakai, Tomoaki Makino, Yuya Osako, Genki Haraguchi, Eiji Kawashima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Hotaru Yamaguchi

Vissel Kobe midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi (R) celebrates with teammate Andres Iniesta after scoring a goal during the first half of a J-League first division match against Consadole Sapporo in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2020.

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Football: Vissel Kobe-Sagan Tosu in J-League

Sagan Tosu's Fernando Torres (L) vies for the ball in the air with Hotaru Yamaguchi of Vissel Kobe during the first half of a J-League football match in Kobe, western Japan, on March 2, 2019. Vissel Kobe won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Thai striker Chanathip

Thai striker Chanathip Songkrasin (R) of Consadole Sapporo and Hotaru Yamaguchi of Cerezo Osaka vie for the ball during the second half of a 1-1 draw in the J-League first division in Sapporo on Aug. 11, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan vs Poland at World Cup

Poland's Piotr Zielinski (back) challenges Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi for the ball during the second half of a World Cup group stage match at Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, Russia, on June 28, 2018. Japan advanced to the last 16 despite a 1-0 loss to Poland. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan vs Poland at World Cup

Hotaru Yamaguchi (R) of Japan and Piotr Zielinski of Poland challenge for the ball during the first half of a World Cup Group H match between the two countries in Volgograd, Russia, on June 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan vs Colombia at World Cup

James Rodriguez of Colombia (C) tries to fend off Hotaru Yamaguchi of Japan during the second half of a World Cup group stage match in Saransk, Russia, on June 19, 2018. Japan won 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-Ukraine friendly

The Japan national team players -- (bottom row, L to R) Makoto Hasebe, Gaku Shibasaki, Yuto Nagatomo, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Gotoku Sakai; (upper row) Eiji Kawashima, Genki Haraguchi, Naomichi Ueda, Tomoaki Makino, Kenyu Sugimoto, Keisuke Honda -- pose before a World Cup warm-up against Ukraine in Liege, Belgium, on March 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Honda, Yamaguchi

Japan's Keisuke Honda (R) and Hotaru Yamaguchi (2nd from R) practice on March 26, 2018, ahead of the international friendly between Japan and Ukraine in Liege, Belgium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan midfielders Shibasaki, Yamaguchi

Japan midfielders Gaku Shibasaki (L) and Hotaru Yamaguchi train in Liege, Belgium, on March 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan national team in Belgium

(From front) Japan captain Hasebe Makoto, Gaku Shibasaki and Hotaru Yamaguchi train in Liege, Belgium, on March 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan national team in Belgium

Japan midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi trains with teammate Keisuke Honda (C) and others in Liege, Belgium, on March 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Fuji Xerox Super Cup in Japan

Hotaru Yamaguchi (C) of Cerezo Osaka scores during the first half of the team's 3-2 win over Kawasaki Frontale in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Cerezo downs F Marinos in Emperor's Cup final

Hotaru Yamaguchi (10) and Kota Mizunuma of Cerezo Osaka celebrate after the team defeated the Yokohama F Marinos in the Emperor's Cup final at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo