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FIFA World Cup Trophy unveiled at Haneda Airport

TOKYO, Japan - Christian Karembeu (2nd from R), a former member of the French national football team, removes a cover from the FIFA World Cup Trophy after its arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 10, 2014. Junji Ogura (R), honorary chairman of the Japan Football Association, and Masashi Nakayama (L), a former player of the Japan national team, look excited.

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FIFA President Blatter in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (L) and Junji Ogura, honorary president of the Japan Football Association, smile together at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012.

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FIFA President Blatter in Matsushima

MATSUSHIMA, Japan - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (3rd from R, front) and Japan Football Association President Junji Ogura (2nd from L, front) pose with child soccer players at the FIFA-funded Matsushima football center in the town of Matsushima, affected by the March 11 disaster, in Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2011.

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Japan's Ogura leaves FIFA

ZURICH, Switzerland - Junji Ogura, president of the Japan Football Association, is seen in Zurich on June 1, 2011. Ogura resigned from a post on the FIFA executive committee the same day at the FIFA Congress.

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Japan loses 2022 World Cup bid

ZURICH, Switzerland - Japan's 2022 World Cup bidding committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura speaks to reporters in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 2, 2010, after Japan lost the bid. FIFA awarded the hosting rights for the 2022 tournament to Qatar.

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Japan pitches technology in bid to host soccer World Cup

ZURICH, Switzerland - Members of Japan's 2022 World Cup bid committee pose for photos as they make their final presentation, pitching the use of cutting-edge technology to host the tournament, in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 1, 2010. They are (From L to R) Japan Football Association general secretary Kozo Tashima, 8-year-old actress Rio Sasaki, senior vice sports minister Kan Suzuki, bid committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura and Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer.

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Ogura, new Japan Football Association chief

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura, new president of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 25, 2010, after being promoted from JFA vice president the same day. Ogura pledged to work hard to make soccer in Japan more exciting.

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Ogura, new Japan Football Association chief

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura, new president of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 25, 2010, after being promoted from JFA vice president the same day. Ogura pledged to work hard to make soccer in Japan more exciting.

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Japan Football Association vice president

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Junji Ogura, vice president of the Japan Football Association. Ogura is expected to be named as the successor to JFA chief Motoaki Inukai through JFA meetings on July 25, 2010.

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Japan wants N. Korea match to be played in Malaysia

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi speaks at a press conference in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on April 30. He said JFA wants Japan's upcoming World Cup qualifier against North Korea to be played in Malaysia after FIFA decided that the match will be played at a neutral venue. Seated on the left is JFA Vice President Junji Ogura.

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JFA calls for media calm on N. Korea clash

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura, vice chairman of the Japan Football Association, asks the media to refrain from excessive coverage of the North Korean soccer team's activities during their stay at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3.

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Ogura elected to FIFA executive post

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan Football Association (JFA) vice president Junji Ogura (file photo) was elected Aug. 14y to a four-year term as an Asian representative on soccer's world governing body FIFA's Executive Committee. Ogura is the third Japanese representative to hold a position in the organization and the first since 1969.

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World Cup stamps issued

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura (L), deputy secretary general of the Japanese organizing committee for next year's World Cup finals JAWOC, is presented with a sheet of commemorative stamps Japan issued May 31, one year to the day before the opening of the World Cup finals to be co-hosted with South Korea.

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JFA calls for media calm on N. Korea clash

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura, vice chairman of the Japan Football Association, asks the media to refrain from excessive coverage of the North Korean soccer team's activities during their stay at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ogura says FIFA president Blatter not free of blame

Junji Ogura, honorary chairman of the Japan Football Association, speaks to reporters in Nagano, central Japan, on May 28, 2015. Ogura, who served as FIFA executive committee member from 2002 to 2011 under President Sepp Blatter, said Blatter cannot be free of blame for the latest scandal to rock soccer's world governing body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Ogura says FIFA president Blatter not free of blame

Junji Ogura, honorary chairman of the Japan Football Association, speaks to reporters in Nagano, central Japan, on May 28, 2015. Ogura, who served as FIFA executive committee member from 2002 to 2011 under President Sepp Blatter, said Blatter cannot be free of blame for the latest scandal to rock soccer's world governing body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Tashima elected to FIFA executive committee

Japan Football Association (JFA) Vice President Kozo Tashima speaks to reporters in Bahrain's capital Manama on April 30, 2015, after being named to the FIFA executive committee by the Asian Football Confederation Congress. He is the first Japanese to serve on the executive committee since former JFA President Junji Ogura retired from his post in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FIFA President Blatter announces he will resign amid corruption scandal

File photo taken in September 2012 shows FIFA President Sepp Blatter (L) attending a press conference in Tokyo with Junji Ogura, honorary president of the Japan Football Association. Blatter said at a hastily called press conference in Zurich on June 2, 2015 that he will stand down as the head of soccer's world governing body, just days after he was re-elected to the post amid a widespread corruption scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ogura, new Japan Football Association chief

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura, new president of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 25, 2010, after being promoted from JFA vice president the same day. Ogura pledged to work hard to make soccer in Japan more exciting. (Kyodo)

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Ogura, new Japan Football Association chief

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura, new president of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 25, 2010, after being promoted from JFA vice president the same day. Ogura pledged to work hard to make soccer in Japan more exciting. (Kyodo)

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Japan Football Association vice president

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Junji Ogura, vice president of the Japan Football Association. Ogura is expected to be named as the successor to JFA chief Motoaki Inukai through JFA meetings on July 25, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ogura leaves FIFA

ZURICH, Switzerland - Junji Ogura, president of the Japan Football Association, is seen in Zurich on June 1, 2011. Ogura resigned from a post on the FIFA executive committee the same day at the FIFA Congress. (Kyodo)

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Japan loses 2022 World Cup bid

ZURICH, Switzerland - Japan's 2022 World Cup bidding committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura speaks to reporters in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 2, 2010, after Japan lost the bid. FIFA awarded the hosting rights for the 2022 tournament to Qatar. (Kyodo)

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Japan pitches technology in bid to host soccer World Cup

ZURICH, Switzerland - Members of Japan's 2022 World Cup bid committee pose for photos as they make their final presentation, pitching the use of cutting-edge technology to host the tournament, in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 1, 2010. They are (From L to R) Japan Football Association general secretary Kozo Tashima, 8-year-old actress Rio Sasaki, senior vice sports minister Kan Suzuki, bid committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura and Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer. (Kyodo)

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FIFA President Blatter in Matsushima

MATSUSHIMA, Japan - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (3rd from R, front) and Japan Football Association President Junji Ogura (2nd from L, front) pose with child soccer players at the FIFA-funded Matsushima football center in the town of Matsushima, affected by the March 11 disaster, in Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Ogura elected to FIFA executive post

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan Football Association (JFA) vice president Junji Ogura (file photo) was elected Aug. 14y to a four-year term as an Asian representative on soccer's world governing body FIFA's Executive Committee. Ogura is the third Japanese representative to hold a position in the organization and the first since 1969. (Kyodo)

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World Cup stamps issued

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ogura (L), deputy secretary general of the Japanese organizing committee for next year's World Cup finals JAWOC, is presented with a sheet of commemorative stamps Japan issued May 31, one year to the day before the opening of the World Cup finals to be co-hosted with South Korea.