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Football: Ex-Japan captain Miyamoto heads governing body

New Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (L) shakes hands with his predecessor Kozo Tashima during a press conference held in Tokyo on March 23, 2024, to announce the handover of the job to the former Samurai Blue captain.

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Football: JFA chief Tashima

Japan Football Association chief Kozo Tashima gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2023.

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Football: JFA chief Tashima

Japan Football Association chief Kozo Tashima gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2023.

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Football: Japan new coach Nishino and JFA President Tashima

TOKYO, Japan, April 12 Kyodo - New Japan national football team head coach Akira Nishino and Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima are pictured in Tokyo on April 12, 2018.

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COO of 2015 AFC Asian Cup LOC, JFA deputy president hold cup

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Falvo (L), chief operating officer of the local organizing committee of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, and Kozo Tashima, vice president of the Japan Football Association, hold the cup in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2014.

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JFA official speaks at Asian soccer groups' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Tashima, vice president of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a meeting in Tokyo with officials of soccer organizations from Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries and East Asia on April 9, 2014.

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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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Football World Cup in Qatar

Japanese Princess Hisako (front L), honorary patron of the Japan Football Association, and Kozo Tashima (front R), president of the association, clap their hands in the stands ahead of a World Cup Group E football match between Japan and Spain at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 1, 2022.

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Japan opposes plan to hold FIFA World Cup every 2 yrs

Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima gives an online interview on Nov. 5, 2021. The JFA has informed FIFA of its opposition to holding the World Cup every two years, Tashima said.

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JFA confirms Tashima president, Okada vice president

Kozo Tashima, who will become chairman of the Japan Football Association, announces candidates for the JFA's new top-level management group under his leadership during a news conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2016. The JFA's new leadership team, consisting of 28 directors, will start on March 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FIFA executive committee member Tashima elected new JFA President

Kozo Tashima, vice president of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2016, after being elected as the next JFA president. Tashima, a member of the FIFA executive committee, will formally take office on March 27, when he replaces Kuniya Daini for a two-year term. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: FIFA executive Tashima laments arrests of 2 vice presidents

Kozo Tashima, a FIFA executive committee member, meets the press in Zurich on Dec. 3, 2015, the final day of a committee meeting in the Swiss city, following the arrests of two vice presidents of the world football governing body earlier that day. "I really lament it. I'm disappointed," said the JFA vice president. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima Pref. selects J-Village revival supporters

Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori (2nd from R) poses for photos with Norio Sasaki (far R), the coach of the Japanese women's football team Nadeshiko Japan, Japan Football Association Vice President Kozo Tashima (far L), and JFA President Kuniya Daini (2nd from L), in Fukushima City on July 22, 2015. The three were selected to take up the post of "reconstruction supporter" for the J-Village football facility in Naraha town in the northeastern Japanese prefecture. J-Village has been serving as the base camp for plant workers since the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JFA seeks full explanation over Blatter's resignation

Kozo Tashima, vice president of Japan Football Association, meets with reporters in Tokyo on June 3, 2015, after FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced that he will stand down as the head of soccer's world governing body. Tashima sought a full explanation about the sudden resignation. (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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Japanese soccer official plays with Iraqi orphans with donated balls

Japan Football Association Vice President Kozo Tashima is seen playing with orphaned Iraqi children after presenting them with soccer balls at a welfare organization in Baghdad on April 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese football official gives Iraqi orphans soccer balls

Japan Football Association Vice President Kozo Tashima (far L) presents soccer balls to orphaned Iraqi children during his visit to a welfare organization in Baghdad on April 14, 2015. (Kyodo) ==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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Football: New women's pro league in Japan

This image captured during an online press conference on June 3, 2020, shows Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima announcing that the establishment of the country's new professional women's soccer league. The league, set to kick off in 2021, will be known as the WE League. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima, seen in this photo taken in June 2019, tested positive for the new coronavirus on March 17, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Women's World Cup

Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima (L) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino are pictured during a Women's World Cup Group D match between Japan and Argentina in Paris on June 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JFA head Tashima re-elected to FIFA Council

Undated photo shows Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima. He was re-elected to the FIFA Council at the Asian Football Confederation's Congress in Kuala Lumpur on April 6, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JFA head Tashima re-elected to FIFA Council

Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima meets the press in Kuala Lumpur on April 6, 2019, after the Asian Football Confederation re-elected him to the FIFA Council during its meeting earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Moriyasu named Japan's senior national team manager

Hajime Moriyasu, head coach of the Japanese men's team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, meets the press in Tokyo on July 26, 2018, upon being named as the new manager of the Japan men's senior soccer team. Beside him is Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Nishino's time as Japan coach over at end of July: JFA president

Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima speaks at a news conference in Narita near Tokyo on July 5, 2018 after the Japanese national football team returned to Japan. Tashima said the JFA will not ask Akira Nishino to continue as national team coach after his term ends at the end of July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan vs Senegal at World Cup

Japanese Princess Hisako (L), honorary patron of the Japan Football Association, and JFA President Kozo Tashima watch a World Cup Group H match between Japan and Senegal in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on June 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan vs Senegal at World Cup

Japanese Princess Hisako (L), honorary patron of the Japan Football Association, and JFA President Kozo Tashima watch a World Cup Group H match between Japan and Senegal in Ekaterinburg, Russia, on June 24, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan vs Colombia at World Cup

Japanese Princess Hisako (R), honorary patron of the Japan Football Association, and JFA Chairman Kozo Tashima (C) watch a World Cup group stage match between Japan and Colombia in Saransk, Russia, on June 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan coach Nishino

Japan men's football coach Akira Nishino holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2018. Sitting beside Nishino is Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan coach names squad for friendly

Japan men's football coach Akira Nishino (C) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2018, announcing the members of the national squad for a May 30 friendly against Ghana. Kozo Tashima, head of the Japan Football Association, can be seen to the right. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan coach names squad for friendly

Japan men's football coach Akira Nishino (C) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2018, announcing the members of the national squad for a May 30 friendly against Ghana. Kozo Tashima, head of the Japan Football Association, can be seen to the right. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: World Cup trophy tour

Former Brazil national football team defender Gilberto Silva (C), alongside Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima (R), poses with the FIFA World Cup trophy at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 27, 2018. The trophy arrived in Tokyo as part of its world tour to promote the 2018 tournament in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan new coach Nishino and JFA President Tashima

New Japan national football team head coach Akira Nishino and Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima are pictured in Tokyo on April 12, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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