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Japan's Under-22s brace up for Olympic qualifier

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia - Japan's Under-22 strikers Yoshihito Morishima (far left) and Sota Hirayama (far right) run with their teammates in preparation for their Group C Olympic qualifier against Saudi Arabia in Dammam on Sept. 6.

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Ex-soccer player urges proper use of emergency call

OSAKA, Japan - Former Japanese football player Hiroaki Morishima shows off his ball skills as chief for the day at the Minami Police Station in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015, during an event to promote the proper use of the 110 emergency phone call number.

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Bean-throwing event held on top of Osaka's Tsutenkaku Tower

OSAKA, Japan - Former Japan soccer player Hiroaki Morishima (below) and others throw peanuts from the top of Osaka's Tsutenkaku Tower, a symbol of the western Japanese city, on Feb. 1, two days before the lunar calendar ''setsubun'' which heralds the arrival of spring. While scattering the peanuts, they called to drive out evil and invite good luck.

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Japan Under-20 squad prepares for Costa Rica match

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Under-20 striker Yasuhito Morishima practices in Victoria, British Columbia, on July 3 on the eve of his side's FIFA World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica at Royal Athletic Park on July 4.

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Japan vs S. Korea in semifinal at AFC Youth Championship

KOLKATA, India - Japan forward Yasuhito Morishima (R) shoots during the first half of a semifinal game against South Korea at the AFC Youth Championship at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, India, on Nov. 9.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 4-0 at AFC Youth Championship

BANGALORE, India - Japan's striker Yasuhito Morishima celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the first half of a game against Tajikistan in the qualifying round of the AFC Youth Championship 2006 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore, India, on Oct. 31. Japan won 4-0.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 4-0 at AFC Youth Championship

BANGALORE, India - Japan's striker Yasuhito Morishima (R) heads his team's second goal during the first half of a game against Tajikistan in the qualifying round of the AFC Youth Championship 2006 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore, India, on Oct. 31. Japan won 4-0.

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Noted economist Morishima dies at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned economist Michio Morishima (file photo), professor emeritus at the University of London and Osaka University, died of old age at a hospital in Britain on July 13, Osaka University said on July 15. He was 80. Morishima, who was from Kobe, western Japan, and resided in Brentwood, Essex, made contributions to the progress in theoretical economics and was a one-time candidate for a Nobel Prize in economics.

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(16)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (L) and forward Hiroaki Morishima celebrate Nakata's 75th minute goal in a group H match against Tunisia at Nagai Stadium in Osaka. Japan beat Tunisia 2-0 to advance to the second stage. (World Cup 2002)

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(13)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Hiroaki Morishima (8) is mobbed by teammates at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on June 14 after scoring the team's first goal in the 48th minute of their group H match against Tunisia. Japan won 2-0 to advance to the second stage of the competition. (World Cup 2002)

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(12)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Hiroaki Morishima celebrates scoring his team's first goal in the 48th minute of their group H match against Tunisia at Nagai Stadium on June 14. Japan beat Tunisia 2-0 to advance to the second round. (World Cup 2002)

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(14)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (R) is congratulated by teammates Tomokazu Myojin (L) and Hiroaki Morishima (C) after scoring the team's second goal in the 75th minute of their group H match against Tunisia at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on June 14. Japan advanced to the second round by beating Tunisia 2-0. (World Cup 2002)

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(6)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Hiroaki Morishima (R), with midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata smiling beside him, celebrates after scoring the team's first goal in the 48th minute of a group H match against Tunisia in the World Cup finals at Nagai Stadium on June 14. (World Cup 2002)

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(5)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Hiroaki Morishima shoots to score the team's first goal in the 48th minute of a World Cup group H match against Tunisia at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on June 14 (World Cup 2002)

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(3)23 members of Japan's World Cup squad

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Naoki Matsuda (Yokohama F Marinos), Koji Nakata (Kashima Antlers), Hiroaki Morishima (Cerezo Osaka) and Hidetoshi Nakata (Parma).

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Nakamura scores equalizer

KOBE, Japan - Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (10) celebrates with striker Akinori Nishizawa (9) and midfielder Hiroaki Morishima (8) after scoring an equalizer in the first half of a Kirin Cup friendly at Kobe Wing Stadium on May 2.

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Nishizawa scrambles winner, edges Japan past Slovakia 1-0

TOKYO, Japan - Akinori Nishizawa (9) scrambles in a winner late in the first half as Japan beat Slovakia 1-0 in a friendly international at National Stadium in Tokyo on April 29. The Cerezo Osaka striker crossed to teammate Hiroaki Morishima (8) in front of goal and the ball edged over the line under a pile of players with confusion over who got the final touch. The scoreboard initially showed an own goal but the strike was credited to Nishizawa after half time.

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(2)Japan beats Slovakia 1-0 in soccer friendly

TOKYO, Japan - Japan midfielder Hiroaki Morishima celebrates after scoring a goal in the 38th minute of a friendly against Slovakia at the National Stadium in Tokyo on April 29. Japan won 1-0.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 4-0 at AFC Youth Championship

BANGALORE, India - Japan's striker Yasuhito Morishima celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the first half of a game against Tajikistan in the qualifying round of the AFC Youth Championship 2006 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore, India, on Oct. 31. Japan won 4-0. (Kyodo)

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Japan beat Tajikistan 4-0 at AFC Youth Championship

BANGALORE, India - Japan's striker Yasuhito Morishima (R) heads his team's second goal during the first half of a game against Tajikistan in the qualifying round of the AFC Youth Championship 2006 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore, India, on Oct. 31. Japan won 4-0. (Kyodo)

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Japan vs S. Korea in semifinal at AFC Youth Championship

KOLKATA, India - Japan forward Yasuhito Morishima (R) shoots during the first half of a semifinal game against South Korea at the AFC Youth Championship at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, India, on Nov. 9. (Kyodo)

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Japan Under-20 squad prepares for Costa Rica match

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Under-20 striker Yasuhito Morishima practices in Victoria, British Columbia, on July 3 on the eve of his side's FIFA World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica at Royal Athletic Park on July 4. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Under-22s brace up for Olympic qualifier

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia - Japan's Under-22 strikers Yoshihito Morishima (far left) and Sota Hirayama (far right) run with their teammates in preparation for their Group C Olympic qualifier against Saudi Arabia in Dammam on Sept. 6. (Kyodo)

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Bean-throwing event held on top of Osaka's Tsutenkaku Tower

OSAKA, Japan - Former Japan soccer player Hiroaki Morishima (below) and others throw peanuts from the top of Osaka's Tsutenkaku Tower, a symbol of the western Japanese city, on Feb. 1, two days before the lunar calendar ''setsubun'' which heralds the arrival of spring. While scattering the peanuts, they called to drive out evil and invite good luck. (Kyodo)

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(6)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Hiroaki Morishima (R), with midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata smiling beside him, celebrates after scoring the team's first goal in the 48th minute of a group H match against Tunisia in the World Cup finals at Nagai Stadium on June 14. (World Cup 2002)

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(5)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Hiroaki Morishima shoots to score the team's first goal in the 48th minute of a World Cup group H match against Tunisia at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on June 14 (World Cup 2002)

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(3)23 members of Japan's World Cup squad

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Naoki Matsuda (Yokohama F Marinos), Koji Nakata (Kashima Antlers), Hiroaki Morishima (Cerezo Osaka) and Hidetoshi Nakata (Parma).

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(2)Japan beats Slovakia 1-0 in soccer friendly

TOKYO, Japan - Japan midfielder Hiroaki Morishima celebrates after scoring a goal in the 38th minute of a friendly against Slovakia at the National Stadium in Tokyo on April 29. Japan won 1-0.

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(16)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (L) and forward Hiroaki Morishima celebrate Nakata's 75th minute goal in a group H match against Tunisia at Nagai Stadium in Osaka. Japan beat Tunisia 2-0 to advance to the second stage. (World Cup 2002)

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(14)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (R) is congratulated by teammates Tomokazu Myojin (L) and Hiroaki Morishima (C) after scoring the team's second goal in the 75th minute of their group H match against Tunisia at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on June 14. Japan advanced to the second round by beating Tunisia 2-0. (World Cup 2002)

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(12)Tunisia vs Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Hiroaki Morishima celebrates scoring his team's first goal in the 48th minute of their group H match against Tunisia at Nagai Stadium on June 14. Japan beat Tunisia 2-0 to advance to the second round. (World Cup 2002)

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Ex-soccer player urges proper use of emergency call

OSAKA, Japan - Former Japanese football player Hiroaki Morishima shows off his ball skills as chief for the day at the Minami Police Station in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015, during an event to promote the proper use of the 110 emergency phone call number. (Kyodo)

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Football: Honda's last Melbourne Victory game

Keisuke Honda (L) of Melbourne Victory and Tsukasa Morishima of Sanfrecce Hiroshima vie for the ball during the Australian side's 3-1 home loss in the final group match of the Asian Champions League on May 22, 2019. It was Honda's last game for the club he joined in August 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Noted economist Morishima dies at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned economist Michio Morishima (file photo), professor emeritus at the University of London and Osaka University, died of old age at a hospital in Britain on July 13, Osaka University said on July 15. He was 80. Morishima, who was from Kobe, western Japan, and resided in Brentwood, Essex, made contributions to the progress in theoretical economics and was a one-time candidate for a Nobel Prize in economics. (Kyodo)

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Nishizawa scrambles winner, edges Japan past Slovakia 1-0

TOKYO, Japan - Akinori Nishizawa (9) scrambles in a winner late in the first half as Japan beat Slovakia 1-0 in a friendly international at National Stadium in Tokyo on April 29. The Cerezo Osaka striker crossed to teammate Hiroaki Morishima (8) in front of goal and the ball edged over the line under a pile of players with confusion over who got the final touch. The scoreboard initially showed an own goal but the strike was credited to Nishizawa after half time.