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London Olympic coach Sekizuka steps down

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Sekizuka, who guided Japan's Under-23s to a fourth-place finish at the London Games, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2012. Sekizuka stepped down as head coach, saying he was hopeful of a return to club management.

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London Olympic coach Sekizuka steps down

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Sekizuka, who guided Japan's Under-23s to a fourth-place finish at the London Games, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2012. Sekizuka stepped down as head coach, saying he was hopeful of a return to club management.

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

CARDIFF, Wales - Japan's coach Takashi Sekizuka (L) takes Takashi Usami's hand after South Korea defeated Japan 2-0 in the men's soccer bronze medal match at Millennium Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 10, 2012.

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

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan Olympic men's soccer coach Takashi Sekizuka (R) gives instructions to Yuki Otsu during the second half of a quarterfinal match against Egypt at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. Japan beat Egypt 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.

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Japan advance to Olympic men's soccer quarterfinals

NEWCASTLE, Britain - Coach Takashi Sekizuka of Japan national men's soccer team looks on during the first half of a Group D match against Morocco at St. James' Park at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Japan beat Morocco 1-0.

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Nadeshiko, Japan U-23s to play in Olympic sendoff doubleheader

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, nicknamed Nadeshiko Japan, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2012, at which the Japan Football Association announced women's world champions Japan will play Australia and Sekizuka's men's Under-23s will take on New Zealand's U-23s in a doubleheader at Tokyo's National Stadium on July 11.

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Japan soccer coaches at Wembley Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, stand in London's Wembley Stadium on April 24, 2012, after the official draw for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournaments. The stadium will host the tournaments' final matches.

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Japan soccer coaches at Wembley Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, shake hands at London's Wembley Stadium on April 24, 2012, after the official draw for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournaments. The stadium will host the tournaments' final matches.

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Japan qualify for London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Players of the Japan soccer team and coach Takashi Sekizuka (L front) celebrate after winning 2-0 in their final qualifier in the Asia Group C final round for the London Olympics against Bahrain at the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 14, 2012.

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Japan qualify for London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan soccer coach Takashi Sekizuka shouts instructions during the second half of their final qualifier in the Asia Group C final round for the 2012 London Olympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 14, 2012. Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 to qualify for their fifth successive Olympics.

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Japan coach Sekizuka

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan Under-23 soccer coach Takashi Sekizuka speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 21, 2012, on the eve of a game against Malaysia in Group C of the Asian final qualifiers for the London Olympics.

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Nadeshiko, Japan U-23s to play in Olympic sendoff doubleheader

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, nicknamed Nadeshiko Japan, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2012, at which the Japan Football Association announced women's world champions Japan will play Australia and Sekizuka's men's Under-23s will take on New Zealand's U-23s in a doubleheader at Tokyo's National Stadium on July 11. (Kyodo)

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Japan soccer coaches at Wembley Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, shake hands at London's Wembley Stadium on April 24, 2012, after the official draw for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournaments. The stadium will host the tournaments' final matches. (Kyodo)

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Japan soccer coaches at Wembley Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, stand in London's Wembley Stadium on April 24, 2012, after the official draw for the 2012 Olympic soccer tournaments. The stadium will host the tournaments' final matches. (Kyodo)

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Japan qualify for London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Players of the Japan soccer team and coach Takashi Sekizuka (L front) celebrate after winning 2-0 in their final qualifier in the Asia Group C final round for the London Olympics against Bahrain at the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 14, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Japan qualify for London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan soccer coach Takashi Sekizuka shouts instructions during the second half of their final qualifier in the Asia Group C final round for the 2012 London Olympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo on March 14, 2012. Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 to qualify for their fifth successive Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Japan coach Sekizuka

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan Under-23 soccer coach Takashi Sekizuka speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 21, 2012, on the eve of a game against Malaysia in Group C of the Asian final qualifiers for the London Olympics. (Kyodo)

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

CARDIFF, Wales - Japan's coach Takashi Sekizuka (L) takes Takashi Usami's hand after South Korea defeated Japan 2-0 in the men's soccer bronze medal match at Millennium Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 10, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Football: Japan coach Moriyasu announces his squad

Japan men's football coach Hajime Moriyasu (R) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2019, at which he announced members of the national squad for an upcoming friendly against Paraguay and World Cup second-round qualifier against Myanmar. Next to Moriyasu is Japan Football Association technical director Takashi Sekizuka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan's squad for Copa America

Japanese national football team coach Hajime Moriyasu (R) and Japan Football Association technical director Takashi Sekizuka shake hands in Tokyo on May 24, 2019. The JFA announced a 23-man squad for the Copa America tournament in Brazil starting June 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan's squad for Copa America

Japanese national football team coach Hajime Moriyasu (R) announces his squad in Tokyo on May 24, 2019, for the Copa America tournament in Brazil starting June 14, alongside Japan Football Association technical director Takashi Sekizuka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan's squad for June friendlies

Japanese national football team coach Hajime Moriyasu (R) announces his squad in Tokyo on May 23, 2019, for friendly matches at home in June against El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago, alongside Japan Football Association technical director Takashi Sekizuka. Seventeen-year-old talent Takefusa Kubo earned his first call-up. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo