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Japanese midfielder Nakajima

PORTIMAO, Portugal, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Japanese midfielder Shoya Nakajima (F) goes on the attack during the second half of Portimonense's game against Belenenses in the Portuguese first-division in Portimao on Jan. 4, 2018. The match finished 0-0.

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Japanese midfielder Nakajima

PORTIMAO, Portugal, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Portimonense's Japanese midfielder Shoya Nakajima (R) holds off Belenenses' Benny in the first half of a 0-0 draw in the Portuguese first-division in Portimao on Jan. 4, 2018.

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Japan beat Nepal to reach last 16 in Asian Games soccer

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan midfielder Shoya Nakajima (2nd from R) scores his side's second goal during the second half of an Asian Games Group D soccer match against Nepal at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, South Korea, on Sept. 21, 2014. Japan won 4-0 to advance to the knockout stage.

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Nakajima's equalizer proves to be Japan's sole goal

GOYANG, South Korea - Midfielder Shoya Nakajima (L) of Japan's under-21 national team scores an equalizer in the first half of a Group D preliminary soccer match against Iraq at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, north of Seoul, during the Inchon Asian Games on Sept. 17, 2014. Defending champions Japan lost 3-1.

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Hanshin rookies get taste of Ryukyu Karate during spring camp

YOMITAN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers rookies Shoya Yamamoto (L) and Ryutaro Umeno (C back) experience a session of Ryukyu Karate on Feb. 6, 2014, their first day off during the professional baseball club's spring training camp in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture.

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Top managers ordered to pay for employee's death from overwork

KYOTO, Japan - Satoru Fukiage (L) and his wife Takako, whose son Motoyasu died in 2007 while employed at an outlet of major restaurant chain Nihonkai Shoya, speaks to reporters in Kyoto, on May 25, 2010, after the Kyoto District Court recognized their son as having died of overwork and ordered Nihonkai Shoya and its four top managers to pay them about 78.6 million yen in damages. The court's decision was the first to find the top management of a major business corporation liable to pay damages in a suit involving the death from overwork of an employee.

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Japan play S. Africa in friendly

Japan's Shoya Nakajima (13) scores the team's third goal on a header during the first half of an Under-23 friendly against South Africa in the central Japan city of Matsumoto on June 29, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan play S. Africa in friendly

Japan's Shoya Nakajima (13) celebrates with teammates after scoring an equalizer during the first half of an Under-23 friendly against South Africa in the central Japan city of Matsumoto on June 29, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan edge S. Korea to head to Rio as U23 Asian champions

Japan's Shoya Nakajima (C) receives the MVP trophy after his team beat South Korea 3-2 in the Asian Under-23 Championship final at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha on Jan. 30, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan defeat Iran, need 1 more win to qualify for Rio

Shoya Nakajima (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring Japan's second goal against Iran in extra time in the quarterfinals of the Asian Under-23 Championship in Doha on Jan. 22, 2016. Japan won 3-0 to remain on course for a place at this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan faces off against N. Korea in U-23 match

Shoya Nakajima (10) of Japan's Under-23 team aims for the goal during the second half of a U-23 Asian Championship match against North Korea in Doha on Jan. 13, 2016. The championship doubles as the Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying tournament for Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Uzbekistan end in scoreless draw in U-22 friendly

Shoya Nakajima of Japan's U-22 national team takes a shot during the first half of a friendly match against Uzbekistan in Dubai on Dec. 13, 2015. The game ended in a scoreless draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakajima double helps Japan edge Vietnam in Rio qualifier

Shoya Nakajima scores his second goal in Japan's 2-0 win against Vietnam at the Under-23 Asian Championship qualifiers in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on March 29, 2015, as Vietnamese defender Bui Tien Dung fails to block the shot and Japanese teammate Yuta Toyokawa looks on. The competition doubles as the first phase of qualifying for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakajima double helps Japan edge Vietnam in Rio qualifier

Shoya Nakajima (L) celebrates, alongside Musashi Suzuki, after scoring his second goal in Japan's 2-0 win against Vietnam at the Under-23 Asian Championship qualifiers in Shah Alam, Malaysia, on March 29, 2015. The competition doubles as the first phase of qualifying for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nakajima scores hat trick in U-22 game vs. Myanmar

Midfielder Shoya Nakajima (R) of Japan's U-22 national team scores one of his three goals during the first half of a friendly match against Myanmar at the Fukuda Denshi Arena in Chiba, east to Tokyo, on March 11, 2015. Japan won 9-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Japanese midfielder Nakajima

Japanese midfielder Shoya Nakajima (F) goes on the attack during the second half of Portimonense's game against Belenenses in the Portuguese first-division in Portimao on Jan. 4, 2018. The match finished 0-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese midfielder Nakajima

Portimonense's Japanese midfielder Shoya Nakajima (R) holds off Belenenses' Benny in the first half of a 0-0 draw in the Portuguese first-division in Portimao on Jan. 4, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: With eyes on a medal at Rio, Asano letting it roar for Japan

Takuma Asano (C) celebrates with Shoya Nakajima (L) and Yuya Kubo by making his trademark "Jaguar" pose after putting Japan up for good in their 3-2 come-from-behind victory over South Korea in the Asian Under-23 Championship final in Doha on Jan. 30, 2016. Asano was named the Best Young Player of the 2015 J-League season, and it may not be long before he becomes the best player in the league. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan defeat Iran, need 1 more win to qualify for Rio

Shoya Nakajima (10) scores Japan's third goal against Iran in extra time in the quarterfinals of the Asian Under-23 Championship in Doha on Jan. 22, 2016. Japan won 3-0 to remain on course for a place at this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan defeat Iran, need 1 more win to qualify for Rio

Yuta Toyokawa (14) of Japan celebrates with teammate Shoya Nakajima after heading home against Iran in extra time in the quarterfinals of the Asian Under-23 Championship in Doha on Jan. 22, 2016. Japan won 3-0 to remain on course for a place at this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top managers ordered to pay for employee's death from overwork

KYOTO, Japan - Satoru Fukiage (L) and his wife Takako, whose son Motoyasu died in 2007 while employed at an outlet of major restaurant chain Nihonkai Shoya, speaks to reporters in Kyoto, on May 25, 2010, after the Kyoto District Court recognized their son as having died of overwork and ordered Nihonkai Shoya and its four top managers to pay them about 78.6 million yen in damages. The court's decision was the first to find the top management of a major business corporation liable to pay damages in a suit involving the death from overwork of an employee. (Kyodo)

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Japan beat Nepal to reach last 16 in Asian Games soccer

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan midfielder Shoya Nakajima (2nd from R) scores his side's second goal during the second half of an Asian Games Group D soccer match against Nepal at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, South Korea, on Sept. 21, 2014. Japan won 4-0 to advance to the knockout stage. (Kyodo)

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Japan international Nakajima

Japan's Shoya Nakajima takes a free kick during a World Cup warm-up against Ukraine in Liege, Belgium, on March 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan national team in Belgium

(From L) Japan internationals Shoya Nakajima, Keisuke Honda and Tomoaki Makino train in Liege, Belgium, on March 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Shoya Nakajima (L) and Gaku Shibasaki (R) congratulate teammate Takumi Minamino after he heads in the opening goal during the first half of a Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier against Mongolia in Saitama near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Shoya Nakajima (10) of Japan dribbles during his team's 2-0 win over Myanmar during a World Cup qualifier on Sept. 10, 2019, in Yangon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Shoya Nakajima (10) celebrates with his teammates after scoring in Japan's 2-0 win over Myanmar during a World Cup qualifier on Sept. 10, 2019, in Yangon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Shoya Nakajima (10) celebrates with his teammates after scoring in Japan's 2-0 win over Myanmar during a World Cup qualifier on Sept. 10, 2019, in Yangon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Shoya Nakajima scores in Japan's 2-0 win over Myanmar during a 2022 World Cup qualifier on Sept. 10, 2019, in Yangon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Shoya Nakajima scores in Japan's 2-0 win over Myanmar during a 2022 World Cup qualifier on Sept. 10, 2019, in Yangon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Copa America

Shoya Nakajima (2nd from R) of Japan scores during the first half of a 1-1 draw with Ecuador in a Copa America Group C match on June 24, 2019, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Copa America

Shoya Nakajima of Japan scores during the first half of a 1-1 draw with Ecuador in a Copa America Group C match on June 24, 2019, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Copa America

Shoya Nakajima (L) of Japan and Nahitan Nandez of Uruguay vie for the ball during the first half of a 2-2 draw in a Group C match of the Copa America in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on June 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Copa America

Shoya Nakajima (10) of Japan dribbles as Arturo Vidal of Chile chases during the first half in a Group C match of the Copa America football tournament in Sao Paulo on June 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Takefusa Kubo

(From R) Japan's Takefusa Kubo, Shoya Nakajima and Kota Watanabe train in Sao Paulo on June 13, 2019, for an upcoming Copa America group-stage match against Chile. The 18-year-old Kubo is set to depart FC Tokyo for a move to Real Madrid, sources close to the matter said on June 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan vs Bolivia

Japan midfielder Shoya Nakajima scores a goal past Bolivia midfielder Luis Haquin during the second half of Japan's 1-0 win in an international friendly in Kobe on March 26, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan vs Bolivia

Japan midfielder Shoya Nakajima scores a goal past Bolivia midfielder Luis Haquin during the second half of Japan's 1-0 win in an international friendly in Kobe on March 26, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan vs Bolivia

Japan midfielder Shoya Nakajima scores a goal past Bolivia midfielder Luis Haquin during the second half of Japan's 1-0 win in an international friendly in Kobe on March 26, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Shoya Nakajima joins Qatar's Al-Duhail

Japanese attacker Shoya Nakajima shows his jersey to the press in Doha on Feb. 5, 2019, after joining Qatari first-division club Al-Duhail. His reported transfer fee of 35 million euros is a record for a Japanese player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Shoya Nakajima joins Qatar's Al-Duhail

Japanese attacker Shoya Nakajima speaks to the press in Doha on Feb. 5, 2019, after joining Qatari first-division club Al-Duhail. His reported transfer fee of 35 million euros is a record for a Japanese player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan-Kyrgyzstan friendly

Shoya Nakajima (10) caps the scoring in Japan's 4-0 friendly win over Kyrgyzstan on Nov. 20, 2018, in Toyota, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan-Kyrgyzstan friendly

Shoya Nakajima (10) caps the scoring in Japan's 4-0 friendly win over Kyrgyzstan on Nov. 20, 2018, in Toyota, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan-Venezuela friendly

Shoya Nakajima (R) of Japan shoots as Venezuela's Jhon Murillo (C) and Yangel Herrera defend during the first half of a friendly in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 16, 2018. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan national team in Belgium

Japan internationals Shoya Nakajima (R) and Keisuke Honda train in Liege, Belgium, on March 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan-Mali friendly

Shoya Nakajima (R) is congratulated by Japan teammate Keisuke Honda after scoring a last-minute equalizer to earn a 1-1 draw with Mali in a football friendly in Liege, Belgium, on March 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Japan-Mali friendly

Shoya Nakajima (18) of Japan celebrates after scoring a last-minute equalizer to earn a 1-1 draw with Mali in a football friendly in Liege, Belgium, on March 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan, Colombia end in 2-2 draw in Group B 2nd round

Shoya Nakajima (2nd from R) of Japan scores the team's second goal during the second half of a Group B second round match against Colombia at the Olympic Games in Manaus, Brazil, on Aug. 7, 2016. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo