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Bodies of 3 Japanese returned from China

NARITA, Japan - Airport workers bow to containers holding the bodies of three Japanese travelers -- Yoko Ogawa, 62, Kuniko Watanabe, 68, and Shunichiro Yanai, 76 -- at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 10, 2012. The bodies of the three, who died in heavy snows during a trekking tour near the Great Wall outside Beijing, were transferred to a funeral hall in Tokyo after arriving at the airport.

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S. Korea confers sports order on 2 Japanese soccer officials

TOKYO, Japan - Sho Nasu (2nd from L), head of the Japanese World Cup organizing committee (JAWOC), and Japan Football Association head Shunichiro Okano (2nd from R) are awarded South Korea's highest sports order on July 14 by S. Korean Ambassador to Japan Cho Se Hyung (R). Nasu received the award for last year's soccer extravaganza Japan and South Korea co-hosted, and Okano in recognition of his efforts for the event's success.

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E. Asia C'ships postponed due to SARS fears

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichiro Okano, chairman of the East Asian Football Federation, announces at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel May 15 that the May 28-June 3 the East Asian Football Championships have been postponed due to fears of the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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Kawabuchi assumes JFA head

TOKYO, Japan - Saburo Kawabuchi holds a news conference in Tokyo on July 20 as the new president of the Japan Football Association. He succeeded Shunichiro Okano.

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FIFA chief Blatter visits Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Accompanied by Japan Football Association president Shunichiro Okano (L), Joseph S. Blatter (R), president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, inspects the Yokohama International Field, the venue of next year's World Cup finals, on April 24.

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JFA, Kirin group companies sign big sponsorship deals

TOKYO, Jan. 11 Kyodo - Japan Football Association (JFA) Chairman Shunichiro Okano (L) and Japan national side coach Philippe Troussier pose at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11 after JFA signed new six-year sponsorship contracts on conditional terms estimated at a combined total of up to about 7 billion yen with three companies of the Kirin Brewery group.

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JFA President Okano, national team coach Troussier sign deal

TOKYO, Japan - The president of the Japan Football Association (JFA) Shunichiro Okano and national team coach Philippe Troussier on Sept. 8 sign a deal extending Troussier's contract in Japan through the 2002 World Cup to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea.

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Okano, Troussier agree to two-year deal until 2002 World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Football Association President Shunichiro Okano (L) and national coach Philippe Troussier (R) shake hands after agreeing to a two-year contract that will keep Troussier in Japan through the 2002 World Cup.

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World Cup countdown begins

TOKYO, Japan - With two years to go before the kickoff of World Cup 2002, Japan Football Association President Shunichiro Okano (4th from L) joins other JFA officials to switch on a countdown board put up at JR Tokyo Station on June 1.

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FIFA president meets Obuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Sepp Blatter (R), president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, pays a courtesy call on Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (C) at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 7. Blatter is in Japan to attend FIFA's Executive Committee meeting and the preliminary draw for the 2002 World Cup tournament. At the left is Shunichiro Okano, chairman of the Football Association of Japan.

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2002 World Cup logo unveiled

Yasuhiko Endo (L), secretary-general of the Japanese Organizing Committee of the 2002 World Cup, and Shunichiro Okano, president of the Football Association of Japan, unveil the official logo for the 2002 World Cup in Tokyo on May 31. The logo features an image of the famous golden trophy within a multicolored circle, designed to represent human characteristics such as passion, strength and hope.

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2002 World Cup logo unveiled

Yasuhiko Endo (L), secretary-general of the Japanese Organizing Committee of the 2002 World Cup, and Shunichiro Okano, president of the Football Association of Japan, unveil the official logo for the 2002 World Cup in Tokyo on May 31. The logo features an image of the famous golden trophy within a multicolored circle, designed to represent human characteristics such as passion, strength and hope.

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Former JFA head sees alma mater's soccer field as basis of career

Soccer players of the University of Tokyo practice at its Gotenshita field in Tokyo on Feb. 11, 2015, described by Shunichiro Okano, former president of the Japan Football Association and a graduate of the university, as the foundation of his soccer career that culminated in the bronze medal for the Japanese national team at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. (Photo by Makoto Hori) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former JFA chief visits venue for final game of 2002 FIFA World Cup

Shunichiro Okano, former president of the Japan Football Association, revisits Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2015, recalling the final game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by Japan and South Korea, held in the stadium, then known as International Stadium Yokohama. (Photo by Junko Ozaki) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former JEA head sees alma mater's soccer field as basis of career

Soccer players of the University of Tokyo practice at its Gotenshita field in Tokyo on Feb. 11, 2015, described by Shunichiro Okano, former president of the Japan Football Association and a graduate of the university, as the foundation of his soccer career that culminated in the bronze medal for the Japanese national team at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. (Photo by Makoto Hori) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former JFA chief visits venue for final game of 2002 FIFA World Cup

Shunichiro Okano, former president of the Japan Football Association, revisits Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2015, recalling the final game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by Japan and South Korea, held in the stadium, then known as International Stadium Yokohama. (Photo by Junko Ozaki) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shunichiro Okano shakes with Kunishige Kamamoto (JFA)

Shunichiro Okano, Chairman of Japan Football Association (JFA), shakes with Kunishige Kamamoto, vice chairman of JFA at a press conference

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Former Japan soccer chief, IOC member Okano dies at 85

Shunichiro Okano, former president of the Japan Football Association and member of the International Olympic Committee, is pictured during a November 2015 interview in Tokyo. Okano died of lung cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 2, 2017, aged 85. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea confers sports order on 2 Japanese soccer officials

TOKYO, Japan - Sho Nasu (2nd from L), head of the Japanese World Cup organizing committee (JAWOC), and Japan Football Association head Shunichiro Okano (2nd from R) are awarded South Korea's highest sports order on July 14 by S. Korean Ambassador to Japan Cho Se Hyung (R). Nasu received the award for last year's soccer extravaganza Japan and South Korea co-hosted, and Okano in recognition of his efforts for the event's success. (Kyodo)

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Kawabuchi assumes JFA head

TOKYO, Japan - Saburo Kawabuchi holds a news conference in Tokyo on July 20 as the new president of the Japan Football Association. He succeeded Shunichiro Okano.

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FIFA chief Blatter visits Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Accompanied by Japan Football Association president Shunichiro Okano (L), Joseph S. Blatter (R), president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, inspects the Yokohama International Field, the venue of next year's World Cup finals, on April 24.

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JFA, Kirin group companies sign big sponsorship deals

TOKYO, Jan. 11 Kyodo - Japan Football Association (JFA) Chairman Shunichiro Okano (L) and Japan national side coach Philippe Troussier pose at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11 after JFA signed new six-year sponsorship contracts on conditional terms estimated at a combined total of up to about 7 billion yen with three companies of the Kirin Brewery group.

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JFA President Okano, national team coach Troussier sign deal

TOKYO, Japan - The president of the Japan Football Association (JFA) Shunichiro Okano and national team coach Philippe Troussier on Sept. 8 sign a deal extending Troussier's contract in Japan through the 2002 World Cup to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea.

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Okano, Troussier agree to two-year deal until 2002 World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Football Association President Shunichiro Okano (L) and national coach Philippe Troussier (R) shake hands after agreeing to a two-year contract that will keep Troussier in Japan through the 2002 World Cup.

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World Cup countdown begins

TOKYO, Japan - With two years to go before the kickoff of World Cup 2002, Japan Football Association President Shunichiro Okano (4th from L) joins other JFA officials to switch on a countdown board put up at JR Tokyo Station on June 1.

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FIFA president meets Obuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Sepp Blatter (R), president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, pays a courtesy call on Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (C) at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 7. Blatter is in Japan to attend FIFA's Executive Committee meeting and the preliminary draw for the 2002 World Cup tournament. At the left is Shunichiro Okano, chairman of the Football Association of Japan.