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Japan beat Cameroon 2-0 in Kirin Challenge Cup friendly

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Koji Yamase (C) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the second half of a Kirin Challenge Cup friendly against Cameroon in Oita on Aug. 22. Japan won 2-0.

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Japan beat Cameroon 2-0 in Kirin Challenge Cup friendly

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Koji Yamase (C) scores his side's second goal during the second half of a Kirin Challenge Cup friendly against Cameroon in Oita on Aug. 22. Japan won 2-0.

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Barcelona edge Yokohama in preseason friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama F. Marinoc midfielder Yukihiro Yamase (R) attempts to block FC Barcelona striker Thierry Henry during the first half of their friendly match at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Aug. 7. Barcelona 1-0 won on Giovani Dos Santos' 75th-minute goal.

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Barcelona edge Yokohama in preseason friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - FC Barcelona striker Ronaldinho (R) and Yokohama F. Marinos midfielder Yukihiro Yamase vie for control of the ball during the first half of their friendly match at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Aug. 7. Barcelona won 1-0 on Giovani Dos Santos' 75th-minute goal.

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Japan suffer crushing defeat to Serbia

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Koji Yamase (R) and Serbia defender Miroslav Vulicevic compete to control the ball during the second half of a friendly at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan, on April 7, 2010. Japan suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat.

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Yamase, Yano earn recalls for World Cup warm-up vs Serbia

TOKYO, Japan - Japan soccer coach Takeshi Okada speaks about the 20-man squad for Japan's upcoming World Cup warm-up against Serbia during a press conference in Tokyo on March 29, 2010. Japan will play an international friendly against Serbia in Osaka on April 7.

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Japan, South Korea draw in East Asia Football Championship

CHONGQING, China - Japan midfielder Koji Yamase (R) and teammate Keita Suzuki celebrate after Yamase scored Japan's equalizer during the second half of a match against South Korea in the East Asia Football Championship at the Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing on Feb. 23. The match ended 1-1.

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(2)Japan vs Mali friendly

SAPPORO, Japan - Mali defender Toreore Abdou (L) and Japanese midfielder Koji Yamase tussle for the ball during the first of their friendly match at Sapporo Dome on June 1.

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Japan shoot down Mexico in Japan Youth Cup final

URAWA, Japan - Japan under-20 youth side striker Koji Yamase converts from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time to cancel out Mexico's opener in the final of the four-nation Japan Youth Cup at Urawa's Komaba stadium in Saitama Prefecture on March 25. Japan went on to win the final 4-2 on penalties.

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Order of Culture award

Shoin Yamase (front, R), 89, "koto" Japanese harp player, receives the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, from Emperor Naruhito at an Imperial Palace ceremony in Tokyo, on Nov. 3, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Order of Culture award

(from L) Teruhiko Beppu, 88, an expert on zymology, Shoin Yamase, 89, "koto" Japanese harp player, Atsushi Uemura, 89, Japanese-style painter, and Kabuki actor Matsumoto Hakuo, 80, pose for a photo at a garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2022, after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, from Emperor Naruhito. (Pool photo)

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Order of Culture award

Shoin Yamase, 89, "koto" Japanese harp player, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2022, after receiving the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, at an Imperial Palace ceremony. (Pool photo)

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Barcelona edge Yokohama in preseason friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama F. Marinoc midfielder Yukihiro Yamase (R) attempts to block FC Barcelona striker Thierry Henry during the first half of their friendly match at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Aug. 7. Barcelona 1-0 won on Giovani Dos Santos' 75th-minute goal. (Kyodo)

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Barcelona edge Yokohama in preseason friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - FC Barcelona striker Ronaldinho (R) and Yokohama F. Marinos midfielder Yukihiro Yamase vie for control of the ball during the first half of their friendly match at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Aug. 7. Barcelona won 1-0 on Giovani Dos Santos' 75th-minute goal. (Kyodo)

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Japan beat Cameroon 2-0 in Kirin Challenge Cup friendly

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Koji Yamase (C) scores his side's second goal during the second half of a Kirin Challenge Cup friendly against Cameroon in Oita on Aug. 22. Japan won 2-0. (Kyodo)

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Japan beat Cameroon 2-0 in Kirin Challenge Cup friendly

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Koji Yamase (C) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the second half of a Kirin Challenge Cup friendly against Cameroon in Oita on Aug. 22. Japan won 2-0. (Kyodo)

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Japan, South Korea draw in East Asia Football Championship

CHONGQING, China - Japan midfielder Koji Yamase (R) and teammate Keita Suzuki celebrate after Yamase scored Japan's equalizer during the second half of a match against South Korea in the East Asia Football Championship at the Olympic Sports Center in Chongqing on Feb. 23. The match ended 1-1. (Kyodo)

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Japan suffer crushing defeat to Serbia

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Koji Yamase (R) and Serbia defender Miroslav Vulicevic compete to control the ball during the second half of a friendly at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan, on April 7, 2010. Japan suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat. (Kyodo)

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Yamase, Yano earn recalls for World Cup warm-up vs Serbia

TOKYO, Japan - Japan soccer coach Takeshi Okada speaks about the 20-man squad for Japan's upcoming World Cup warm-up against Serbia during a press conference in Tokyo on March 29, 2010. Japan will play an international friendly against Serbia in Osaka on April 7. (Kyodo)

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Soccer: Nagoya win promotion to J1 in playoff final

Koji Yamase (L) of Avispa Fukuoka and Keiji Tamada of Nagoya Grampus fight for the ball in the second half of a 0-0 draw in the J-League second division playoff final at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Japan vs Mali friendly

SAPPORO, Japan - Mali defender Toreore Abdou (L) and Japanese midfielder Koji Yamase tussle for the ball during the first of their friendly match at Sapporo Dome on June 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan shoot down Mexico in Japan Youth Cup final

URAWA, Japan - Japan under-20 youth side striker Koji Yamase converts from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time to cancel out Mexico's opener in the final of the four-nation Japan Youth Cup at Urawa's Komaba stadium in Saitama Prefecture on March 25. Japan went on to win the final 4-2 on penalties.