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Japan members pose before 1st Asian Cup match

NEWCASTLE, Australia - The 11 starting members of Japan's national soccer team pose ahead of their first Asian Cup match in Newcastle, Australia, on Jan. 12, 2015. In the front row are (from L) midfielder Makoto Hasebe, forward Shinji Okazaki, midfielder Yasuhito Endo, defenders Gotoku Sakai and Yuto Nagatomo, and forward Takashi Inui. In the back row are (from L) goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, defenders Maya Yoshida and Masato Morishige, and forwards Shinji Kagawa and Keisuke Honda.

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Yoshida tackles Yaya Toure in Japan-Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Maya Yoshida (C) of Japan tackles Yaya Toure of Ivory Coast in front of Yuto Nagatomo in a World Cup match in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Members of the Japan soccer national team pose for a photo before a World Cup Group C match against Ivory Coast at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. They are (front row, from L) Makoto Hasebe, Yuto Nagatomo, Atsuto Uchida, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa, and (back row, from L) Yuya Osako, Masato Morishige, Maya Yoshida, goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima and Keisuke Honda. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Okada visits Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) shakes hands with Yokosuka Mayor Yuto Yoshida in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 10, 2010. Okada apologized for causing anxiety among residents of the city that hosts a U.S. Navy base over the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact which effectively led Japan to allow port calls by U.S. vessels carrying nuclear weapons.

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Exchange center opens at Yokosuka U.S. base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Capt. Daniel Weed (L), head of the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, and Mayor Yuto Yoshida cut the tape to mark the opening of a cultural exchange center at the base Nov. 18, 2009. The center, which will host events organized both by Japanese and Americans, is the first facility in a U.S. military base in Japan to allow free access by the general public.

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Koizumi-backed incumbent loses Yokosuka mayoral race

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yuto Yoshida (C), a 33-year-old newcomer, beat incumbent mayor Ryoichi Kabaya backed by former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the Yokosuka mayoral election in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 28.

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Okayama Ridai reaches semifinals at Koshien

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yuto Okita (R) of Okayama Ridai Fuzoku, Okayama Prefecture, gets a two-run hit in the second inning against Takigawa Daini of Hyogo Prefecture on the 12th day of the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 19. Okayama Ridai trounced Takigawa 5-2 to reach the semifinals on Aug. 20. Takigawa's catcher is Teppei Yoshida.

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Samurai Blue members meet PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) poses for a photo with Japan national football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu (2nd from L), captain Maya Yoshida (3rd from L), defender Yuto Nagatomo (3rd from R) and other Samurai Blue members at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2022. Moriyasu and his squad returned to Japan on Dec. 7, following a loss to Croatia in a World Cup round of 16 match in Qatar.

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Samurai Blue members meet PM Kishida

(from R) Japan national football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu, captain Maya Yoshida, defender Yuto Nagatomo and attacker Ritsu Doan meet the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2022, following a meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Moriyasu and his squad returned to Japan on Dec. 7, following a loss to Croatia in a World Cup round of 16 match in Qatar.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Japan's Maya Yoshida (R) and Yuto Nagatomo are photographed after their team defeated Germany in a World Cup Group E football match at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 23, 2022.

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Football: Oman-Japan World Cup qualifier

Maya Yoshida (R) and Yuto Nagatomo (2nd from R) take part in Japan's training in Muscat, Oman, on Nov. 14, 2021, two days before a World Cup football qualifier against Oman.

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Football: Saudi Arabia-Japan World Cup qualifier

Japan players, (from L) Gaku Shibasaki, Maya Yoshida, goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda (green) and Yuto Nagatomo, react after conceding a goal during the second half of a Group B football match against Saudi Arabia on Oct. 7, 2021, at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Okada visits Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) shakes hands with Yokosuka Mayor Yuto Yoshida in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 10, 2010. Okada apologized for causing anxiety among residents of the city that hosts a U.S. Navy base over the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact which effectively led Japan to allow port calls by U.S. vessels carrying nuclear weapons. (Kyodo)

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Yoshida tackles Yaya Toure in Japan-Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Maya Yoshida (C) of Japan tackles Yaya Toure of Ivory Coast in front of Yuto Nagatomo in a World Cup match in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1. (Kyodo)

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Soccer: Belgium-Japan friendly

Japan's starting 11 pose for a photo before a friendly match against Belgium in Bruges, Belgium, on Nov. 14, 2017: (from L in front row) Hotaru Yamaguchi, Kazuki Nagasawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Yosuke Ideguchi, Takuma Asano (from L in back row) Maya Yoshida, Hiroki Sakai, Tomoaki Makino, Yuya Osako, Genki Haraguchi, Eiji Kawashima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Brazil-Japan friendly in France

Japan's starting 11 pose for a photo before a friendly match against Brazil in Lille, France, on Nov. 10, 2017: (from L in front row) Makoto Hasebe, Yuya Kubo, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Genki Haraguchi, Yuto Nagatomo (from L in back row) Eiji Kawashima, Hiroki Sakai, Tomoaki Makino, Maya Yoshida, Yuya Osako and Yosuke Ideguchi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan prepare for Brazil friendly

(From L) Captain Makoto Hasebe, Maya Yoshida, Yuto Nagatomo and Eiji Kawashima jog during practice in Lille, France, on Nov. 9, 2017, the eve of a friendly against Brazil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan prepare for Brazil friendly

(From L) Shintaro Kurumaya, Maya Yoshida, Kazuki Nagasawa and Yuto Nagatomo jog during Japan training in Lille, France, on Nov. 7, 2017, ahead of their friendly against Brazil on Nov. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan prepare for Brazil friendly

(From L in front row) Maya Yoshida, Yuto Nagatomo, Kenyu Sugimoto and Tomoaki Makino run during a training session in Lille, France, on Nov. 7, 2017. Japan will play a friendly against Brazil on Nov. 10 in the French city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exchange center opens at Yokosuka U.S. base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Capt. Daniel Weed (L), head of the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, and Mayor Yuto Yoshida cut the tape to mark the opening of a cultural exchange center at the base Nov. 18, 2009. The center, which will host events organized both by Japanese and Americans, is the first facility in a U.S. military base in Japan to allow free access by the general public. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi-backed incumbent loses Yokosuka mayoral race

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yuto Yoshida (C), a 33-year-old newcomer, beat incumbent mayor Ryoichi Kabaya backed by former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the Yokosuka mayoral election in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 28. (Kyodo)

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Okayama Ridai reaches semifinals at Koshien

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yuto Okita (R) of Okayama Ridai Fuzoku, Okayama Prefecture, gets a two-run hit in the second inning against Takigawa Daini of Hyogo Prefecture on the 12th day of the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 19. Okayama Ridai trounced Takigawa 5-2 to reach the semifinals on Aug. 20. Takigawa's catcher is Teppei Yoshida.