Japanese Team Comes of Age, and Lifts a Country (Published 2011)

It was 5 a.m. in Tokyo, but fans rejoiced as Japan reached the final of the Women's World Cup.Credit...Kyodo News, via Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany — Shortly before Japan faced the two-time defending champion Germany in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup, Coach Norio Sasaki gave his players solemn, even grim inspiration. He showed them slide-show images of the earthquake and tsunami

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米のワンバック選手は澤の元チームメイト。「彼女は日本を背負ってる」と申しております。