Like the slice of the katana, Japan's invincible march to the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Japan is the last team I mentioned about, not because of any prejudice against Japan. Rather, I'd say the final mention of Japan was the result of extreme difficulties. Well, all we can realise is Japan's position in Asia is unquestionable. It's currently Asia's most formidable, as seen by its rapid development since the 1990s. It's far, far run from the previous amateur status of this country before the foundation of J.League. It's, even more, to say when Japan's rise to prominence came despite a great lack of football background - Japan's most popular sport has been baseball, a legacy of American influence in the nation. So how has a baseball-dominated country turned so powerful in football? It's about ambitious projects to implement. From the 1980s, Japanese sporting investors realised baseball would not bring the needed revenues due to the lack of popularity in other nations from outside the United States. This forced the Japanese to rethink its ...