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Motomo Watanabe won a total of five championships at Koshien in spring and summer as the manager of Yokohama High School's baseball team. He passed away in August 2024 at the age of 81.
A farewell party was held in Yokohama on the 14th for Mototomo Watanabe, who led Yokohama High School's baseball team to a total of five spring and summer championships at Koshien and passed away in August at the age of 81. Former manager Seiichiro Ogura, who together with Watanabe supported the team's successive spring and summer championships in 1998, read a eulogy.
Approximately 1,500 people from the baseball world attended, including former professional baseball players Takeshi Aiko of Lotte, Kensuke Kondo of Softbank, and Yoshitomo Tsutsugo of DeNA, as well as Yokohama High School alumni. In an interview, Ogura said, ``We often fought as a couple. I'm just grateful that they let me do whatever they wanted.'' Looking back, Kondo said, ``I grew not only as a baseball player, but as a person.''
Yokohama High School's current coach, Hiroaki Murata, said, ``Mr. Watanabe gave me all of my starting points as a coach.I will never forget what he taught me and will continue to do my best.''

Nadeshiko Japan overwhelmed Thailand 8-0 in their first match of the Asian Games, getting off to a good start towards their third straight victory. Nakajima scored the opening goal in the 3rd minute of the first half, completing a hat trick. They continued to score points in the second half, including Takarada's three points. Kamiya, who was called up for the first time, also scored, and the team lived up to Coach Kano's words, ``From the moment the whistle blows, we will step up the gears.''

The women's soccer league of the Aichi/Nagoya Asian Games begins on the 14th. North Korea defeated Bangladesh 10-0 in the match held at Osaka's Nagai Stadium. Korean-Japanese player Lee Seung-ya started and scored his first goal for the national team.

There will be no Olympic Village for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, and accommodation facilities will be spread out across 40 locations. The transportation routes are complex, with over 600 routes, and the tournament organizing committee is concerned about the impact of bus congestion on the competition, and is urging people to refrain from using private cars inside and outside the prefecture.

Mr. Ichiro, as a member of his team "KOBE CHIBEN", competed against the high school girls' selection team along with Mr. Hideki Matsui and Mr. Kazuo Matsui. The match drew 25,000 spectators at Tokyo Dome and ended with Ichiro's shutout victory. This annual event will be held for the 6th time.

Okayama achieved a dramatic victory at home against Urawa in the J1 League match. Although they took the lead in the first half, they continued to be pushed back, but Tatsuta's winning goal gave them the victory. Coach Kiyama emphasized the importance of away wins and expressed his desire to advance to the top of the rankings this season.

At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the Japanese women's soccer team (Nadeshiko Japan) will play against Thailand in their first match in Group E of the first round on the 14th. On the 13th, preparations will be held in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and the team aiming for a third consecutive victory will be made up mainly of domestic teams.