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Japan's premature Asian Cup exit and the nature of it has triggered deeper introspection about the state of the national side, with a daunting trip to North Korea for World Cup qualifying in a matter of weeks.Japan return to World Cup qualifying with back-to-back games in March against North Korea, home and then away in Pyongyang.

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Hinata Miyazawa had never been prolific for club or country before the Women's World Cup -- now she is the tournament's leading scorer and spearheading Japan's surprise title charge.It was typical of how Miyazawa, who plays in Japan's domestic women's league, has been at the World Cup: cool, calculating and deadly.

Japan have flown in under the radar to become the team to beat, along with England, at the Women's World Cup and boasting the tournament's leading scorer in Hinata Miyazawa."I think we were left behind by the sudden strides that the rest of the world were making," former Japan coach Asako Takakura, who led the team at the 2019 World Cup, told AFP ahead of the 2023 edition.

Sergio Echigo, Japan based pundit and inventor of the elastico, has taken a dig at Celtic, insisting Japanese players need to "get out".

Japan skipper Yoshida accuses Saudi fans of 'discriminatory gestures'

Japan's captain exchanged angry words with a section of the home fans after the qualifying defeat in Jeddah on Thursday, after they were seen taunting him during a post-match interview.