japan football teamThe Japan national football team (サッカー, Sakkā Nihon Daihyō or Sakkā Nippon Daihyō), also known by the nickname Samurai Blue (サムライ・ブルー, Samurai Burū),This was tempered, however, with the important clarification that Japan's J1 League -- widely regarded as the most-competitive top-to-bottom league in Asia -- provided a