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Okudera is also the current president of J-League side Yokohama Marinos.
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Despite some poor performances in the 1990s they have managed to remain one of only six teams never to be relegated from the J-League's top division.
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The 35-year-old playmaker, who earns his living in Japan playing for Nagoya Grampus Eight, has announced his decision to retire after one more season in the J-League.
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J-League, on which the lottery will be based.
ECONOMIST: Japan��s own goal?
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But he was a fast learner, and he has also picked up a fair level of English and Portuguese from his teammates while playing for J-League Kawasaki Frontale, where he posted 111 appearances and 46 goals.
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J-League may not exist by then.
ECONOMIST: Japan��s own goal?
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With a handful of players with international league experience (Cha Jong-Hyok plays for Swiss FC Wil in Europe, and three others are on Japanese J-League and Russian teams), the team fell short in the group stage of the World Cup finals but played some brilliant soccer along the way and just may have created an opportunity for history.
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Under the sponsorship of The Harbor League, Center for Security Policy President Frank J.
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In his article, Walt claimed that AIPAC, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Anti Defamation League are anti-Israel and that Obama, J-Street and Americans for Peace Now are Israel's true friends.
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