Ten years ago, Mr Yamashina handed over the daily running of the business to his eldest son, Makoto, but stayed on as an adviser.

ECONOMIST: Naoharu Yamashina

First Daisuke Matsui's clever flick struck the legs of Denmark goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen, and moments later Makoto Hasebe raced into the box but fired narrowly wide.

BBC: Denmark 1-3 Japan

Makoto Hasebe was sent off for elbowing Uzbek captain Server Djeparov with two minutes remaining but Japan held on.

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