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Sporting Witness: The Japanese Women's Football Team

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29/04/2017 GMT

The Japanese Women's Football Team

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, The Japanese Women's Football Team

How a World Cup win brought a boost to Japan after the huge earthquake in 2011.

In 2011, the Japanese Women's football team defied the odds to win the World Cup.  It came as a badly needed boost for Japan which was recovering from a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Robert Nicholson speaks to Japan's star midfielder Mizuho Sakaguchi and coach Norio Sasaki.

Photo: The Japanese Women's team pose before the World Cup Final match between Japan and the USA in 2011. Credit:Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty  Images

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