10. Strange Jinx

 There is some jinx in J. League. "Maeda's curse" is especially famous. Maeda is Maeda Ryosuke. He belongs to the Jubilo Iwata, is also one of the players of the representative of Japan for former, and is a very wonderful player. His position is FW and he is carrying out rank in to the higher rank in every season score ranking. What is his curse? Surprisingly, the team which had a season first goal scored by him will be demoted to J2 almost certainly. In 2007, Ventforet Kofu will be determined first goal of the season to him, it got demoted to J2. Since then demotion of the target club had been kept for five consecutive years. Tokyo Verdy, JEF United Chiba, Kyoto Sanga, and Montedio Yamagata. And in 2012, Gamba Osaka is one of the J-League of the "original 10", had no experience of demotion. The good results which continued till the previous year turned around, Gamba Osaka was also involved in the residual conflict. Gamba Osaka fell into the situation of demotion that if it lost the game with the Jubilo Iwata in the final season, it will demote to J2. And Iwata wins by the score of 2-1 in which a game includes Maeda's 1 score and 1 assistance, and Gamba Osaka determined demotion. A result which jinx continues for six consecutive years was brought. From such strange jinx, his goal is called the common name "death goal."

 

 There is other jinx similar to “Maeda's curse”. It is “Mitsusawa’s curse”. Every year, 1 team in the team which played a game with the Yokohama F Marinos in Mitsusawa will certainly be demoted to J2. Furthermore, it is worse than Maeda's curse that the team demoted by this curse cannot be easily promoted to J1. Actually the clubs which was demoted by this curse from 2007 to 2011 (Yokohama FC, Consadole Sapporo, JEF United Chiba, and Kyoto samgha F.C. and the Montedio Yamagata) are still in J2.

 

 

There is not only such bad jinx but good jinx. It is “happy color orange”. The team of an orange uniform is in three J1. They are Shimizu S-Pulse, Albirex Niigata, and Omiya Ardija. These three teams have not been demoted to J2 in the past. Especially the Shimizu S-Pulse is one of "the original 10", and continuing being in J1 from the time of J. League opening.

 

J. League can enjoy itself also from the different viewpoint by these jinx.

9. The Emperor's Cup

The Emperor's Cup is an open tournament of the greatest soccer in Japan, and it is located in a line with J. League and the J. League Yamazaki-Nabisco cup, and let it be the domestic 3 major titles of Japan. The Emperor’s cup was started in 1921. The right of participation of AFC Champions League (ACL) and FUJI XEROX SUPERCUP of a following season are granted to the championship club of this convention.

It is in 1948 that the Emperor's Cup received for the first time. Emperor Showa watched the "East-West game" on April 3 in 1947, and JFA received the Emperor's Cup from the Imperial Household Agency in following July, 1948. At first, although the Emperor's Cup was presented to the winner of the East-West game, it came to be presented to the victorious team of the all Japan championship from the 31st time, and also changed the convention name to "Emperor's Cup all Japan soccer championship" which is the present convention name.

After inauguration of Japan Soccer League (JSL) in 1965, although the right of participation of Emperor’s Cup was given each 4 teams of higher ranks of JSL and all Japan college soccer tournament, there is also a rise of the voice which asks for an open cup like FA cup of England used as the model of the convention, and it became open from the 52nd time. After the J. League inauguration, it becomes the only convention which can fight a pro team and an amateur team, and also a second kind registration team (high school student age) can also participate from the 76th time. Although the 83rd time was mainly held from December on the New Year's Day, it has been improved so that more games can be managed also in Hokkaido, northeast, and north Shin-etsu area which were hard to hold in a cold district by carrying out large expansion of the convention schedule from the end of September from the 84th time. 

 The "NHK cup New-Year's-Day soccer" which invited the each champion team of a member of society and student is held in 1968 on the New Year's Day. But because the Emperor's Cup final came to be held on New-Year's-Day from the 48th time of the degree next year, the NHK cup soccer was abolished only by this 1 time. As these vestiges, the NHK cup is awarded to a victorious team with the Emperor's Cup now.

Amiri Baraka

　Amiri Baraka is a poet, a writer, a music critic, a thinker, and an activist born in American New Jersey Newark. He is a black and supported ardently Barack Obama who ran for the President. He threw the voice of blame at the black which takes an attitude critical of the candidate Obama, and became the center of attention. As a writer, he used a black person's anger as the book, and published it. It is “Home”. His stance completely differed from "nonviolent" advocacy represented by Ministry King. He criticizes non-violence because he thought that it does not contribute to realization of the society where a black person is not oppressed. He also thought that even if non-violence is based on goodwill and a belief, the goal was never reached since it was an asymmetrical belief. Reading this book now is exactly reading history, however, the present "to be nonviolent" could not be judged that it is an attitude which does not desire for a change, either.

8. Yamazaki Nabisco cup

The Yamazaki Nabisco cup is one of the three in Japan major titles with J1 league and the Emperor's Cup all Japan soccer championship.

 

The J. League Yamazaki Nabisco cup is a league cup which Japan Professional Football League sponsors. From 1992 annual conferences of the 1st time, since confectionary maker Yamazaki Nabisco was a crown sponsor, this name was given. It was regarded as the "pre opening game" prior to league match opening from next year, and fought in 1992 of the 1st time by the "original 10" which participates in a league match. In 1997 and the 1998 season, the J. League associate member with the intention which participates in all the J. League teams and J. League fought for the cup. When J2 league was born in 1999, all the teams of J1 league and J2 league will fight for a cup. From 2002, since the number of games of J2 league increased, it fought only by the participating team of J1 league. The finals game which became a one-game conclusion performed in National Stadium.

 

 

First, in group league, all the teams which belong to J1 participate. However, the teams which participate in AFC Champions League consider it as seed. The remaining J1 teams are divided into two groups, and the league match of each six teams is held. The team which get the most winning point of each group and seeded teams can progress to a final tournament. Second, in quarterfinal and semifinal of final tournament, the game system is home and away game system. And the team which get the more winning point can progress to final game. The final game is held on November 3rd (culture day). Peculiar production which is not seen in the cup game is performed in the final game. Stadium DJ of both teams comes and members are announced with the system currently held in the home game.

 

The right of participation of the 1993-94 Asian-Club-Championship convention by which they are originally given to the victorious team of a league match was given as a championship privilege since a league match is a transition period from a Japanese league to J. League in 1992. Now the convention championship club acquires the right of participation of the Suruga Bank championship of the following fiscal year, and plays a match against the cup game championship club of the South America soccer league.

 

7. Historic Games

There are a lot of famous competitions in the J. League. There was a different game like surprising and interesting things, and sometimes like to impress people.

 In 2007, When the J-League has reached the final section, Urawa Reds was in the first place, and Kashima Antlers was in the second place ranking. At that time, the winning point of Urawa is 70 and the winning point of Kashima is 69. But, the last game, while the opponent of Kashima was Shimizu S-Pulse which was in the fourth place, the opponent of Urawa was Yokohama FC which was in the worst place. In order to Kashima to get the championship, Urawa had to lose or draw. However, for the opponent of Urawa was Yokohama FC, many people was sure that Urawa will win the game and get the championship. But, surprisingly, Yokohama FC defeated Urawa! The score is 1-0. The game was very close. Kashima also defeated Shimizu in score 2-0. Ranking of Kashima was the first place by it. And Kashima achieved a dramatic come-from-behind victory. Then, Kashima achieved the J. League three consecutive victories from the year.

In 2006, the J-League also has reached the final section, the opponent of Urawa Reds which was in the first place then was Gamba Osaka which was in the second place. It was just a summit decisive game. The difference of the winning point of both teams is 3, and it could not but win for the Gamba Osaka to win the victory. Urawa Reds was overwhelmingly advantageous. But the offensive strength of the Gamba Osaka had a possibility of enough of winning. However, the Urawa Reds had also required the J. League first championship. In the game, Gamba Osaka decided the opening the scoring point with the offensive strength. However, Urawa Reds reversed and defeated the game. And Urawa Reds achieved the first championship in J. League.

 There is much historic game otherwise. It was the game of champion ship of Kashima Antlers and Jubilo Iwata in 2001, the game of championship of Shimizu S-Pulse and Jubilo Iwata in 1999, the game of 35^th of J. League of Jeff Chiba and so on. It seems that however, the game called scenic spot negative has many games which required a championship and remains. The game which required the fate of the team is so important. Much scenic spot negative will be produced from now on.

Nelson Mandela : Breaking News

 Nelson Mandela is the eighth President of Republic of South Africa. He has passed away the other days, however, he made a great contribution to Republic of South Africa. Especially he is famous for having made apartheid organization end.

 

 

　Apartheid refers to the apartheid policy that defines the relations of whites and non-whites (black and Asian resident such as from Malaysia India and Pakistan, Mixed people called colored) in South Africa in particular. Black people have been badly discrimination by apartheid. He graduated from the Towa Conwy stealth land University School of Law. And He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1944 of the student. But Nelson Mandela became a commander and pioneered military organization. In 1961, for carrying out the opposition movement against apartheid, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment with treason in 1964. But during imprisonment, he won the "Nehru Award" in 1979 and the "Sakharov Prize" in 1988. And he is released in 1990.  After his release, he was appointed vice-chairman of the African National Congress (ANC), in 1991, he was appointed to the chair. Moreover, he abolished population Registration Act, indigenous land law and the Group Areas Act which are the basis of apartheid law in June 1991, and he won Nobel Peace Prize with Dekuraku on December 10 in 1993. Black also obtained the right to vote by this, Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa, he worked the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against, disparities, and economic measures. Nelson hand over to Thabo Mbeki of Vice President the seat of chairman of the ANC Party Congress in December 1997. February 5, 1999, he made ​​a speech at the National Assembly last. He retired from the world of politics opportunity general election the same year.

 

　After retirement, he delivered a speech for the first time in the United Nations Security Council on January 19, 2000. However, prostate cancer was discovered in July 2001, he received radiation treatment for seven weeks. He passed away December 5, 2013, memorial ceremony of former President Mandela was held at the largest city Johannesburg. In addition to tens of thousands of people have attended, such as Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom and former President Bill Clinton of the United States attended. In the ceremony, U.S. President Barack Obama who revered former president Mandela has said a message of condolence, and praise his achievements. His memorial ceremony was held also in Tokyo.

6. Great Supervisor

Only a player is not important in soccer. Command of a supervisor also influences a victory. A supervisor's command is important in order to win a game.

Oswaldo de Oliveira Filho is a great supervisor. He does not have career as a soccer player. He followed the way to the physical coach simultaneously with university graduate business, and served as the supervisor for the first time at the age of 49.He is a supervisor who very values every player. He was inaugurated as the supervisor of the Kashima Antlers in 2007. He led the Kashima Antlers to the J. League championship and also the Emperor's Cup, and attained two crowns in same year. He achieved the J. League championship also in 2008 and in 2009, and brought Kashima Antlers three successive victories which become the first in history of J. League. And he won J. League Best Director in 2007, in 2008 and in 2009. Furthermore, he is also the supervisor who gained most titles in J. League. He also commanded the J. League all-star team by Jomo Cup in 2009. He is a supervisor of Botafogo FR of Brazil now.

Okada Takeshi is also a great player. He had served as the supervisor of the representative of Japan for a short period of time from 1997 to 1998. And he was inaugurated as the supervisor of the Consadole Sapporo which demoted to J2 in 1999. And he achieved the championship by J2 in 2000, and promoted the Consadole Sapporo to J1. He left the result of the 11th place next year, made the Consadole Sapporo remain to J1, and resigned the post of a supervisor. And he played an active part as a soccer commentator in 2002. However, he was again inaugurated as the Yokohama F Marinos supervisor in 2003. And he gained the crown of the full championship in assumption-of-office 1 year. He won the victory for the 2nd year, and achieved the championship for two consecutive years. And he won J. League Best Director in 2003 and in 2004. Although he resigned the post of a supervisor in 2006, he was again inaugurated as the supervisor of the Japanese body surface in 2008, and led Japan to the best 16 at 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Although he was inaugurated as the supervisor of the first China pro soccer league as Japanese people in 2012, he has resigned now.