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Our guest is Saburo Kawabuchi, the first chairman of the J.League. He will talk about strengthening the youth development age group and coaches. What is necessary to increase the involvement of children in sports? This time, we will talk about the theme "Children, cheers for the future". Supported by: Japan Football Association supported by Mizuho Financial Group ★ Yomiuri Shimbun online article page https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/podcast/pit... (https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/podcast/pit...) (https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/podcast/pit...) ────────────────── ★ Profile of Saburo Kawabuchi Born in Osaka in 1936. Chairman of the Japan Top League Alliance Organization and first chairman of the J.League. Played for Waseda University and Furukawa Electric soccer team. Participated in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics as a member of the Japanese national soccer team. After retiring from active play, he served as manager of Furukawa Electric before serving as manager of the Japanese national team from 1980 to 1981. As Chairman of the J.League and President (Captain) of the Japan Football Association, he devoted himself to "strengthening Japanese football" and "promoting local sports." In 2009 he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, and in 2015 he was appointed a Person of Cultural Merit. ─────────────────── ★ Request the program with the hashtag! #Pitchside (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?hash...) ★ Click here for the message form Please send us your thoughts on the program, guests you would like to see appear on the program, questions, etc. https://ma.yomiuri.co.jp/podcast_form/ ★ Yomiuri Shimbun Official Podcast X (@podcasts_yomi ( / podcasts_yomi ) ) / podcasts_yomi ★ Yomiuri Shimbun Online https://yomiuri.co.jp/podcast/pitchside/