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Kyoko

If you need to inspire an entire country, leave it to the Nadeshiko Japan women's national football team.
The Grand Start of the Olympic Torch Relay for the Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021 takes place on Thursday (25 March), with the host nation's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup champions carrying

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - JULY 17:  Players of Japan celebrates after winning the FIFA Womens's World Cup Final between the United States of America and Japan at FIFA Word Cup stadium on July 17, 2011 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.  (Photo by Thorsten Wagner/Getty Images)

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Japanese footballers look to inspire a nation once again by kicking off Olympic Torch Relay

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