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This article talks about how money is allocated now to promote and ensure the playability of soccer in Japan. Due to its popularity, Japan allocated $35.6 million for anti hooligan measures including the development to stop unruly and rowdy fans. They also hosted the World Club Championship, also called the Toyota Cup featuring clubs out of the country being held there.

This article talks about ice skating again, but for the women. Mao Asada and Kim Yu Na competed against each other on February 26th of this year in the Olympics. Kim is from South Korea while Mao is from Japan. It discusses the amazing job that they did and the passion everyone felt from their performances. Both of them are 19-years-old and are truly representing the youth from each of their countries. In the end, Kim came in first while Mao came in second. The title of this article suggests Mao's future career and what's in store now that she has come out with this victory.

This article talks about Daisuke Takahashi and both his failures and his accomplishments. He is a Japanese ice skater who recent took the bronze medal in the Olympics. The years 2008-2009 weren't his best of times because of injuries and low placing at different competitions. His recent win at the Olympics has been the highlight of his career and things are looking much better for him now. He is now known as the first man to earn an Olympic medal for Japan.

This article talks about how the J. League, the current league for professional soccer came to Japan in 1993. There is a two division system with 28 teams who face off in league matches and for the cup tournaments. The first division, J1 has all the best players and teams who have proven they are the top competitors while the J2 league is the more developing league with top teams in J2 switching with the worst teams in j1 every year. Even foreign stars helped the popularity of soccer in Japan soar and it is now watched by almost a quarter of Japanese population.