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Japan captain Maya Yoshida took a moment after Thursday's game to shake hands with Princess Hisako Takamado, a noted patron of Japanese sports who is an honorary president at a number of orgs including the Japan Football Association.
Her deceased husband, Prince Norihito, was actively involved in promoting soccer. The JFA's elite U-18 competition and their national training center in Chiba are both named after him.
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Per Wikipedia, they were the first members of the imperial family to stage an official visit to South Korea in 2002, when they attended the opening ceremony of the World Cup. Norihito attended 19 (!) games during the tournament.
