Soccer Fever in Primary Schools
　Sources of the Educational Ministry said recently that about 750,000 boys of primary schools throughout Japan are in a fever of soccer and the number is increasing remarkably. Now boys under twelve like to play soccer better than baseball which has been the most popular sport for past years.

　Three Nations' Tourney Cancelled　
　Owing to the refusal by the Soviet Union to send its　club team to Japan, the three nations' football tournament which had been scheduled to be held in Tokyo late in March was cancelled. Japan Football Association had expected that the Soviet Union would accept the　invitation　on the　verbal agreement of　last　summer　with　Russian officials. Now J.F.A. changed its plan to have friendly　matches　among　Universidad　of Mexico and some Japanese teams.

　Toyo took the third place in Asia
　Toyo Kogyo F.C. of Hiroshima, the champion　of　Japan　Soccer　League, took the third place in the Asian Champions Cup tournament held in Bangkok in January.　　The　winner　was　Israel's　Maccabi Tel-Aviv　which　defeated　South　Koreas' Yang Zee Army club by 1-0 in the final. Japan's Toyo Kogyo was defeated by Yang Zee in the semi-final, but won over India's Mysore for the third place

　Schedule for 1969-1970
　The Japan Football Association announced its schedule for　1969-1970　season. It will invite two British and one German　teams to　Japan　to　play　a　series　of　goodwill matches with Japanese this year.
　Middlesex Wanderers, the British amateur selection, will play three games in May and West German “Monchen-Gladbach” kickers are also scheduled to play three matches in June. Another　British　team　is combined Cambridge-Oxford　squad, that　will　visit Japan in September　when the British Fair will be held in Tokyo.
　J.F.A. also announced that it will send teams to the Asian Youth tournament to be held in Bangkok in April and the Merdeka tournament in Kuala Lumpur next August. It is expected　that　Japan will send　its strongest team to the Merdeka tournament this　year.　For　the　last　couple　of　years Japan　had　been　unable　to　send　its　best teams and had made poor showing.　Japan will also participate　in the Asian preliminary competition for the World Cup whichi will be held　in Seoul, Korea, in September or October.
　In domestic　schedule, Japan Soccer League will open the fifth season on April 6 and end its first half at the end of June. The second half will begin from the first week of October, and end in the first week of December. The Emperor’s Cup competition will be held　from Dec. 25 to Jan.1 of 1970.
　J.F.A. has　another　plan to develop　the game　in　Japan.　It　want　to　have the Asian Coaching School, which the national coaches of Asian countries will attend, from July to September in Tokyo under the leadership of Mr. Dettmar Cramer, West German instructor who is to be sent to Asia from FIFA.
　The　negotiation with Asian Football Confederation is now undertaking

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