Site of the Pre-Olympic Competition :
　According to certain news agency reports, F.I.F.A. has decided the sites for the Asian section of the quarifying competition for the Munich Olympics, and group one matches between South Korea, Japan, China, the Philippines and Malaysia will take place in Seoul in October of next year. The Japanese Football Association immdeately sent a telegram protesting against the alleged F.I.F.A. decision. Japan, insists that the site ofthe competition be decided only after the opinions of the respective countries participating have been consulted.　Formely, Japan had expressed to the Asian Football Federation its hope that the competition could be staged in Tokyo in commemoration of the Golden　Jubilee of The Japanese Association, However, they had no reply to their request prior to the alleged F.I.F.A. decision.

　Chef de Mission for the Asian Games:
　Mr. Shigemaru Takenokoshi, aged 64 and Director General of the Japanese Football Association, was named as Chef de Mission of the Japanese delegation for　the　Sixth Asian Games by the Japanese Olympic Committee.　Japan will　send　its　largest　ever delegation of 261 athletes, and officails, includeing the　football　team　to the Bangkok games.

　Asian Youth Tournament :
　Japan will　host　the　Thirteenth　Asian Youth Football Tournament next spring. The Japanese Football Association recentlyf ormed a committee to organise the tournament and made its plans for staging the competition. It will take place from　the 24th of April to the 5th of May next year at two stadiums in Tokyo and one each in Yokohama and Omiya near Tokyo.

　Cramar’s Suggestions
　When Mr.Dettmar Cramer, a F.I.F.A. coach from W.Germany, spent his vacation in Japan this September, he warned Japanesn football officials that soccer in Japan is facing a crisis.
　He indicated that the number of spectators at football matches in Japan had stopped increasing folloeing the defeat of the National team in the World Cup preliminary tournament in Seoul last year. He stated that a strong National team acts as a pilot to guide the development of footoball at all levels and that, therefore, it is extrekely important to concentrate onbuilding up a strong National team for the further development of the Japanese football.
　After 1968, when Japanese footnball had reached a peak in winning a Bronze Medal in the Mexico Olympics, the National team members were older than those of ither Asian teams.This year, the Japanese football Association took positive action in replacing some of the older players by promoting younger ones. This, however, was too late for the Merdeka Tournament in August. Mr.Cramer said, “At present, the Japanese National side isa a young and promising team, but lacking in experience.”
　Before returning home, Mr.Cramer left the follpwing suggestions for strengthening the Japanese National team for the qualifying matches of the Olympics, scheduled to take place in Munich in 1971.
1) Each National team player should take special training in addition to his normal club taining.
2) Club officials, the League and the Association sould co-operate to that end.
3) Chances for the National team to practice together should be increased.
4) Strong European club teams sould be invited to Japan for friendly matches with the Japanese National side.
5) The Japanese National team should make European tours as further preparation for the Olympic Qualifying Tournnament.
　Mr.Cramer added, “There is no substitute for victory. If the Japanese team wins that victory in Munich, the base of Japanese football will become wider.

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