The Emperor’s Cup.
　Kamamoto’s　Yanmar　Diesel　of　Osaka wonn the Emperor’s Cup　in　the 1970-71 season. The Final was played on January 1st, 1971 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, before twenty thousand spectators. Yaninar defeated the League Champions, Toyo Kogyo of Hiroshima through a decisive header　by Kamamoto, the most famous striker in Japan. The goal came in extra time after　the teams had been. locked 1-1 at the end of the normal period.　Kamamoto, the League’s leading goal-scorer of the season, scored seven goals for Yanmar in three　matches following the quarter-final of the　Emperor’s　Cup　tournament which　was　played　according　to　the single　knockout　system between the　eight strongest League and University teams.

　High School Football on T.V.
　One commercial　television companybroadcast the matches of the Inter High School　Football Tournament　on　their nation-wide network, contributing ten thousand U.S. dollars to the Japanese Football Association.
　Official sources of the television company gave two reasons to explain　why they had developed an interst in football. One reason was that football seemed to be a useful sport　for　the　young　and　the　other　thatfootball was believed to be worth future investment, since it was sure to become one of the most popular sports in Japan as well as in most other parts of the world.

　Football in the Snow
　On January 5th, 1971, the matches of the Inter High School Championship were played on a snow　covered　round at Nishinomiya, near Osaka in Western Japan.　This was the first time in the fifty-years history of the Championship, that the matches had　been played in the snow.　In the northern　parts of Japan it　is usual for the　grounds to be covered　with　snow　in　winter　and　therefore, Championship match never take place during the winter season. In Kansai,　however, it is very　strange to　see football　played in the snow.

　Sapporo ‘72 and Soccer
　The Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo　will　have some　connection　with soccer. Following　the　plan　announced by the　Organising Committee of the Winter Games,　the　Olympic Torch　will be　lighted　at　Olympia in Greece at the end of December,1971, and　carried　to Tokyo by plane.
　On New Year's Day of 1972, the torch　will be carried by runners from the airport to the National Stadium, where the Final of the Emperor's Cup will, be taking place　at the time. The scene of the torch arriving　at　the　stadium　during　the　football　match will be televised to all　parts　of　Japan.　After that, the torch will leave the　stadium　for　Sapporo, where　the　opening ceremony of the Winter Games will be held　on February 3rd, 1972.　

　Embarrassment　
　The　Japanese　Football　Association　was　embarrassed when it received an invitation　from Korea to　participate　in　the　first　President's Cup tournament, which is scheduled to be held in Seoul next May. However, the domestic league season　in　Japan　will be under way at that time, so the　Association will　be　unable　to　accept　the　Korean invitation.
　A Japanese official said that Asian football is presured by too many cup competitions in the different countries.
　Malaysia has its annual Merdeka Tournament, to which most Asian countries are invited, in August, while　Thailand　holds　its equivalent ― the King’s Cup ― in November and ?the lndonesians yet another in Octber. This ycar，Korea and the Philippines　have　planned a new International　Cup tournament for Asian countries and clearly, it is impossible to accept all these invitations.

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