the head of the jfa said moriyasu hajime will lead the samurai blue through the 2026 world cup . moriyasu said he will face each match with determination to create a new spectacle. >> translator: i will take on the challenge in the belief that 14 japan there is nothing that is imssible, so i ask you to fight with us and give us all your cheers and support. >> the 54-year-old said he will make the most of his experience so far and continue to face challenges with courage. he says he will do his utmost to raise the profile of japanese football and its players. moriyasu has also become japan's first head coach to retain his job in a world cup tournament. the team's strong performance in qatar saw it reach the knockout stage. >>> japanese craft is open will come to terms with lives ripped apart by war. chigiri-e involves making collages of torn paper . for orphans of the 20th century conflict involving japan and china it's a way of reassembling the past into a better future. nhk world's kameyama mao reports. >> reporter: an exhibit in hiroshima marked 50 years of normalized diplomati

coach moriyasu hajime says the latest win proves his team has the grit and determination to take a history-makingrip to the quarterfinals. >> so in those moments, moriyasu was thinking of a game he played right there in qatar. japan narrowly missed a chance to qualify for the 1994 world cup in a game remembered as the agony of doha. so 29 years later, there's a hope that agony will transform into the joy of doha. >> and expectations are definitely in the air. thank you for your insight. >> my pleasure. >>> japan, south korea, and the united states have imposed new sanctions on a number of north korean officials and organizations. many are connected to the country's missile program. japan added three entities and one person to its list. that includes the lazarus group, a north korean hacker group suspected of carrying out cyber attacks. >> translator: japan urges north korea to take concrete steps to resolve pending issues, including japanese abductees as well as its nuclear and missile programs. >> south korea imposed sanctions on eight individuals connected to pyongyang's missile development, as