nadeshiko japan. won praise around the world for her two goals and four assists in the tournament. >>. >> translator: nice to meet you. i see as a goal keeper you keep yourself in good shape. and as for you, actually you're smaller than i thought. >> translator: everybody says so. >> reporter: both players belong to the local soccer club yunogo belle. they are the leaders mentally and strategically. it was created years ago by the private sector and the municipal sector. but miama is the only on a provisional contract. the others have to give up work so they can devote their full attention to the sport. fukumoto is employed as a staff member of the athletic association. she takes care of various projects including publishing news letters for the yunogo belle fan club. we visited the club's marketing department. the only person we found there was the executive manager. why are you by yourself? >> translator: we're pinched financially. i wish we could hire more people. >> reporter: three years ago the c

nadeshiko japan. won praise around the world for her two goals and four assists in the tournament. >>. >> translator: nice to meet you. i see as a goal keeper you keep yourself in good shape. and as for you, actually you're smaller than i thought. >> translator: everybody says so. >> reporter: both players belong to the local soccer club yunogo belle. they are the leaders mentally and strategically. it was created years ago by the private sector and the municipal sector. but miama is the only on a provisional contract. the others have to give up work so they can devote their full attention to the sport. fukumoto is employed as a staff member of the athletic association. she takes care of various projects including publishing news letters for the yunogo belle fan club. we visited the club's marketing department. the only person we found there was the executive manager. why are you by yourself? >> translator: we're pinched financially. i wish we could hire more people. >> reporter: three years ago the c

nadeshiko received the award for their world cup victory in july. the awards took place in tokyo. head coach, captain, and 23 other players and team staff attended. prime minister naoto kan said they made the win through perseverance. >> translator: we are honored that we received such a great award. it makes me feel we should again pledge to keep going on so we can encourage people through our performance. >> translator: we'll do our best at the preliminary qualifying games for the olympics and try to get the gold medal. >> the japanese national women's soccer team is the 19th recipient of the people's honor award since its launch in 1977. >>> a very exciting game that was. and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us.

nadeshiko received the award for their world cup victory in july. the awards took place in tokyo. head coach, captain, and 23 other players and team staff attended. prime minister naoto kan said they made t win through perseverance. >> translator: we are honored that we received such a great award. it makes me feel we should again pledge to keep going on so we can encourage people through our performance. >> translator: we'll do our best at the preliminary qualifying games for the olympics and try to get the gold medal. >> the japanese national women's soccer team is the 19th recipient of the people's honor award since its launch in 1977. >>> a very exciting game that was. and that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us.

nadeshiko has received the people's honor award at the final victory in july. the awards ceremony took place uray at e prime mist's ce ridence in toky thhe coachthe caai and 23th pye a tm af tended. pre minieroto kan said nadeshiko made the achieveme through rserce he aed the am performance inspired japanese who are struggling to rebuild after the march 11th disaster. >> translator: we are honored we received such a great award. it makes me feel we should again pledge to keep going on so we can encourage people through our performance. >> translator: we all do our best at the preliminary qualifying games for the olympics and tried to get the gold medal. >> the japanese national women's soccer team is the 19th recipient of the people's honor award since its launch in 1977. >>> now a look at the weather forecasts around the world. >>> kendo students from the disaster-stricken area in northeastern japan are practicing their ghting iruia 28apesfr a igschool and a university in iwate prefecture. they visited a gym in moscow on wednesday. they practiced for about two