Japan women's national football team
During the 1970s, the number of women football players and teams increased in Japan, and teams made up regional leagues in various parts of Japan. In 1980, "All-Japan Women's Football Championship" was held, and in 1981 the Japan women's national football team played its first international match in Hong Kong. The team continued playing matches in Japan or in other countries, but it was not an "All Japan" national team but a temporarily organized team selected from the regional leagues.
Japan–South Korea football rivalry
The Japan and South Korea national football teams are sporting rivals who have played each other officially since 1954. They have had 79 matches so far. The match between the two countries is often shorten as "nikkansen" (Japanese: 日韓戦) or "haniljeon" (Korean: 한일전/韓日戰) in their respective languages. The most recent match ended up with Korea winning with a score of 4–1