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(Adnkronos) - Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)--Kozo Tashima, a FIFA Council member and former president of the Japan Football Association, on Thursday announced his bid to run in the FIFA presidential election in March next year. "We need to convey to the world the sincerity and soundness that Japanese soccer has developed," Tashima, 68, said at a press conference in Tokyo the same day. "FIFA should regain its fairness." It is the first time for a Japanese to run for the FIFA presidency. Tashima said that he decided to run in the race, questioning FIFA's decision to suspend for a year a one-match…

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