Overview

• Kageyama, 58, was detained at a French airport and later convicted for viewing child pornography on an aircraft.
• He was traveling via France to Chile for the U-20 World Cup and has not returned to Japan, the association said.
• The JFA announced the termination at a Tokyo press conference on October 7.
• As technical director appointed last year, Kageyama was responsible for strengthening Japan’s national teams.
• President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto called the conduct unacceptable and vowed thorough improvements to governance and compliance systems.