North Korea, China, the U.S., and Korea-Japan Soccer Made in Korea → Japan ´ Way Soccer Technology Policy Exchange

Jul 14, 2025

North Korea, China, the U.S., and Korea-Japan Soccer Made in Korea → Japan ´ Way Soccer Technology Policy Exchange



North Korea, China, the U.S., and Korea-Japan Soccer Made in Korea → Japan ´ Way Soccer Technology Policy Exchange
The Korea Football Association (KFA) invited the Japan Football Association (JFA) as its main guest to hold the 「MIK Technical Exchange 2025」.

The event, held at the Suwon Court Yard Marriott Hotel on the 14th, was designed with the aim of having a meaningful time between Korea and Japan through technical exchanges during the EAFF (East Asian Football Federation) E-1 Championship. Key technical leaders from the Korea-Japan Football Association, which represents East Asian soccer by advancing to the World Cup finals in a row, attended to share and discuss overall soccer technology policies such as youth development, leadership education, and national team management philosophy.

It consists of a presentation session based on KFA's 'MAK (Made in Korea)' project and a 'Japan ´ Way' presentation session containing JFA's mid- to long-term development strategy. Subsequently, through panel discussions and VIP networking luncheon, technical directors from both countries continued in-depth discussions on future cooperation directions and regularization plans.




The event was attended by KFA Vice Chairman Lee Yong-soo, Executive Director Kim Seung-hee, Technology Development Chairman Lee, and Power Reinforcement Committee Chairman Hyun Young-min, and JFA's technical director Masana Kagiyama and Secretary-General Kazuyuki Yukawa. In addition, technical leaders and leaders from each country, including China's technology director Fubo participating in the E-1 Championship and Hong Kong men's team coach Ashley Westwood, were invited to provide a practical venue for East Asian soccer technology exchanges.

Chairman of the Technology Development Committee Lee said, "It was a valuable opportunity to introduce our technological philosophy and learn about Japan's mid- to long-term soccer policy."Although Japan and Korea, which have strong soccer infrastructure, do not have the same soccer environment, I realized again what our Korean soccer aims for and that it is important to make steady efforts not only in national teams but also in front-line fields."

Japan's technical director Kashiyama was able to clearly understand what direction Korean soccer was pursuing after hearing the slogan 'fast, courageous, and leading' emphasized in Korea's MIK"It was an opportunity to learn the good points of Japan and Korea's football development strategy. I hope that Korea and Japan will be able to narrow the gap with world soccer by having this time in the future."




KFA plans to ensure that this event will become a regular technical cooperation and exchange platform beyond one-off exchanges. In the future, the association plans to expand its international technology exchange model with the Association of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) members, other continental federations, and FIFA.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.