Improper conduct during overseas business trips → The facts revealed by the chairman of the technical committee were even more shocking

Oct 09, 2025

Improper conduct during overseas business trips → The facts revealed by the chairman of the technical committee were even more shocking
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A series of shocking facts have been reported about former Japan Football Association Technical Committee Chairman Masana Kagiyama (65), who was fired after he was caught in inappropriate behavior on board while on a business trip for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

The French daily Parisien reported on the 9th (Korea time) that former Chairman Kagiyama, who was arrested at Paris' Charles de Gaulle International Airport, was suspended for a year and a half and fined 5,000 euros (about 8.26 million won). In addition, follow-up measures were followed, including a ban on entry into France, a ban on all activities related to minors in France, and registration of sex offenders for the next 10 years.

Parisien added that the cabin crew who reported at the time was shocked by the scene in which former chairman Kagiyama was calmly reading child sexual exploitation on a tablet PC on a flight to Paris. Chairman Kagiyama protested to the cabin crew's questioning, saying 'This is art', 'AI created'. However, the Paris District Court judge said in his ruling that it was a child sexual exploitation, regardless of whether AI was produced or not, and the suspect was actually searching for it"I explained the reason for the conviction. French media outlet 20 Minute reported that `Former Chairman Kagiyama's video viewing records reached 1,621 times' and that `this act may not be a legal issue in Japan, but it is different in France.'




Improper conduct during overseas business trips → The facts revealed by the chairman of the technical committee were even more shocking
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The Japan Football Association held an emergency board meeting and decided to terminate the contract as soon as the news of former chairman Kagiyama was released to the media. At the press conference, Chairman Tsuneyasu Miyamoto bowed his head, saying, `Something unacceptable has happened.' Kazuyuki Yukawa, the executive director, also said "The soccer community is also a member of society. This must never happen again.," he stressed.

The Japanese soccer community is apparently embarrassed. The shock wave is added to the fact that former chairman Kashiyama has been in charge of youth development. Japanese sports magazine Tokyo Sports reported that the scandal is spreading over an unprecedented scandal by a current executive. An official from the Japan Football Association expressed concern, saying, `We are worried that the central figure in the soccer world will do such a thing and affect the spread of soccer and the formation of fandom in the future.' Another official expressed concern that `it could have a significant impact on sponsorships and others.'

Japan, which advanced to the round of 16 at the U-20 World Cup in an uneasy atmosphere, shed tears due to a loss after extra-time bloodshed. Japan lost 0-1 to France in the round of 16 at Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradhanos in Santiago, Chile, after extra time. Japan, which tried to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in 22 years since the 2003 UAE Games, continued its jinx.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.