Japanese national footballer withdraws from Asian Cup after sexual assault scandal, coach Yasuichi Mori responds. Japanese media revealed that international player Junya Ito had sex with two women without their consent.
The two women have filed a criminal complaint with the Osaka Prefecture police. On the 2nd local time, Japan Football Association Chairman Tajima Kozo officially announced that Ito Junya would leave the Japanese national team and withdraw from the ongoing Asian Cup. In the early morning of the 4th, Beijing time, the Japanese team will face the Asian Cup quarter-finals against Iran.