Soccer Junya Ito withdraws from Japan national team; Association ``cautious response due to some reports''. Ito is one of the main players on the Japanese national team, known for his speedy dribbling.
At this year's Asian Cup, where Japan is aiming to win its fifth championship for the first time in three tournaments, he played in all three games in the first round, but did not play in first round match against Bahrain in the final tournament held on January 31st.