This Vocket FC article highlights Hidetoshi Nakata's message to fans during a France 1998 World Cup qualifying play-off match between Japan and Iran in November 1997. [1/3]

Interestingly, the match took place at the Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin - the Home of the Southern Tigers - and Japan's success of qualifying for the World Cup created unforgettable memories in the Land of the Rising Sun's football history.

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To commemorate the occasion, Johor Darul Ta'zim FC have partnered with the Johor Japan Friendship Association to build the Johor Japan Football Gallery, housing collections of pictures and mementoes at the Larkin Stadium.

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