BREAKING: Japan Football Association Honorary President Kozo Tashima has decided to run for the FIFA Presidency.🇯🇵
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) November 5, 2026
"I am grateful to be able to make this announcement with the full support of the Japan Football Association. It is not about winning or losing, but about clearly communicating to the world the honesty, soundness, and integrity that Japanese football has built up until now. I believe that what FIFA needs now is this, which we have always protected. I have decided to run for FIFA president in order to properly appeal this to the world."