Soccer, or football, is a popular sport in Japan and the country has a professional soccer league with 18 teams.

Yamagata is a city located in northern Japan, and is known for its beautiful scenery, hot springs, and delicious cherries.

Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata in 2003, is a popular manga and anime series that follows a high school student who gains the power to kill anyone whose name he writes in a special notebook.