The Japan Football Association and adidas have launched the Japan adidas 2012/13 home kit. It will be used by the Blue Samurai in their quest for a fifth successive qualification for the FIFA World Cup and is now available at World Soccer Shop.
Currently ranked 19th in the world by FIFA, Japan is the defending Asian Cup champion and has moved on to Round 4 of Asian zone of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. The Japan women’s team won the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The Japan men’s team currently features a host of European-based stars including Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan), Atsuto Uchida (Schalke 04) and Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund).
The Japan adidas 2012/13 home kit will worn by the men’s senior national team for the first time on February 24th, 2012 when the Blue Samurai meet Iceland in an international friendly in Osaka. It will be available in adidas TechFit and ClimaCool versions.
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This whole kit is SOOO RETARDED! Adidas really fucked up with this design. I hope it lasts until 2013 so they can go back to the original colors for Brazil 2014. If they home uniform is horrible, imagine how bad the away uniform looks like!
New Japan home jersey doesn’t look that bad. It actually grows on you. There is a message behind the design of this jersey, “a strong bond”. The red stripe down in middle of the jersey indicates that. On top of that, you can choose from two different functional shirt.
The “Formotion” style strives to be comfortable. The “formotion technology” used in this jersey promises comfort fit for players’ aggressive movements. The material of this shirt is called “Fabric Japan”. It’s proven to quickly absorbs and dries 25% more than the former material. The shirt also has “ClimaCool” system like the previous model. The sleeves use “Anti-Pull Sleeve” system.
The “Techfit” style increased fitness. The “Techfit technology” uses ‘TPU Power band’ and ‘Compression’ to help maintain proper body alignment throughout the game to increase performance and reduce fatigue. Just like the formotion style, it uses “ClimaCool” and “Anti-Pull Sleeve”.
I would say this is a sweet jersey.
Doesn’t work for me. First the combination of navy and royal blue. Pick one (navy). Then choose either the national flag or the JFA logo, but not both.