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Football: Former Japan manager, atomic bomb survivor Shimomura dies at 94

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sachio Shimomura, a former manager of the Japan national football team who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, has died of old

Sachio Shimomura, a former manager of the Japan national football team, has died at the age of 94. According to The Mainichi, he survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

He was a notable figure in Japanese football, having managed the national team.

Shimomura's death was due to old age.

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