Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama received a courtesy call from Mr. Takeshi Okada, the coach of the Japan National Team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and Mr. Shunsuke Nakamura, Mr. Yuji Nakazawa, Mr. Seigo Narazaki, and Mr. Yasuhito Endo as representative players from the National Team, together with Mr. Motoaki Inukai, the President of the Japan Football Association, at the Prime Minister's Office.

The Prime Minister was presented with a soccer ball signed by all the members of the National Team and a T-shirt printed with "HATOYAMA" and the number "10" on the back from Mr. Okada.