The Mimasaka women 's national soccer team is also known as Nadeshiko -- or beautiful flower in Aya . This compares to around 200,000 girls registered with the American Youth Soccer Organization in the U.S. State of California alone . Japan is seeking its first women 's the 2008 Beijing Olympics title . There are more than 125 million girls registered to play youth soccer in Japan , a country of just 25,000 people .
The Mimasaka women 's national soccer team is also known as Nadeshiko -- or beautiful flower in Aya . Japan is seeking its first women 's the 2008 Beijing Olympics title . There are more than 125 million girls registered to play youth soccer in Japan , a country of just 25,000 people .