Nadeshiko Japan – Omedeto Japanese Women Soccer Team - 2011 Winners of Women’s Soccer World Cup!!!!!!!

撫子ジャパン、ワールドカップ優勝おめでとう！

ワールドカップサッカー、日本女子、”Nadeshiko Japan” チームの優勝の速報を聞いて

日本中が明るい話題で盛り上がっています。

It was amazing news to hear that “Nadeshiko Japan” the national Japanese women soccer team won the world cup. It makes Japanese people happier since the recent big news headlines were about the Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Disaster, and subsequent Economic Loss. Thanks “Nadeshiko Japan”!

撫子ジャパンという愛称はかわいいですね。

I like the name of “Nadeshiko Japan”. It sounds pretty.

撫子とは花の名前ですが

やわらかい、優しい日本人を表す花の名前として

昔から日本で親しまれているため

日本人女性のことを大和撫子と呼びます。

Nadeshiko is the name of the flower which represents Japanese women's gentleness, softness, and fragility. Since a long time ago, Japanese women are called “YAMATO NADESHIKO”.

As defined by Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_nadeshiko

Yamato Nadeshiko (大和撫子?) is a Japanese term meaning "personification of an idealized Japanese woman", "ideal" in the historical context of the patriarchal, traditional culture of Japan. This floral metaphor, combining Yamato, an ancient name for Japan and nadeshiko "Dianthus superbus, Large Pink", or frilled pink carnation, literally translated as "Japanese Dianthus".

日本女子サッカーチームの名前もこの花の名前にあやかって命名されました。

The name of the Japanese women soccer team was named from the NADESHIKO flower. It sounds cute, doesn't it?

私は高校生の時に、（今から25年前）

地域のサッカーチームに所属していましたが

その頃は、女性がサッカーをするなんて！ということで

サッカーをすること自体、変な目で見られた時代でした。

I used to belong to a soccer team when I was a high school student. It was 25 years ago. At that time, most people believed that soccer is a man’s sports and it was not popular for women in Japan. This will change for the better now!

今、こうして、日本の女子サッカーが

世界で活躍しているのを見るのはとても嬉しいです。

I am so inspired and proud to see that “Nadeshiko Japan” won the world cup and will be famous around the world.

日本人女性の力強さと優しさを

世界中の男性に知ってもらえればと思います。

I hope that gentlemen around the world will learn about Japanese women's strength and gentleness.




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