{"id":25743,"date":"2023-12-27T22:58:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T13:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/?p=25743"},"modified":"2024-01-19T18:24:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:24:50","slug":"%e7%94%b7%e5%ad%90%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e4%bb%a3%e8%a1%a8%e3%83%81%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a0%e3%81%8cacc%e3%83%81%e3%83%a3%e3%83%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ab%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%81%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/%e7%94%b7%e5%ad%90%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e4%bb%a3%e8%a1%a8%e3%83%81%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a0%e3%81%8cacc%e3%83%81%e3%83%a3%e3%83%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b8%e3%83%a3%e3%83%bc%e3%82%ab%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%e3%81%a8\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Japan National Team to Visit Thailand and Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-474 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JapanNationalTeamLogo-254x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JapanNationalTeamLogo-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/JapanNationalTeamLogo.png 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mki_logo_w300h108-e1691293923269.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12609 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mki_logo_w300h108-e1691293923269.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Men\u2019s Japan National Team will start 2024 with back-to-back tournaments in Thailand and Hong Kong in February.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team will follow in the footsteps of the Japan Under 19 team as they take their first steps on the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) pathway to the Asia Cup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cricket Thailand will host the eight team Challenger Cup, starting on February 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and concluding on February 11<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the two finalists qualifying for the ACC Premier Cup, with the date and venue of that event still to be announced.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The cricketing world is abuzz as the schedule for the ACC Men&#8217;s Challenger Cup is revealed, setting the stage for a thrilling journey towards the ACC Men&#8217;s Asia Cup. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACCMensChallengerCup2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ACCMensChallengerCup2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ACC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XWYVPvAA3f\">pic.twitter.com\/XWYVPvAA3f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACCMedia1\/status\/1739547897136332920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following that, the Men\u2019s East Asia Cup will be held in Hong Kong. The tournament will be similar in format to that of the Women\u2019s East Asia Cup in 2023 with Hong Kong taking on China and Japan in a three-team event due to Korea being unable to participate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The matches are due to begin on Wednesday 13<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and conclude with a Final on Saturday 17<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> February. The Men\u2019s East Asia Cup was last held in 2018, also in Hong Kong, where Japan won the title for the first time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The touring teams for both events will be announced in early January, along with the match schedule and how the matches can be followed live.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>JCA Official Social Media<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X\uff1a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricketJapan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricketJapan<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook\uff1a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cricketjapan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cricketjapan<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Instagram\uff1a<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/japan_cricket\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/japan_cricket<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Men\u2019s National Team Partner<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 40px;\">Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui &amp; Co., Ltd. specialized in providing services and products related to ICT (information and communication technology). Partnering with various global ICT vendors and supporting more than 1,500 companies, MKI offers best-in-class solutions to customers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mki.co.jp\/english\/\">https:\/\/www.mki.co.jp\/english\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Men\u2019s Japan National Team will start 2024 with back-to-back tournaments in Thailand and Hong Kong in February. 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