was a

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player. He played for the Japanese national team.

Club career

Arima played for

Waseda WMW Waseda may refer to: * Waseda University * Waseda-SAT2 Waseda-SAT2 is a Japanese satellite which launched in May 2010. It is a student-built spacecraft, which will be operated by Waseda University, and is intended to be used for Earth observatio ...

was consisted of his alma mater

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players and graduates. At the club, he played with many Japan national team players

Shigeyoshi Suzuki was a Japanese football player who played for and later managed the Japan national team. Club career Suzuki was born in Fukushima Prefecture on October 13, 1902. He was a founding member of the football team at Waseda University High School in ...

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Tamotsu Asakura was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japanese national team. National team career In August 1927, when Asakura was a Waseda University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games in Shangh ...

, Shigeru Takahashi, Shojiro Sugimura, Nagayasu Honda, Ko Takamoro and

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National team career

In August 1927, Arima was selected Japan national team for 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games in

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. At this competition, on August 27, he debuted against

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. On August 29, he also played against

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and Japan won this match. This is Japan national team first victory in

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. He played 2 games for Japan in 1927.Japan National Football Team Database
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National team statistics

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