I am one of the Japanese in the photo. This photo was taken just after the match against Germany, and we watched the match at the stadium so we could not confirm that the German national team did a similar pose before the match. We didn't even know that fact. ↓

Due to the influence of the Japanese national team's win, we were asked to take pictures by foreigners one after another. Then the man in the center of this photo asked us to take a picture with this pose, and we agreed to do it without understanding the intention of the pose. ↓

I regret that I should have accepted the shooting after confirming it properly. I also deeply apologize for taking pictures that made many people uncomfortable. ↓

I have no intention of making fun of the human rights issue, and I have no intention of stirring up the German national team. We are very sorry for this inconvenience.