Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu was left frustrated after his team’s winning run in World Cup qualifying was ended by a 1-1 draw with Australia on Tuesday, but he believes the …
Defender Kye Rowles vowed Monday to “flip the script” as Australia looks to win on Japanese soil for the first time when the two sides clash in World Cup qualifying. …
Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt’s former Japan defender 40-year-old Makoto Hasebe will hang up his boots and join the backroom staff at the end of the season, the German club said …
Japan has been awarded a 3-0 victory after North Korea called off a World Cup qualifier between the sides that was scheduled to be held in Pyongyang earlier this month, …
Soccer player Junya Ito filed a lawsuit with the Osaka District Court on Monday seeking about Â¥202 million in compensation from two women who alleged the winger and his trainer …
DOHA – The Japan Football Association on Thursday said it had put on hold the decision it made earlier in the day to send Junya Ito away from the national …
Doha – Kaoru Mitoma did not train with his Japan teammates on Monday ahead of their Asian Cup group decider against Indonesia, with defender Ko Itakura admitting it was “a …
DOHA – Arsenal’s Takehiro Tomiyasu said Thursday his decision to wear the No. 22 jersey for Japan at the Asian Cup in Qatar is a sign of his willingness to …
LONDON – Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma suffered a left ankle injury during his team’s 1-1 draw away to Crystal Palace in the English Premier League on Thursday, raising concerns about …
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Japan will not leave anything to chance in its “tough” Asian World Cup qualifying match against Syria, manager Hajime Moriyasu said Monday. Speaking to reporters on …