Hajime Moriyasu is a former midfielder and longtime coach who has led Japan’s national team since 2018. He guided Japan to ...

Will the core power of the Japanese national team be able to return from the crisis of failing to participate in the World ...

He turns 59 in February, and the globe’s oldest professional soccer player has a new club as he gets set for his 41st season.

Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura, 58, has extended his record-breaking professional soccer career, signing with ...

The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) has made it to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics soccer tournament, where they’ll face Japan on Saturday. The match revives one of women’s soccer’s best ...

SAITAMA, Japan — Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ensured ...

The U.S. Women's National Team is set to play Japan in a women's quarter-final match at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. The match is scheduled to take place at 9:00 a.m. ET. The winner of the match ...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In Japan's fourth appearance in the round of 16 at the World Cup, the team was knocked out for the fourth time. The Japanese lost to Croatia in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.

Evergreen 58-year-old striker Kazuyoshi Miura is set to join a Japanese third-division team to begin his 41st season as a professional soccer player, local media reported Sunday. Miura, known as "King ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The United States heads to its first men's Olympic soccer tournament since 2008 off a performance it would rather forget. Shota Fujio converted a penalty kick in the sixth ...

OIZUMI, Japan — Brazil’s national soccer team is a draw wherever it plays, often a sentimental choice. The affection will run deeper for some in Japan when the countries play Monday in Tokyo with both ...

The sporting landscape in Japan is showing no sign of slowing down as the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games drift into distant memories. In September, more sporting history was made with the launch ...