Toledo commit Yuto Kawamura-Johnson recently shared a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, announcing that he had become the ...

Traveling with the Japan team knowing he will get no time on the pitch at this summer's World Cup, Takumi Minamino is ...

A 36th-minute goal from Kaito Koizumi took Japan to a 1-0 victory over South Korea in the first semi-final of the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2026, at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi ...

Takumi Minamino joins Japan's 2026 World Cup squad as a non-playing mentor after an ACL injury, reflecting a strategic ...

Japan arrive at the 2026 World Cup as Asia’s most dangerous side and a genuine dark horse in a wide-open tournament. H.

Japan has a real chance to top Group F, with the Netherlands, Sweden, and Tunisia all facing a difficult World Cup path.

First-of-its-kind international scouting initiative connects overseas-based players with Japan's elite football development pathway TOKYO, May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Japan Football Association ...

It was Morocco in 2022, Croatia in 2018 and Costa Rica in 2014. Which team will make an unexpected run in 2026?

As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a ...

Japan trained for the first time at their World Cup base in Nashville, Tennessee, after arriving Monday from a pre-tou ...

Four months before the 2011 Women’s World Cup final, Japan was devastated by the largest earthquake ever recorded in the country’s history. The earthquake triggered a tsunami causing a nuclear ...