While the United States drowns in talk about its underachieving “Golden Generation,” Japan has quietly gone about its work — ...

OIZUMI, Japan (AP) — 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 ...

Coming off a humbling 2-0 defeat against South Korea on Saturday, Sept. 6, coach Mauricio Pochettino’s United States squad will look to rebound against another strong squad from East Asia: Japan.

Two former champions have reached the knockout stage of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup when Japan faces Norway in a Round of 16 matchup in New Zealand on Saturday. Group C champion Japan, which won ...

Coming off a humbling 2-0 defeat against South Korea on Saturday, Sept. 6, coach Mauricio Pochettino’s United States squad will look to rebound against another strong squad from East Asia: Japan.

Two former World Cup winners meet in the Round of 16 when Japan and Norway match wits at Wellington Regional Stadium in New Zealand for the 2023 Women’s World Cup Round of 16. Japan won in 2011 and ...

Maya Yoshida, the captain of Japan’s men’s national soccer team, urged Olympic organizers to reconsider having fans at the Games even as the country deals with the coronavirus. Yoshida and Japan ...

Mexico won't get another gold medal, but it wants something to show for its efforts at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when it faces host Japan in Friday's men's soccer bronze-medal match. Japan had hoped its ...

In a video shown at the end of Monday’s news conference promoting the WE League’s inaugural season, Chairperson Kikuko Okajima and a trio of players with international pedigree kick a ball through ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Today, all eyes are on Japan, and we have the FIFA World Cup to thank for the sudden shift in ...

Norberto Semanaka, who was born in Brazil and now lives in Japan, poses for a photo at a Brazilian restaurant he runs in Oizumi town, about 90 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, on May 31, 2022. (AP Photo ...