The Kochi Prefectural Government has launched a 30-million-yen (approx. $209,000) crowdfunding campaign using the hometown ...

Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce react to Jamaican Women's Football team making it to the Round of 16 in FIFA World Cup Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce react to Jamaican Women's ...

Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Football Association said Saturday the women's national team will play friendly matches against Brazil in Sao Paulo on May 30 and June 2. The team, nicknamed Nadeshiko ...

Hajime Moriyasu has been rewarded for the Japanese national team’s success at the soccer World Cup in Qatar. The Japan Football Association on Dec. 28 formally announced that it will retain ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high ...

Japan national team manager Hideki Kuriyama then signaled to the biggest star on the team. “Shohei, please.” Shohei Ohtani stood in front of his teammates and began his pep talk.

Saitama: Japan became the first team to qualify for ... Iraq was held to a 2-2 draw by Kuwait, while Jordan beat the Palestinian national team 3-1. In Group A, Iran now has 19 points after a ...