TOKYO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The Japanese women's soccer team won a spot at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after beating their North Korean rivals in a match that also marked the first visit by one of ...

The Japan Deaf Football Association has been conducting a crowdfunding campaign to livestream all soccer matches of the Tokyo ...

TOKYO — Japan defeated North Korea 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the women’s soccer tournament at the upcoming Paris Olympics. But not without a tiny bit of VAR controversy. The first match in the ...

Brazilians Leandro and Adailton fired FC Tokyo to a 2-1 victory over Kashiwa Reysol in the final of the Levain Cup on Monday in front of more than 24,000 fans at Tokyo's National Stadium.

Initially, Japan had told its fans not to attend an important soccer match against rival North Korea at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang next week. Now, however, it seems the players won’t be going ...

TOKYO — After leaving fans disappointed in Hong Kong, Lionel Messi put in a 30-minute appearance in Tokyo on Wednesday in Inter Miami's latest exhibition match in Asia — although he still left some ...

As much as any team can cruise through a World Cup, Japan has done so thus far. This is a team that looks prepared for any scenario, confident in itself, in its game plan and in its ability to adapt ...

(Reuters) -Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki has withdrawn from the squad for upcoming friendlies against Ghana and Bolivia after ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura is several generations older than his teammates. His contemporaries retired decades ago. Lionel Messi is 37, and Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 — mere ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan beat Brazil for the first time on Tuesday, fighting from two goals down to win the friendly 3-2 in Ajinomoto Stadium. Ayase Ueda grabbed the winning goal with a header in the 71st ...

The United States women’s soccer team is moving on to the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics after they defeated Japan 1-0 in extra time on Saturday. Trinity Rodman scored the game's only goal in ...