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 ...

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 ...

Japan staged a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat five-times world champions Brazil 3-2 in a friendly at a sold-out Tokyo Stadium, earning their first-ever win over the South Americans in 14 ...

The number of Japanese soccer players on European teams is steadily rising thanks to technological advances and their growing ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan staged a remarkable second-half comeback to defeat five-times world champions Brazil 3-2 in a friendly ...

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. Japan's Koki Ogawa celebrates after winning against Brazil ...

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 ...

TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - North Korea's World Cup qualifier against Japan that was scheduled to be held in Pyongyang next week has been called off, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on ...

KASHIMA, Japan—In this small steel-fabricating city about 70 miles east of Tokyo—the Youngstown, Ohio, of Japan—the superstars of U.S. women’s soccer team delivered a clock-punching, get-the-job done ...

TOKYO (AP) — Kunishige Kamamoto, who scored 75 goals in 76 games for Japan's national team, died Sunday according to the Japan Football Association. He was 81 and the association said he died of ...