Japanese football legend Kazuyoshi Miura said his passion for playing the game was as strong as ever after signing for a third-division team at the age of 58 on Tuesday. Miura, known as "King Kazu", will join Japan's Fukushima United on loan until June for ...

The Japanese love their sport, and attending a sporting event is a fantastic activity for travellers. International sports have a uniquely Japanese atmosphere and native sports, such as sumo and drift racing,

Expert recap and game analysis of the South Korea vs. Japan Afc Women's Asian Cup game from March 18, 2026 on ESPN.

FC Bayern and the Japan Football Association (JFA) are extending their partnership by a further three years. The existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was originally signed in 2018, will remain in force until 2028. The aim of the partnership is ...

TOKYO — A pair of Air Force veterans — both former high school football players — are in Japan with a plan to grow the sport and help young American and Japanese players find a professional career. The year-old Japan Gridiron Association, founded by ...

This is the last of a six-article series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in a modern football success story. The first piece, on the rebuilding of Ajax, can be found here. Part two, on Belgium becoming No 1 in the FIFA rankings, is here.

STANFORD, Calif. -- Tsuyoshi Kawata stood outside Jim Harbaugh's office, took a deep breath, knocked on the door, and entered. It was the spring of 2007, and Kawata was visiting the Bay Area from his native Japan. A lifelong football fan, he stopped in on ...

Despite a dogged, desperate Matildas performance, it is Japan who take home the Asian Cup title. Here are all the talking points from the final.

Defenders Rion Ishikawa and Hikaru Kitagawa, and midfielders Yūka Momiki and Honoka Hayashi have been posting Q&A videos in Japanese and vlogging about their days at Everton Yui Mok / Getty Images A few weeks into the season, Everton’s chief marketing ...