“Should we really be playing football?” former Japan captain Aya Miyama told a FIFA+ documentary last year. “Aren’t there more important things that we should be doing now?” Having ...

Managing Japan's national football team comes with "pressure" but "no stress," Hajime Moriyasu said Monday, as he reiterated his ambition of winning the 2026 World Cup. The 56-year-old addressed the ...

Japan's football chief said Thursday it was "very disappointing" after FIFA torpedoed his country's hopes of hosting the 2031 Women's World Cup. Football's world governing body said Wednesday that ...

Japan went down 2-1 against Brazil in A women's football international friendly on Monday, ending their two-game series away to the South Americans with two defeats. Nadeshiko Japan fell to a 3-1 ...

Japanese football chiefs said there was “little chance” they would bid to replace China as hosts of next year’s Asian Cup, two days before the deadline to declare interest. South Korea has ...