Hajime Moriyasu. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Tokyo) — The Japan Football Association decided Wednesday to retain Hajime Moriyasu as manager of the men’s national team after he… Read More »Soccer: Moriyasu retains post as Japan manager after World Cup run
NARITA, Japan (Kyodo) — Japan’s national team returned home Wednesday having surprised the world with group-stage wins over Germany and Spain in soccer’s World Cup… Read More »Soccer: Japan’s World Cup team gets heroes’ welcome back home
Japan national football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu speaks to reporters in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 6, 2022. (Kyodo) DOHA (Kyodo) — Japan manager Hajime… Read More »Soccer: Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu has no regrets over the World Cup run
Takehiro Tomiyasu, right, trains with the Japanese squad in Doha on Dec. 3, 2022, ahead of the team’s game against Croatia in the Round of… Read More »Soccer: Takehiro Tomiyasu ready to step up for short-handed Japan vs Croatia
Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu, left, and goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda attend a press conference near Doha on Nov. 30, 2022, a day before their last group-stage… Read More »Soccer: Make every World Cup test a positive, Moriyasu tells Japan
Maya Yoshida, center, and other members of the Japanese national football team train in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 26, 2022, ahead of the team’s World… Read More »Soccer: Japan prepared for whatever Costa Rica tries: Yoshida
Hiroki Sakai of Japan jumps for the ball in the first half of a World Cup Group E football match against Germany at Khalifa International… Read More »Soccer: Injured defender Hiroki Sakai hoping to be fit to play Costa Rica
Japan goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt is pictured during an international friendly against Ecuador in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Sept. 27, 2022. (Kyodo) DOHA (Kyodo) — Japanese goalkeeper… Read More »Soccer: Japan goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt staring down friend and foe in Qatar
Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo, center, arrives at a hotel in Doha on Nov. 10, 2022, ahead of the World Cup finals in Qatar. (Kyodo) DOHA… Read More »Soccer: Japan-based World Cup squad members land in Qatar
Japan national soccer team manager Hajime Moriyasu, center, speaks to the media at Narita airport on Nov. 7, 2022, before departing for Doha to prepare… Read More »Soccer: Confident Moriyasu embarks on bid for World Cup history