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
Japanese players are surrounded by photographers as they celebrate at the end of the World Cup group E soccer match between Japan and Spain, at… Read More »Soccer: Argentine Bielsa among candidates for Japan manager
Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku, left, reacts after missing a chance to score during the World Cup group F soccer match between Croatia and Belgium at the… Read More »Soccer: Belgium out of World Cup as Croatia advances with 0-0 draw
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
Kazuki Higa celebrates after securing top spot in this season’s money rankings after the Casio World Open golf tournament at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in… Read More »Golf: Kazuki Higa wins 1st money title, Miyuu Yamashita ends strong year in style
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
Shunsuke Nakamura. (Photo courtesy of J-League/Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) — Newly promoted J-League first-division side Yokohama FC will appoint retired player Shunsuke Nakamura as a coach,… Read More »Soccer: Yokohama FC to hire recently retired Shunsuke Nakamura as coach
Serbia’s Japanese coach Katsuhito Kinoshi, right, and manager Dragan Stojkovic are pictured after a football match against Norway in Oslo in September 2022. (Photo courtesy… Read More »Soccer: Japanese coach Kinoshi underpins hopes of Serbia, Stojkovic
DOHA (Kyodo) — Kazuyoshi Miura on Tuesday urged Japan’s World Cup squad to write a new chapter at the scene of one of the Samurai… Read More »Soccer: Miura returns to Qatar 29 years after ‘Tragedy of Doha’