Japan national football team goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, left, trains on Nov. 20, 2022, in Doha for a World Cup Group E match against Germany. (Kyodo)… Read More »Soccer: Veteran World Cup keeper Eiji Kawashima not ready for backseat
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
Makoto Hasebe, center, of Eintracht Frankfurt is pictured in action against his former club Urawa Reds during an international friendly at Saitama Stadium in Saitama,… Read More »Soccer: Urawa Reds beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-2 in friendly
Yasutoshi Miura. (Kyodo) SUZUKA, Japan (Kyodo) — Abuse of power by former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura’s fourth-tier team manager and older brother has been revealed… Read More »Soccer: Power abuse by evergreen Miura’s manager and brother reported
Ayase Ueda, right, of Cercle Brugge surges forward in their Belgian first-division match against Sint-Truiden in Sint-Truiden, Belgium on Nov. 12, 2022. (Kyodo) SINT-TRUIDEN, Belgium… Read More »Soccer: Ayase Ueda nets to beat Sint-Truiden in the last match before the World Cup
Former Japan and Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura poses for photos after his retirement press conference in Yokohama, on Nov. 10, 2022. (Kyodo) YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) —… Read More »Soccer: Refreshed in retirement, Shunsuke Nakamura reflects on World Cups
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
Kaoru Mitoma, left, of Brighton celebrates after scoring a goal against Arsenal in an EFL Cup game in London on Nov. 9, 2022. (Kyodo) LONDON… Read More »Soccer: Kaoru Mitoma sparks Brighton to League Cup win over Arsenal
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
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (Kyodo) — Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma scored his first goal for Brighton on Saturday as his stellar display helped them secure a 3-2… Read More »Soccer: Mitoma nets 1st goal for Brighton, Morita, Ueda also on target