Riko Ueki, Hinata Miyazawa score hat-tricks as Japan demolish India at the Perth Rectangular Stadium on Saturday. Follow the ...

But, India did beat Japan once; in their first-ever meeting in a football tournament, at least in recorded history. ...

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", ...

Japan were surprisingly made to work for an opening win over Chinese Taipei at the AFC Women's Asian Cup.

With two players scoring hattricks, former world champions Japan notch up biggest win of the competition ...

The 2014 and 2018 champions book their spot in the quarter-finals. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“In Japanese football history, almost no one has played (at clubs) such as Manchester City, United or Chelsea, like, big clubs, before,” says Momiki, who made her WSL debut at Leicester City in ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...