At the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Japan’s men reached the last 16 by playing defensive soccer. But at the 2014 tournament in Brazil, while aiming for a more attacking style, the team crashed ...

Hajime Moriyasu has been rewarded for the Japanese national team’s success at the soccer World Cup in Qatar. The Japan ...

SEEFELD, Austria -- Japan's national soccer team on June 5 continued practicing set plays and shooting here before their upcoming appearance in the FIFA World Cup in Russia later in the month.

Japan’s national soccer team members received a warm welcome upon their return home on Dec. 7 despite failing in their historic bid to make the final eight at the World Cup in Qatar. Some 650 ...

Samurai Blue players, from center left, Shinji Kagawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Gotoku Sakai and Keisuke Honda, head for the boarding gate of their flight to Austria, at Narita International Airport, on June 2, ...

On Sunday morning, Japan time, it seemed that the entire country gathered in the morning sun to watch Japan face off against the Ivory Coast. After a very successful four-year stint as head coach, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese shares of soccer-related companies had a good day on Friday as they mirrored the national team's roller-coaster performance at the World Cup where the "Samurai Blue" ...

Footy Japan’s inaugural Samurai Soccer 7s, the newest veterans' tournament on the Asian circuit, will be held at the Yokohama Country and Athletic Club (YC&AC) on March 23-24. International teams from ...

First quarter game revenues up slightly on strength of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Pro Evolution Soccer games; publisher posts net profit of $15 million. Nintendo's latest minigame collection ...

Though baseball and sumo have long reigned supreme as Japan’s most cherished sports, soccer’s Samurai Blue are the national team that has captured the hearts and minds of the public in a way that no ...