Hiroki Ito and Ayase Ueda were named in the Japan squad for this month's 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Bahrain and Saudi ...

Japan Football Association president Tsuneyasu Miyamoto has said his country will consider bidding to host the 2039 Women's ...

Japan Football Association president Tsuneyasu Miyamoto has said his country will consider bidding to host the 2039 Women's ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan defender Hana Takahashi, below left, raises the trophy as teammates pretend not to notice during ...

Wenatchee’s Anthony Garcia and East Wenatchee’s Aaron Leon join a U18 Crossfire Academy team (a select soccer program that ...

A U.S. women's national team loss to a formidable Japan in the SheBelieves Cup final taught a American young squad some ...

Japan's women's team ... and to improve the environment for women's soccer all over the country." The next edition of the Women's World Cup will be played in Brazil in 2027.

Japan defender Toko Koga, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the United States during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer tournament match Wednesday ...

SAN DIEGO — Toko Koga scored early in the second half and Japan handed the United States its first loss under coach Emma Hayes with a 2-1 victory Wednesday in the SheBelieves Cup title game.