As part of our Language of Soccer World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to supporters of all 48 nations competing at the 2026 edition to capture their unique football culture, distilled into a ...

Netherlands have the most stars. Sweden might've the best player. But Japan might have the team to do the impossible this ...

Hajime Moriyasu, 57, will become the first man to lead Japan at consecutive World Cups. Appointed in July 2018, he took his ...

Japan will travel to North America for the FIFA World Cup this summer aiming to finally break their round of 16 curse and go ...

Every soccer World Cup is an opportunity for Japan to deploy an unusual instrument of soft power.

Japan’s national team has changed practice venues in Monterrey ahead of the World Cup after players encountered an uneven ...

The Indian colts humbled hosts Japan 4-1 in the final on Friday, June 6 as Ashish Tani Purti struck a hat-trick. Captain ...

Japan's World Cup squad had to twice change their training pitches in Mexico because of the poor condition of the fields, ...

Japan won Group E four years ago, besting soccer superpowers and past champions Germany and Spain, and it will have to ...

Andrew Moloney weathered champion Willibaldo Garcia's best over 12 brutal rounds to win a majority decision in their super ...

Coach: Hajime Moriyasu (Japan native) Hajime Moriyasu was appointed as head coach of Japan in July 2018. He is a former ...

This is a look into what might have been, a facelifted Tommykaira ZZ EV. Back in 2021, the Japanese boutique automaker ...