Japan have never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup but they have set themselves the ambitious target of winning next year's tournament after dominating in Asian qualifying. Hajime Moriyasu's ...

SAITAMA, Japan--Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo ...

Japan became the first nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup during the March window, securing passage to North America via a 2-0 win over Bahrain. Australia, meanwhile, remain well-placed to ...

Vietnam is aiming for gold at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Suzuki World Cup 2025, which will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on April 26 and 27. The national team have been practising ...

WELLINGTON--Japan stormed through the group stage at the Women’s World Cup with three dominant wins, and playmaker Yui Hasegawa says it is vital that they maintain their level of performance ...

Newly declassified diplomatic documents in South Korea show that in 1994, Japan's then-Foreign Minister Kono Yohei unofficially proposed that the two countries co-host the 2002 soccer World Cup.

AFP Japan has never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup, but it has set itself the ambitious target of winning next year's tournament after dominating in Asian qualifying. Hajime Moriyasu's ...

Three teams are competing to become the 14th nation to qualify for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 Six-day competition begins on Thursday in Sano, Japan An infographic detailing the ...

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Yukari Kinga, a member of Japan's 2011 Women's World Cup-winning team, will retire at the end of this season, her WE League football club, Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina ...

World Cup berths: 8 (plus 1 intercontinental playoff ... Their June schedule is tough — vs. Japan, at third-place Saudi Arabia — but their three-point advantage over the Saudis entering ...

Japan became the seventh team to book their place at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals when they came from behind to beat Canada 2-1 in Tokyo on Sunday. Victory in the doubles put them top of ...