A former Samurai Blue defender nicknamed the “Batman” because he donned a black mask to protect his broken nose in the 2002 World Cup will become the new chief of the Japan Football Association.

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 ...

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 ...

AL WAKKRAH, Qatar, Dec 5 (Reuters) - For a team that beat Germany and Spain in the group stages, Japan's three horrendous misses in Monday's penalty shootout defeat by Croatia underline how the ...

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 ...

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, ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen A Japan-exclusive port of Pro Evolution Soccer 2014. This version centers on career progression ...