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Japanese great Shinji Ono retired from professional football Sunday as his J-League first-division side Consadole Sapporo lost 2-0 at home to Urawa Reds in the day's final round of the season. The former Samurai Blue…

Yuito Suzuki's brace propelled Japan to a 5-2 comeback win over Argentina in an under-22 international friendly Saturday as the two nations geared up toward their respective Paris Olympic football qualifiers next…

Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu was named the Asian Football Confederation Coach of the Year for the first time on Tuesday after guiding his country to comeback wins over former champions Germany and Spain at the 2022…

Monaco attacker Takumi Minamino was recalled to the Japan national team squad Wednesday for the first time since the Qatar World Cup, ahead of home international friendlies against Canada and Tunisia this month.…

Star playmaker Yui Hasegawa and second-half substitute Kiko Seike each bagged a brace for Japan in an 8-0 demolition of Argentina on Saturday. Playing their first match since reaching the quarterfinals of the Women's…

File photo shows Tadanari Lee scoring the winning goal for Japan against Australia in the second half of extra time in the Asian Cup final in Doha in January 2011. (Kyodo) Former Japan and Southampton forward…

New Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo, Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma and Real Sociedad attacker Takefusa Kubo were all named to the 26-man Japan squad announced Thursday ahead of September's international friendlies…

Japan attacker Daichi Kamada will leave Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of the season after deciding not to renew his contract, the German football club said Wednesday. Kamada, who joined Frankfurt from the J-League's…