After a thrilling comeback victory against Brazil, it is hard not to notice that Japan is making a habit of living on the edge against the world’s top teams. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/15/soccer/japan-brazil-reaction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #samuraiblue #hajimemoriyasu #2026worldcup #brazil #carloancelotti
Japan notched its first ever victory against Brazil on Tuesday evening at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/14/soccer/japan-beats-brazil-first-time/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #samuraiblue #brazil #ayaseueda #ritsudoan #takefusakubo
Japan’s national soccer team has a high-profile opportunity to set expectations ahead of next year’s World Cup in North America with a friendly match against Brazil on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/13/soccer/japan-brazil-friendly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #samuraiblue #brazil
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu hailed his World Cup-bound team's in-form strikers after Koki Ogawa and Ayase Ueda scored on Friday to rescue a 2-2 home friendly draw with Paraguay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/11/soccer/moriyasu-happy-paraguay-strikers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #samuraiblue #paraguay #hajimemoriyasu #kokiogawa #ayaseueda
Alex Zendejas and Folarin Balogun scored to give the United States a 2-0 victory over Japan on Tuesday in an international soccer friendly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/10/soccer/samurai-blue-loss-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #us #2026fifaworldcup #samuraiblue
Japan and Mexico drew 0-0 on Saturday in a friendly at Oakland Coliseum as both countries prepare for the 2026 World Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/07/soccer/japan-mexico-friendly/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #samuraiblue #mexico #2026fifaworldcup
As the new Premier League season kicks off this week, no Japanese player will be more essential for their team’s ambitions than Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/12/soccer/kaoru-mitoma-brighton-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #kaorumitoma #brightonandhovealbion #premierleague #samuraiblue
Kunishige Kamamoto, widely considered the greatest striker in Japanese soccer history, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Osaka Prefecture on Sunday. He was 81. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/10/soccer/kunishige-kamamoto-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #kunishigekamamoto #obituary #samuraiblue