Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Japan's top soccer official, says the national team is high on confidence and has set its sights on reaching the final of next year's tournament in North America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/11/soccer/jfa-miyamoto-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #samuraiblue #tsuneyasumiyamoto
Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki has withdrawn from the squad for upcoming friendlies against Ghana and Bolivia after suffering fractures to his wrist and finger. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/10/soccer/zion-suzuki-withdraw-friendlies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #zionsuzuki #parma #samuraiblue
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