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JAPAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

A man holds a banner criticizing South Korea men¡¯s national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo as he waits for the coach¡¯s arrival at Seoul-Incheon International Airport on June 30. ?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2026
Strong soccer teams start with merit, not politics
Â鶹´«Ã½ treatment of the national team¡¯s head coach is worlds apart from that of his South Korean counterpart, who was forced into an indignant resignation.
Wataru Endo speaks before a Japan practice at Geodis Park in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 12, 2026
Japan captain Wataru Endo pulls out of World Cup due to injury and retires from national team
Endo, who endured ?an injury-plagued?season with Liverpool, has been replaced by Borussia Moenchengladbach striker ?Shuto Machino
Nadeshiko Japan interim head coach Michihisa Kano was given the job on a permanent basis on Thursday.
SOCCER
May 15, 2026
Michihisa Kano named as Nadeshiko Japan head coach on full-time basis
Nielsen, the first foreigner to coach Â鶹´«Ã½ women¡¯s team, was ousted less than two weeks after winning the Women¡¯s Asian Cup.
Japan coach Nils Nielsen during his team's Women's Asian Cup semifinal match against South Korea on March 18 in Sydney.
SOCCER
Apr 4, 2026
Culture clash spelt shock end for Japan women¡¯s first foreign coach
Greenlander Nielsen took a rampant Nadeshiko Japan to their third Asian title in four tournaments last month, but was let go shortly after.
Nils Nielsen has stepped down as manager of Nadeshiko Japan, according to the Japan Football Association.
SOCCER
Apr 3, 2026
Nadeshiko Japan coach Nils Nielsen steps down after Asian Cup triumph
Nielsen became the first foreign manager of the women¡¯s team in 2024.
Hajime Moriyasu, manager of the Japan national soccer team, at the Toyota Motor head office in Tokyo on March 13.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 27, 2026
How Hajime Moriyasu has shaped Samurai Blue in his image
Moriyasu¡¯s measured leadership has overseen a period of steady progress for Japan ¡ª and raised expectations ahead of this year¡¯s World Cup.
The Japan Football Association and the Korea Football Association have had discussions over a joint bid to host the 2035 Asian Cup.
SOCCER
Nov 29, 2025
Japan and South Korea considering joint bid for 2035 men¡¯s Asian Cup
A Korea Football Association official said that the country¡¯s soccer chiefs are considering various options and co-hosting with Japan is ¡°one possible strategy.¡±
Masanaga Kageyama, the Japan Football Association's technical director
SOCCER
Oct 8, 2025
Japanese football official sentenced for viewing child sexual abuse images
Masanaga Kageyama, the association¡¯s technical director, was arrested last week during a stopover in Paris on the way to Chile to attend the Under-20 World Cup.
The Japan Football Association aims to be part of a joint bid to host the 2046 FIFA World Cup.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 18, 2025
Japan Football Association planning to join Asia bid for 2046 World Cup
The JFA aims to be part of a joint bid including other East Asian countries as well as ASEAN members.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino unveils Brazil as the winner of the bid to host the 2027 Women's World Cup at the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok on May 17, 2024.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Mar 6, 2025
Japan shut out of bid process for hosting 2031 World Cup
Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto?said?in an interview last year that Japan wanted to host the 2031 event to ¡°raise the value of women¡¯s football here.¡±
New Nadeshiko Japan coach Nils Nielsen (center) poses for photos with JFA President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (left) and Norio Sasaki, the JFA¡¯s women¡¯s soccer chair, during a news conference on Dec. 18.
SOCCER
Dec 26, 2024
JFA hopes Nils Nielsen¡¯s international focus leads Nadeshiko Japan back to glory
Nils Nielsen was officially unveiled as the new Nadeshiko boss at a packed news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18.?
Japan defender Hikaru Kitagawa (13) competes in the SheBelieves Cup in Columbus, Ohio, in April. Kitagawa is among the eight from JFA Academy Fukushima who will represent Japan at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Jul 21, 2024
Soccer players from Fukushima academy vow to give back in Paris
Eight players who trained at JFA Academy Fukushima have been selected for the men¡¯s and women¡¯s squads representing Japan in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Saturday.
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2024
Ex-Japan captain Miyamoto becomes youngest head of soccer association
Miyamoto, 47, is the youngest JFA president since the end of World War II, and the first JFA head to have played in the World Cup.
Urawa's notoriously fervent supporters are known for packing stands, as well as for repeated off-the-pitch incidents that have impacted the club's reputation.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Sep 20, 2023
Urawa pays price for hooliganism after years of looking the other way
The J. League club has been banned from playing in Â鶹´«Ã½ top club tournament after more than a hundred supporters took part in an August pitch invasion.
Nadeshiko Japan reached the knockout stage at a fourth consecutive FIFA Women's World Cup before being eliminated in the quarterfinals on Friday by Sweden.
SOCCER / Women's World cup / From the Spot
Aug 15, 2023
Bold steps needed from JFA, WE League to maintain momentum after WWC
After Nadeshiko Â鶹´«Ã½ inspiring quarterfinal run in New Zealand, the country¡¯s soccer bodies must avoid the missteps of the post-2011 boom and bust.
Nadeshiko Japan players celebrate Risa Shimizu's goal in their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup round-of-16 game against Norway in Wellington on Saturday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup / From the Spot
Aug 6, 2023
Nadeshiko Japan is back, but is Japan paying attention?
The team¡¯s lack of media exposure and name recognition is a symptom of the Japan Football Association¡¯s failure to capitalize on its 2011 world title.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Apr 26, 2023
J. League takes new open approach to fall-spring debate
The league could decide by the end of this year to adopt a calendar in line with those of Europe and South America¡¯s biggest leagues and competitions.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 4, 2022
How Japanese soccer evolved to produce world-beating warriors
The Samurai Blue¡¯s upset wins over Germany and Spain at the 2022 FIFA World Cup are a result of decades of effort to expand the sport¡¯s footprint across the country.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 23, 2022
In the land of baseball, sumo and soccer share a close relationship
Â鶹´«Ã½ national sport and the ¡®beautiful game¡¯ have formed many ties over the years, with even top-ranked wrestlers attending matches and taking part in promotional events.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup / From the Spot
Nov 21, 2022
Samurai Blue have chance to win over hearts of Japanese fans again at World Cup
Â鶹´«Ã½ rise on the global stage has come as more fans feel disconnected from a squad of stars who mostly play abroad.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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