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Turkey's Arda Guler goes head to head with Australia's Aiden O'Neill during the two nations' FIFA World Cup 2026 match in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 14, 2026
Australia stun Turkey with defensive masterclass at World Cup
Pre-match attention had centered on Turkey¡¯s Arda Guler, but it was Australia¡¯s youthful attack that made the difference.
Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu (left) reacts after the loss against Australia?in Perth on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jun 6, 2025
Moriyasu mourns end of unbeaten run after loss to Australia
¡°It ended up being an extremely frustrating and disappointing result,¡± Moriyasu told reporters.
Australia's Milos Degenek celebrates after qualifying for the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar on Nov. 30, 2022
SOCCER
Jun 4, 2025
Australia targets easier World Cup path ahead of Japan clash
If Australia does beat Samurai Blue on Thursday, it still faces a long wait to confirm whether a?berth has been secured for a sixth straight World Cup finals.
Australia coach Tony Popovic (right) before the World Cup qualifying match against Japan at Saitama Stadium on Oct. 15
SOCCER
Jun 2, 2025
Australia faces ¡®best team in Asia¡¯ Japan in quest for World Cup berth
¡°To be the best we have to beat the best and they clearly are,¡± said Australia coach Tony Popovic.
Australia's Jackson Irvine (right) scores a goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification football match between China and Australia at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Mar 26, 2025
China¡¯s World Cup dream on life support after Australia loss
The 1-0 loss to the Saudis in Riyadh last week and Tuesday¡¯s 2-0 reverse at the hands of the Socceroos put paid to hopes of direct qualification.
Japan's Takefusa Kubo celebrates after scoring against Bahrain during their World Cup qualifier in Saitama on Thursday.
SOCCER
Mar 21, 2025
Samurai Blue becomes first nation to secure World Cup berth
It will be Â鶹´«Ã½ eighth straight World Cup appearance.
Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu prior to a World Cup qualifying match against Australia on Tuesday in Saitama.
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2024
Hajime Moriyasu frustrated after Australia end Â鶹´«Ã½ winning run
Japan had won all nine of their preliminaries for the 2026 tournament without conceding a goal until Shogo Taniguchi sliced the ball into his own net on Tuesday.
Japan's Ayase Ueda (left) and Australia's Patrick Yazbek compete for the ball during World Cup qualifying action on Tuesday in Saitama.
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2024
Japan fights back to secure draw with Australia in World Cup qualifying
Australia had never beaten Japan on Japanese soil but a Shogo Taniguchi own goal gave the home side a shock before Samurai Blue earned a draw.
Australia's Kye Rowles (right) vies for the ball against Argentina's Lionel Messi during a friendly in Beijing on June 15, 2023.
SOCCER
Oct 14, 2024
Australia looking to ¡®flip the script¡¯ with first win in Japan
Japan is the leading team in Asia at 16th in the FIFA rankings and tops qualifying Group C with a perfect three victories, scoring 14 goals and conceding none.
Former Japan player Tadanari Lee believes Samurai Blue's victory over Australia in the 2011 Asian Cup final represented a major shift in the rivalry between the two nations.
SOCCER
Oct 13, 2024
Japan and Australia set to write latest chapter of fast-growing rivalry
This will be the fifth consecutive time the teams have been grouped together in the decisive round of qualifiers for the quadrennial showpiece.
Japan's Daichi Kamada (right) vies for the ball against Saudi Arabia midfielder Abdulelah Al-Malki during their World Cup qualifying match in Jeddah on Thursday.
SOCCER
Oct 11, 2024
Japan looks to Australia and beyond after beating Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifier
Samurai Blue?are five points clear at the top of Group C, with the top two teams securing direct passage to the 2026 World Cup.
Tony Popovic, the newly appointed head coach of Australia's national soccer team, speaks during a news conference in Sydney on Monday.
SOCCER
Sep 24, 2024
New Socceroos coach Popovic confident he can rescue World Cup campaign
Australia¡¯s World Cup qualification is hanging in the balance, with a must-win home game against China on Oct.?10 before a tough away clash in Japan.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 4, 2022
Socceroos coach Graham Arnold calls for greater funding and facilities
The 59-year-old said the government needs to do more if the Socceroos are to perform well again at future World Cups, starting with government investment.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 29, 2022
¡®Superman¡¯ Harry Souttar embodies Scottish influence on Socceroos
The 198-cm defender was praised for his colossal display against Tunisia at Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday to give Australia its first World Cup win in 12 years.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 21, 2022
Guus Hiddink says Australia fit and ready to fight as World Cup looms
The 75-year-old Hiddink, who also guided South Korea to the 2002 semifinals, said that head coach Graham Arnold had done ¡®a beautiful job¡¯ to qualify for Qatar.
SOCCER / World cup / From the Spot
Mar 25, 2022
Battle-tested Samurai Blue eager for deep World Cup push
After perhaps the most unconventional, daunting and frustrating qualifying campaign in team history, Samurai Blue have qualified for a seventh straight FIFA World Cup.
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2022
Sydney stunner: Late Kaoru Mitoma brace sends Japan to World Cup
Despite outshooting the Socceroos on a waterlogged Stadium Australia pitch, Hajime Moriyasu¡¯s men failed to make the most of their chances until substitute Mitoma¡¯s star turn.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 12, 2021
Japan reignites World Cup campaign with win over Australia
A late own goal put the Samurai Blue ahead at Saitama Stadium, securing a much-needed three points for embattled head coach Hajime Moriyasu.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 10, 2021
History looms large as Japan seeks much-needed win over Socceroos
In Tuesday¡¯s crucial showdown at Saitama Stadium, Japan will face an Australia that has won a record 11 straight matches in qualifying for Qatar 2022.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 24, 2021
CONMEBOL confirms Australia and Qatar¡¯s withdrawal from Copa America
Australia and Qatar, the two non-South American sides due to take part in this year¡¯s Copa America, have pulled out of the tournament, the secretary general of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Tuesday.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
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.
¡®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.
¡®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.
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.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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