Japan secured a second consecutive Billie Jean King Cup finals appearance with their 2-1 win over 2023 champions Canada ...

Given Japan have booked their ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it may seem like there is little for them to play in the their final three games in the third round of Asian qualifiers-- starting with ...

Japan has never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup, but it has set itself the ambitious target of winning next year's ...

In what has been a trying season so far, Yukinari Sugawara finally had something to smile about this past week. Last Thursday, Sugawara was part of the Japan side that became to first team to qualify ...

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. Second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa ...

Wataru Endo said Japan can win the 2026 World Cup after becoming the first team to qualify and the Liverpool ace urged fans to buy into the ambitious target. Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 on Thursday to ...

Japan and the U.S. clinched the final two of the eight spots in September's Billie Jean King Cup Finals with 2-1 wins over Canada and Slovakia in the final group-stages matches of the 2025 Qualifiers.

Japan's Takumi Minamino, who plies his trade at French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco, challenges Bahrain's Hamad Al-Shamsan during a World Cup qualifier on March 20. REUTERS Japan has often performed ...

Japan became the seventh team to book their place at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals when they came from behind to beat ...