From left, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate and Yosuke Ideguchi.... Kawasaki Frontale utility Hatate and

Hatate made the 27-man squad for the Asian zone Group B qualifiers on Nov.... Kubo, who is currently on

Japan men's football coach Hajime Moriyasu, center, is seen on Aug.... Manager Hajime Moriyasu named veterans with European experience in Vissel Kobe forwards Yuya Osako and Yoshinori Muto as well as full-backs Yuto Nagatomo of FC Tokyo and Hiroki Sakai of Urawa Reds, while handing four players their first senior call-ups.... They include the new J1 young player of the year Ryotaro Araki, a 19-year-old Kashima Antlers attacker who scored 10 J-League top-flight goals this term to become only th

Oita Trinita goalkeeper Shun Takagi, center, celebrates with his teammates after the club upset Kawasaki Frontale in a penalty shootout in the Emperor's Cup football semifinals on Dec.... 12, 2021, at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Japan.... Super sub Yu Kobayashi appeared to have won the game for Kawasaki deep into extra time before Brazilian Henrique Trevisan headed home an equalizer from middle of the area for J2-bound Oita, sending the game to penalties....

SAITAMA( Kyodo)--Japan's bid for a first-ever Olympic soccer gold medal ended in heartbreak at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday as Spain snatched a 1-0 men's semifinal victory late in extra time through substitute Marco Asensio.... The Real Madrid forward curled the winner home from the right of the area in the 115th minute at a steamy Saitama Stadium, finally finding a way past Japanese keeper Kosei Tani, who had been outstanding for the Olympic hosts.... Spain will battle defending champions Brazi