Japan men's football coach Hajime Moriyasu, center, is seen on Aug.... Manager Hajime Moriyasu

, Samurai Blue manager Hajime Moriyasu said Saturday.... The 20-year-old playmaker for Spanish top

match at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, on Oct.... Five of Hajime Moriyasu's players started training

’ efforts, ” Moriyasu told reporters....

and really gave us a tough game," said Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu....

Takumi Minamino( Mainichi) TOKYO( Kyodo)--Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu and Liverpool attacker Takumi Minamino were named among Japan's 25-man squad on Tuesday ahead of their vital 2022 World Cup qualifiers away to Saudi Arabia and at home to Australia next month.... " We'll do our best to get the maximum points."" We need to prepare tactically and mentally first in order to give a proper fight in the away atmosphere.... We need to raise the quality of preparation in light of our experien

Japan players celebrate after a 2-1 win over Australia in a Group B football match on Oct.... Fortuna Dusseldorf midfielder Ao Tanaka had given the hosts the lead in the eighth minute, but Socceroos playmaker Ajdin Hrustic put his side on level terms with a stunning 69th-minute free kick.... The victory leaves Japan on six points with two wins and two losses, moving them within three points of the previously unbeaten Socceroos....

Ritsu Doan, left, scores Japan's third goal against Honduras during the second half of a warm-up match for the Tokyo Olympics on July 12, 2021, at Yodoko Sakura Stadium in Osaka.... Kubo floated in a free-kick from the right to find Yoshida, the center-back sneaking behind an opposing defender and effortlessly steering home with the outside of his right foot.... Displaying slick passing moves but without an end product, Japan eventually added their second in a fine manner in the 40th minute...

Japan's Maya Yoshida, second from left, crosses the ball during the second half of a Group B football match against Saudi Arabia on Oct.... Yoshida was taunted by Saudi Arabian fans standing behind a pitch-side barrier as he gave an interview following Japan's 1-0 loss at King Abdulla Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, prompting him to approach the section and point to members of the crowd.... The 33-year-old Sampdoria defender did not elaborate on the gestures but said the" very disappointing" be

Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu, left, vies for the ball with West Ham's Manuel Lanzini during an English Premier League game on Dec.... The Samurai Blue's World Cup history began 23 years ago in Toulouse, France, where the all-round center-back Ihara led his team out against one of the tournament's favorites in Argentina.... While he had already faced their prolific marksman Gabriel Batistuta in international matches in 1992 and 1995, Ihara and his teammates were venturing into the unknown of pla