Uzbekistan 1-1 Japan

Not a great performance, but a decent result. This was probably Japan’s most difficult fixture of the round, and they were...

Japan 1-0 DPRK

Well, that was close. Japan scraped enough together at the end to beat North Korea at home and begin its World...

Japanese Players in Europe

  Keisuke Honda started CSKA Moscow’s 2-2 draw with city rivals Spartak Moscow on Sunday but was forced off at halftime...

The Importance of Mike Havenaar

Note: This is an updated version of the original post from 28 August, 2011 Mike Havenaar is a Japanese footballer. Despite the...

Japan running on Honda power against Cameroon

Japan got the better of Cameroon in what turned out to be a disappointing game with very few chances that finished...

Japan’s World Cup draw preview

GROUP E Netherlands Denmark Cameroon Japan   Having never won a World Cup match outside of Asia, you could be forgiven...

2010 World Cup – Japan away shirt

Asian nation Japan have revealed their new away shirt that they will be wearing in the event of a colour clash at the...

Japan reveal official 2010 World Cup kit

2002 World Cup joint hosts Japan have revealed their new kit for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa that the nation will...

How Japan qualified for the 2010 World Cup

Ever since the introduction of a professional football league in Japan, the country’s fortunes in qualifying for major tournaments has improved...