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Women's World cup
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J. League
Vissel Kobe secures Asian Champions League quarterfinal berth
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Vissel Kobe secures Asian Champions League quarterfinal berth
Johor Darul Ta’zim from Malaysia advanced at the expense of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
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J. League kicks off ‘100 Year Vision League’ ahead of calendar shift
The 100 Year Vision League will act as a stopgap ahead of the league’s transition to a fall-winter schedule.
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Japan soccer legend ‘King Kazu’ signs for new team at 58
“My passion for football hasn’t changed, no matter how old I get,” the former Japan international said in a statement issued by Fukushima United.
JEF United Chiba players celebrate after defeating Tokushima Vortis in the promotion playoff final on Saturday to secure a return to the J. League's top division.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 16, 2025
Long-suffering JEF United Chiba celebrates return to J. League’s top division
By Sean Carroll
JEF United Chiba beat Tokushima Vortis in the promotion playoff final on Saturday.
Leo Ceara (left) celebrates with teammate Yuma Suzuki after scoring a goal during Kashima Antlers' J1-clinching victory over Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday.
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Dec 7, 2025
How Kashima Antlers got back to the top of Japanese soccer
By Sean Carroll
Manager Toru Oniki had one goal in mind: To end the club’s near-decade title drought. After just one season, it’s mission accomplished.
Kashima Antlers won a record-extending ninth Japanese title on Saturday's final day of the J. League season.
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Dec 6, 2025
Antlers win Japan title again in nerve-shredding finale
Kashima Antlers won a record-extending ninth Japanese title, holding their nerve to beat Yokohama F-Marinos 2-1.
Kashima's Yuma Suzuki (center) takes a shot during a game against Kashiwa in March.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 4, 2025
Kashima or Kashiwa: J. League title chase goes down to the wire
By Sean Carroll
Antlers are without domestic silverware since winning a record eighth league crown in 2016, but a win on Saturday could change all that.
Antlers players celebrate after the club's win over Verdy on Sunday. The victory has Kashima on the verge of a record-extending ninth J1 title.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 30, 2025
Antlers stay in front as J1 title race goes to wire
Antlers beat Tokyo Verdy 1-0 but Reysol stayed one point behind them in the table after a 3-1 win over the league’s bottom side, Albirex Niigata.
Vissel Kobe's Tetsushi Yamakawa heads the ball during a match in 2020. Yamakawa helped seal a fourth win in five matches for the J. League champion on Wednesday to open a three-point gap atop the Asian Champions League Elite eastern league phase standings.
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Nov 27, 2025
Vissel Kobe downs Shenhua 2-0 to move clear in Asian Champions League
By Michael Church
The J. League champion overtook second-placed Melbourne City in the standings.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players hold up the championship cup at National Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 2, 2025
Throwing prowess makes the difference as Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins Levain Cup final
By Sean Carroll
Shuto Nakano’s throw-ins were key in his side’s 3-1 triumph over Kashiwa Reysol at Japan National Stadium on Saturday.

Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.

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The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
By Alex K.T. Martin

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