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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu (L) holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2026, after the Samurai Blue squad returned home earlier in the day following a World Cup round-of-32 loss to Brazil in the United States. Sitting beside him is Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan men's football team head coach Hajime Moriyasu (L) holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2026, after the Samurai Blue squad returned home earlier in the day following a World Cup round-of-32 loss to Brazil in the United States. Sitting beside him is Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto.

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Football: 2026 World Cup

Japan captain Wataru Endo leaves a practice venue near Nashville, Tennessee, on June 10, 2026. The Japan Football Association said the following day he had withdrawn from the country's World Cup squad due to a foot injury.

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JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

Japan women's national football team head coach Nils Nielsen (C) celebrates after guiding his team to the Asian Cup title in Sydney on March 21, 2026. The Japan Football Association said on April 2 that it has decided not to renew Nielsen's contract as the team's skipper despite the victory.

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JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

Norio Sasaki, a Japan Football Association senior official in charge of the women's national team, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2026, after the JFA decided not to renew Nils Nielsen's contract as the team's head coach, less than two weeks after he guided them to the Women's Asian Cup title.

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JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2026, after the JFA decided not to renew Nils Nielsen's contract as the women's national team head coach, less than two weeks after he guided them to the Women's Asian Cup title.

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Football: new Japan jerseys

Photo taken in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 19, 2026, shows the national football team's away jerseys for outfield players (white) and goalkeepers, unveiled by the Japan Football Association the following day.

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Football: new Japan jerseys

Photo taken in Chiba, near Tokyo, on March 19, 2026, shows the national football team's away jerseys for outfield players (white) and goalkeepers, unveiled by the Japan Football Association the following day.

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Manager of Japan women's national football team

Manager of Japan women's national football team Nils Nielsen speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2026, as the Japan Football Association unveils the Nadeshiko Japan squad for the Asian Cup in March.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu poses for the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, after the Japan Football Association unveiled the national team's home jersey for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will start wearing the new jerseys on Nov. 14 when they play a friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu poses for the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, after the Japan Football Association unveiled the national team's home jersey for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will start wearing the new jerseys on Nov. 14 when they play a friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Photo shows the Japanese national football team's home jersey for outfield players to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States, unveiled to the press alongside a home goalkeeper jersey by the Japan Football Association in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto poses in front of the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, as the organization unveils the national team's home jerseys for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, as the organization unveils the national team's home jerseys for outfield players and goalkeepers (not pictured) to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, as the organization unveils the national team's home jerseys for outfield players and goalkeepers (not pictured) to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

The Japan Football Association unveils to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, the national team's home jerseys for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

The Japan Football Association unveils to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, the national team's home jerseys for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, as the organization unveils the national team's home jerseys for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Football: Japan jerseys for 2026 World Cup

The Japan Football Association unveils to the press in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2025, the national team's home jerseys for outfield players (blue) and goalkeepers to be worn at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The Samurai Blue will wear the new jerseys from a Nov. 14 friendly against Ghana.

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Japan: Typhoon Nakri Brings Strong Winds to Southern Izu Islands

Typhoon Nakri made its closest approach to the southern Izu Islands on Monday morning, October 13, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

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US: Unoccupied Homes in Buxton, NC Collapse Amid Rough Seas From Offshore Hurricanes 2

On Tuesday, September 30, at least five unoccupied oceanfront homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic due to rough surf driven by offshore hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. Another home fell the following morning, bringing the total to six this week and 18 on Hatteras Island since 2020. No injuries were reported, but authorities closed parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore due to dangerous debris.

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Football: Japan U-23 members for Paris Olympics

Go Oiwa (L), head coach of Japan's under-23 men's national football team, and Masakuni Yamamoto, national team director of the Japan Football Association, attend a press conference on July 3, 2024, in Tokyo, to announce the squad for the Paris Olympics.

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Football: Ex-Japan captain Miyamoto heads governing body

TOKYO, Japan, March 23 Kyodo -Former Samurai Blue captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 23, 2024, after assuming the post of Japan Football Association president for a two-year term.(Kyodo)

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Football: Ex-Japan captain Miyamoto heads governing body

New Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (L) shakes hands with his predecessor Kozo Tashima during a press conference held in Tokyo on March 23, 2024, to announce the handover of the job to the former Samurai Blue captain.

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Football: Ex-Japan captain Miyamoto heads governing body

Former Samurai Blue captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 23, 2024, after assuming the post of Japan Football Association president for a two-year term.

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Football: Ex-Japan captain Miyamoto heads governing body

Former Samurai Blue captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 23, 2024, after assuming the post of Japan Football Association president for a two-year term.

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Departure of Ukrainian Olympic football team to Japan

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Secretary General of the Ukrainian Football Association Ihor Hryshchenko attends the departure ceremony for the Ukrainian U23 Olympic football team for a friendly match against Japan in preparation for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Departure of Ukrainian Olympic football team to Japan

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - Secretary General of the Ukrainian Football Association Ihor Hryshchenko, acting Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Matvii Bidnyi and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda (L to R) attend the ceremony to see off the Ukrainian U23 Olympic football team for a friendly match against Japan in preparation for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Departure of Ukrainian Olympic football team to Japan

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - President of the Ukrainian Football Association Andrii Shevchenko (L) and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda shake hands during the departure ceremony for the Ukrainian U23 Olympic football team for a friendly match against Japan in preparation for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Departure of Ukrainian Olympic football team to Japan

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 17, 2024 - President of the Ukrainian Football Association Andrii Shevchenko (L) and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda are seen during the departure ceremony for the Ukrainian U23 Olympic football team for a friendly match against Japan in preparation for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki, head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki, head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki (2nd from L), head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki, head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki (2nd from R), head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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Football: Japan-N. Korea Olympic qualifier in Saudi

Norio Sasaki, head of the Japan Football Association women's committee, meets the press in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2024. He said the national team may play the first leg of their two final Olympic qualifying games against North Korea on Feb. 24 in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, following the JFA's appeal to the Asian Football Confederation to change the venue from the Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang.

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[Breaking News]Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympic q'fier against N. Korea

CHIBA, Japan Kyodo - Japan Football Association Women's Committee Chairperson Norio Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Chiba near Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2024, ahead of Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympics qualifier against North Korea. The venue for the first part of a two-legged tie against North Korea is yet to be decided after Japan conveyed its concerns to the Asian Football Confederation about facing North Korea in Pyongyang as originally scheduled. (Kyodo)

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Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympic q'fier against N. Korea

Japan Football Association Women's Committee Chairperson Norio Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Chiba near Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2024, ahead of Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympics qualifier against North Korea. The venue for the first part of a two-legged tie against North Korea is yet to be decided after Japan conveyed its concerns to the Asian Football Confederation about facing North Korea in Pyongyang as originally scheduled.

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Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympic q'fier against N. Korea

Japan Football Association Women's Committee Chairperson Norio Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Chiba near Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2024, ahead of Nadeshiko Japan's Paris Olympics qualifier against North Korea. The venue for the first part of a two-legged tie against North Korea is yet to be decided after Japan conveyed its concerns to the Asian Football Confederation about facing North Korea in Pyongyang as originally scheduled.

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Order of Culture award ceremony

Former Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi (C, R) receives the prestigious Order of Culture medal from Emperor Naruhito during a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2023.

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Football: JFA chief Tashima

Japan Football Association chief Kozo Tashima gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2023.

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Football: JFA chief Tashima

Japan Football Association chief Kozo Tashima gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2023.

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Soccer: Moriyasu stays on as Japan manager after World Cup run

The Japan Football Association retained Hajime Moriyasu as men's national team manager Wednesday after he led them to the round of 16 at this year's World Cup in Qatar after topping their tough group. The 54-year-old becomes the first manager to remain in the post following a World Cup since Japan's 1998 debut in France and will be tasked with steering the Samurai Blue toward the 2026 World Cup, to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. "I'm extremely honored while also bracing myself for the difficult mission ahead and the weight of responsibility that comes with the job,

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Soccer: Moriyasu retains post as Japan manager

Japan men's national soccer team manager Hajime Moriyasu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2022, after the Japan Football Association decided to retain him in the post.

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Soccer: Moriyasu retains post as Japan manager

Japan men's national soccer team manager Hajime Moriyasu smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2022, after the Japan Football Association decided to retain him in the post.

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Soccer: Moriyasu retains post as Japan manager

Japan men's national soccer team manager Hajime Moriyasu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2022, after the Japan Football Association decided to retain him in the post.

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Soccer: Moriyasu retains post as Japan manager

Japan men's national soccer team manager Hajime Moriyasu smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2022, after the Japan Football Association decided to retain him in the post.

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Soccer: Moriyasu retains post as Japan manager

Japan men's national soccer team manager Hajime Moriyasu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2022, after the Japan Football Association decided to retain him in the post.

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Prelim round for 2018 soccer World Cup to start in June

TOKYO, Japan - Kuniya Daini (C), president of the Japan Football Association, and other senior JFA officials pose in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2014, on the occasion of the association's announcement that the elimination round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia will start in June.

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Zaccheroni meets press in Itu, Brazil

ITU, Brazil - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni (L) explains to reporters his decision on June 22, 2014, to give the players on the national football team for the World Cup a day off in Itu, Brazil. Hiromi Hara, general secretary of the Japan Football Association, stands next to him.