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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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[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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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: Kagawa suffers dislocated shoulder

TOKYO, Japan, June 8 Kyodo - Japan's Shinji Kagawa (C) and Mahmoud Al Mawas (R) of Syria vie for the ball during the first half of their 1-1 draw in a friendly at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on June 8, 2017. Kagawa dislocated his shoulder, the Japan Football Association said the next day.

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New Japan national soccer coach Aguirre meets press

TOKYO, Japan - New coach Javier Aguirre (C) of Japan's national soccer team, a former Mexico manager, poses with Japan Football Association Chairman Kuniya Daini (R) and JFA technical director Hiromi Hara at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2014.

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Japan names Mexican Aguirre as national soccer team coach

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromi Hara, technical director of the Japan Football Association, announces the selection of former Mexico coach Javier Aguirre as a manager of Japan's national team at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24, 2014.

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Japan soccer star meets compatriot kids in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese soccer star Kazuyoshi Miura, acting as Japan Football Association ambassador to the World Cup, plays a paper-scissors-rock game with children on June 17, 2014, at a Japanese school in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Five children who emerged victorious in the game received Japan's "Samurai Blue" team uniforms bearing Miura's autograph.

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Japan names World Cup reserves

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Football Association General Secretary Hiromi Hara in Tokyo on May 13, 2014, announces Japan's reserve players for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil that will begin next month.

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Nadeshiko, Japan U-23s to play in Olympic sendoff doubleheader

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki (L), coach of Japan's women's national soccer team, nicknamed Nadeshiko Japan, and Takashi Sekizuka, coach of the country's men's national soccer team, attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 8, 2012, at which the Japan Football Association announced women's world champions Japan will play Australia and Sekizuka's men's Under-23s will take on New Zealand's U-23s in a doubleheader at Tokyo's National Stadium on July 11.

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High school footballers from quake-hit areas at Wembley

LONDON, Britain - High school footballers from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the three northeastern Japanese prefectures hit hard by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, and others pose for photos at London's Wembley Stadium on Nov. 24, 2011. The students' trip was realized after England's Football Association offered to let them use the field for half a day free of charge in a show of support for Japan's reconstruction efforts.

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Kagawa out of final with broken foot

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's striker Shinji Kagawa returns to the bench after he was substituted during an Asian Cup semifinal match against South Korea on Jan. 25, 2011, which Japan won after a penalty shootout. The Japan Football Association said Kagawa suffered a broken right metatarsal in the match and will miss the Asian Cup final against Australia.

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Japan pitches technology in bid to host soccer World Cup

ZURICH, Switzerland - Members of Japan's 2022 World Cup bid committee pose for photos as they make their final presentation, pitching the use of cutting-edge technology to host the tournament, in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 1, 2010. They are (From L to R) Japan Football Association general secretary Kozo Tashima, 8-year-old actress Rio Sasaki, senior vice sports minister Kan Suzuki, bid committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura and Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer.

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'Blue Samurai' depart Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's World Cup coach Takeshi Okada (R) receives some 1,000 origami crows, the symbol of the Japan Football Association, from a Japan Airlines pilot at Haneda airport in Tokyo on May 26, 2010. Okada and his team departed for Saas-Fee, Switzerland, the team's training site.

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Hatoyama meets FIFA chief Blatter

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (R), Japan's prime minister in waiting, and Sepp Blatter (C), president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, hold up their special Japanese national team shirts bearing their names at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 13, 2009. Motoaki Inukai (L), president of the Japan Football Association, presented them with the shirts.

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JFA finalizes deal with Osim for Japan coach job

TOKYO, Japan - Former JEF United Chiba manager Ivica Osim (R) and Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi swaps pens after signing a deal for the appointment of Osim as Japan's national soccer team coach at a Tokyo hotel on July 21.

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko meet with World Cup members

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, a goalkeeper for Japan's squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo by car on May 16 after a meeting with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The imperial couple invited to the palace coach Zico, Saburo Kawabuchi, president of the Japan Football Association, and four players from the Japanese team.

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko meet with World Cup members

TOKYO, Japan - Japan soccer coach Zico enters the Imperial Palace in Tokyo by car on May 16 to meet with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The imperial couple invited to the palace Zico, Saburo Kawabuchi, president of the Japan Football Association, and four players on Japan's squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko meet with World Cup members

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Nakata (L), a midfielder on Japan's soccer team for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto leave the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 16 after a meeting with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The imperial couple invited to the palace coach Zico, Saburo Kawabuchi, president of the Japan Football Association, and four players on Japan's squad for the World Cup.

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Japan wants N. Korea match to be played in Malaysia

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi speaks at a press conference in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on April 30. He said JFA wants Japan's upcoming World Cup qualifier against North Korea to be played in Malaysia after FIFA decided that the match will be played at a neutral venue. Seated on the left is JFA Vice President Junji Ogura.

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Zico speaks after signing contract for Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Brazil star Zico speaks at a news conference at a Tokyo hotel July 22 after signing an initial 11-month contract with the Japan Football Association to become the manager of Japan's national soccer team.

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Zico signs as new manager of Japan team

TOKYO, Japan - Former Brazil star Zico (R) smiles at Saburo Kawabuchi, president of the Japan Football Association, at a Tokyo hotel July 22. Zico signed an initial 11-month contract with the association on the day to become the manager of Japan's national soccer team.

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Zico surprised with JFA invitation to coach squad

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Former Brazil midfielder Zico speaks at his soccer center on July 10 in the beach district of Barra da Tijuca in western Rio de Janeiro. He said he was surprised with the invitation from Japan's Football Association to coach the national squad for the next World Cup competition. (World Cup 2002)

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JFA lines Zico up as next Japan manager

TOKYO, Japan - Former Brazil international Zico (in file photo) is set to take over as manager of Japan's national soccer team, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said on July 3. If the JFA can agree personal terms with Zico, the 49-year-old will take over from Frenchman Philippe Troussier and is expected to sign a four-year contract through to the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

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(1)Japan prince arrives in Seoul for World Cup opening

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Prince Takamado and his wife Princess Hisako wave at people on arrival at Incheon International Airport on May 29. The couple will attend the opening ceremony May 31 for the World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by the two countries. Prince Takamado, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, is honorary president of the Japan Football Association. (World Cup 2002)

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Japan's World Cup strip unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Football Association on Feb. 4 unveiled Japan's new shirts, which the national team will wear at this summer's World Cup finals the country is co-hosting with South Korea.

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Football World Cup in Qatar

Japanese Princess Hisako (R), honorary patron of the Japan Football Association, celebrates Japan's 2-1 win over Spain in a World Cup Group E football match at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, in the early hours of Dec. 2, 2022. Japan advanced to the round of 16.

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(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-SABURO KAWABUCHI-INTERVIEW

(220714) -- TOKYO, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Saburo Kawabuchi, founder of J. League and former Japan Football Association president, receives an interview with Xinhua in Tokyo, Japan, on July 1, 2022. TO GO WITH: Interview: Chinese players need more national team motivation, says Japan's former football chief Kawabuchi (Xinhua/Gang Ye)

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(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-SABURO KAWABUCHI-INTERVIEW

(220714) -- TOKYO, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Saburo Kawabuchi, founder of J. League and former Japan Football Association president, receives an interview with Xinhua in Tokyo, Japan, on July 1, 2022. TO GO WITH: Interview: Chinese players need more national team motivation, says Japan's former football chief Kawabuchi (Xinhua/Gang Ye)

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(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-SABURO KAWABUCHI-INTERVIEW

(220714) -- TOKYO, July 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Saburo Kawabuchi, founder of J. League and former Japan Football Association president, receives an interview with Xinhua in Tokyo, Japan, on July 1, 2022. TO GO WITH: Interview: Chinese players need more national team motivation, says Japan's former football chief Kawabuchi (Xinhua/Gang Ye)

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Japan wants N. Korea match to be played in Malaysia

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi speaks at a press conference in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on April 30. He said JFA wants Japan's upcoming World Cup qualifier against North Korea to be played in Malaysia after FIFA decided that the match will be played at a neutral venue. (Kyodo)

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JFA finalizes deal with Osim for Japan coach job

TOKYO, Japan - Former JEF United Chiba manager Ivica Osim (R) and Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi swaps pens after signing a deal for the appointment of Osim as Japan's national soccer team coach at a Tokyo hotel on July 21. (Kyodo)

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JFA lines Zico up as next Japan manager

TOKYO, Japan - Former Brazil international Zico (in file photo) is set to take over as manager of Japan's national soccer team, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said on July 3. If the JFA can agree personal terms with Zico, the 49-year-old will take over from Frenchman Philippe Troussier and is expected to sign a four-year contract through to the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

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Zico signs as new manager of Japan team

TOKYO, Japan - Former Brazil star Zico (R) smiles at Saburo Kawabuchi, president of the Japan Football Association, at a Tokyo hotel July 22. Zico signed an initial 11-month contract with the association on the day to become the manager of Japan's national soccer team.

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Soccer: Shiotani, Fujiharu named as 2 of Japan's 3 overage players for Rio

Gamba Osaka defender Hiroki Fujiharu holds up the Brazilian flag as he poses for a photo in the western Japan city of Suita on June 14, 2016. The Japan Football Association earlier in the day named Fujiharu and Sanfrecce Hiroshima defender Tsukasa Shiotani as two of Japan's three overage players for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Halilhodzic sounds alarm after first year as Japan coach

Vahid Halilhodzic, coach of Japan's men's soccer national team, is interviewed at the Japan Football Association in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2015. In an end-of-year interview, the 63-year-old Bosnian cites Japan's highly structured society as a reason for his players' lack of creativity and ability to take the initiative on the pitch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Halilhodzic sounds alarm after first year as Japan coach

Vahid Halilhodzic, coach of Japan's men's soccer national team, is interviewed at the Japan Football Association in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2015. In an end-of-year interview, the 63-year-old Bosnian cites Japan's highly structured society as a reason for his players' lack of creativity and ability to take the initiative on the pitch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Halilhodzic sounds alarm after first year as Japan coach

Vahid Halilhodzic, coach of Japan's men's soccer national team, is interviewed at the Japan Football Association in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2015. In an end-of-year interview, the 63-year-old Bosnian cites Japan's highly structured society as a reason for his players' lack of creativity and ability to take the initiative on the pitch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko Japan coach Sasaki gets new contract

Norio Sasaki, head coach of Japan's women's soccer team, smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2015, after the Japan Football Association said it had given him a new contract. The new deal with Sasaki, 57, will run through the end of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Facility for Japan's nat'l soccer team to be built in Chiba

Japan Football Association General Secretary Hiromi Hara gives a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2015. The JFA will build a training facility exclusively for Japan's national team at Makuhari Seaside Park in Chiba, east of Tokyo, as early as 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Usami added to Japan squad for Syria friendly

FC Augsburg forward Takashi Usami (C) practices with players of Japan's national team in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on May 28, 2017. The Japan Football Association said on June 5 that Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic will call up Usami for a friendly match against Syria to be held in Tokyo two days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suzuki among trio added to Japan U-22 squad for Costa Rica friendly

Photo taken April 8, 2015, shows Albirex Niigata midfielder Musashi Suzuki moving the ball in a J-League Nabisco Cup match at home to Sagan Tosu. Suzuki, Kawasaki Frontale striker Ryota Oshima and JEF United Chiba forward Ado Onaiwu have been added to Japan's Under-22 squad for the July 1 friendly against Costa Rica, the Japan Football Association said on June 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Zico surprised with JFA invitation to coach squad

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Former Brazil midfielder Zico speaks at his soccer center on July 10 in the beach district of Barra da Tijuca in western Rio de Janeiro. He said he was surprised with the invitation from Japan's Football Association to coach the national squad for the next World Cup competition. (World Cup 2002)

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko meet with World Cup members

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, a goalkeeper for Japan's squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo by car on May 16 after a meeting with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The imperial couple invited to the palace coach Zico, Saburo Kawabuchi, president of the Japan Football Association, and four players from the Japanese team. (Kyodo)

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko meet with World Cup members

TOKYO, Japan - Japan soccer coach Zico enters the Imperial Palace in Tokyo by car on May 16 to meet with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The imperial couple invited to the palace Zico, Saburo Kawabuchi, president of the Japan Football Association, and four players on Japan's squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. (Kyodo)

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko meet with World Cup members

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Nakata (L), a midfielder on Japan's soccer team for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto leave the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 16 after a meeting with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. The imperial couple invited to the palace coach Zico, Saburo Kawabuchi, president of the Japan Football Association, and four players on Japan's squad for the World Cup. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan prince arrives in Seoul for World Cup opening

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's Prince Takamado and his wife Princess Hisako wave at people on arrival at Incheon International Airport on May 29. The couple will attend the opening ceremony May 31 for the World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by the two countries. Prince Takamado, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, is honorary president of the Japan Football Association. (World Cup 2002)