By Chang-Ran Kim, Hina Suzuki and John Geddie TOKYO, July 21 (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it had protested to China ...

It's a shootout for a top-two finish in Group F when Japan and Sweden meet in the early hours of Friday morning. Japan currently sit second in the standings after collecting four points from their two ...

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Richard Samuels, professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, about Japan's effort to form a new centralized intelligence agency.

Daizen Maeda gave Japan the lead and Anthony Elanga took it away six minutes later, helping Sweden to a 1-1 draw Thursday night that sent both teams to the knockout round of the World Cup. Elanga’s ...

Neymar Jr. made a highly emotional return to international football in Brazil’s most recent match, coming off the bench in their 3-0 victory over Scotland. Neymar entered the match as a 76th-minute ...

Five-time champions Brazil survived an early World Cup scare when they fought back from a goal down at half-time to beat a stubborn Japan 2-1 in Houston. Substitute Gabriel Martinelli squeezed in a ...

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Brazil great Zico has backed his homeland ahead of their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 clash against Japan, but warned that the Selecao are walking into a serious knockout test against a side he ...

ARLINGTON, TX — Japan punched its ticket to the World Cup knockout stage with its 1-1 draw on Thursday, June 25, with Sweden also reaching the round of 32 as a third-place finisher. Sweden bounced ...

The Japanese players fell to their knees on the grass pitch at Reliant Stadium. There was still time left but the game and their 2026 FIFA World Cup journey were effectively finished. The Samurai Blue ...

Explore our soccer expert’s Brazil vs Japan predictions, pre Monday’s 1:00pm ET World Cup clash (6/29). We’re backing the Selecao as the five-time winners aim to progress past a solid Samurai Blue in ...

Fans wave air-filled blue plastic bags as they cheer during Japan's World Cup Group F football match against Sweden at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 25, 2026. (Kyodo) ARLINGTON, Texas ...