August 11 – Sweden’s 2-1 elimination of former champions Japan in the last eight ensures the Women’s World Cup will have a new name on the trophy come July 20.
August 2 – French champions Paris Saint-Germain have secured a two-year global partnership with Japanese game developers Brilliantcrypto.
July 2 – Japan won the men’s U17 Asian Cup with a 3-0 dismantling of South Korea at the Pathum Thani Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday.
June 27 – Japan took the final slot in the AFC U17 Asian Cup semi-finals in Thailand, beating Australia 3-1 in their last eight tie at the Pathum Thani Stadium.
May 16 – Manchester City has added two further pre-season fixtures to its Asian summer tour, both will be played in inTokyo.
May 2 – Bayern Munich will pay tow pre-season fixtures in Japan as part of the second edition of the ‘SKY PerfecTV! Bundesliga Japan Tour’.
April 28 – Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal will start their final defense their AFC Champions League title in Riyadh on Saturday against Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds.
March 13 – Iraq, Japan, South Korea and Uzbekistan sealed their places at the U20 World Cup in Indonesia later this year, all coming through a dramatic set of quarter finals at the AFC U20 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan on Sunday.
March 10 – Japan qualified for the quarter finals of the AFC U20 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan with a 2-1 win over reigning champions Saudi Arabia who finished third in Group D and out of the knockout rounds.
December 1 – The Japan Football Association (JFA) and the English FA have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a commitment to further expanding their co-operation within an agreement that was first signed in February 2016.
November 24 – In another major upset, Japan stunned four-time world champions Germany with a second-half comeback to win 2-1 .
November 1 – Japan will target the last eight of the World Cup, the country’s coach Hajime Moriyasu (pictured) said as he named his 26-team squad for the tournament in Qatar.
August 26 – In a repeat of the 2018 final, Japan and Spain will compete for the U20 Women’s World Cup crown on Sunday after Brazil and the Netherlands fell in the last four of the tournament.
August 22 – Brazil, Spain, Japan and the Netherlands have all booked their spots for the semi-finals of the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica after dramatic and often tense last-eight encounters.
August 21 – The AFC Champions League 2022 (East) quarter-finalist draw has pitched Japan’s Vissel Kobe against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the Korea Republic. while Urawa Red Diamonds, also from Japan, will meet BG Pathum United of Thailand.