August 17 – Building on the signing of Japanese striker Takumi Minamino, AS Monaco have unveiled a regional partnership with Casino Secret, who become the club’s new Official Online Gaming Partner in Japan.
June 20 – Japan has stepped up to host the East zone knockout rounds for the AFC Champions League 2022 to be played in August.
By Paul Nicholson
May 31 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has set a June 30 deadline for member federations to declare interest in picking up the hosting of the Asian Cup 2023 vacated by China last month.
By Samindra Kunti in Paris
May 29 – Japan are keen to host the 2023 Asian Cup, the president of the Japanese Football Association (JFA) Kozo Tashima confirmed to Insideworldfootball. China withdrew from staging the continental championship because of the Covid-19 crisis.
January 28 – Saudi Arabia kept their four point lead over Japan at the top of Group B in the Asian World Cup 2022 qualifiers with a 1-0 win over Oman.
January 26 – Asian qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup resumes tomorrow (Thursday) with Iran one win away from qualification in Group A. In Group B Australia need a win against China to stay in the hunt for an automatic berth in Qatar.
January 21 – Australia’s women exploded into the Asian Women’s Cup with an 18-0 opening group win over Indonesia at the Mumbai Football Arena earlier today.
November 17 – Iran and Saudi Arabia cemented their positions at the top of their Qatar 2022 final qualifying groups with four games left in qualifying.
November 10 – Asian Qualifiers for Qatar 2022 return tomorrow with six crucial matches and a potentially World Cup qualification defining top of the table clash between Australia and Saudi Arabia.
October 13 – Japan reignited their World Cup qualifying campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Australia, ending the Socceroos 11-game winning streak.
October 5 – The AFC has renewed Japanese telecoms provider KDDI as a regional partner for its major national team competitions for the 2021-2024 rights cycle.
September 10 – Japan has officially withdrawn as hosts of the Club World Cup scheduled to be played in December, because of the spread of the coronavirus within the country, global governing body FIFA confirmed on Thursday.
August 16 – A Burmese international goalkeeper who refused to return home after protesting the February military coup in his country has been granted refugee status in Japan.
August 12 – Japanese-based management consultancy A-Beam Consulting has become an international partner of the English Premier League champions being designated the club’s Official Management Consulting Services Partner in Japan.
June 24 – Football is one of eight sports at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this August that will use a lottery system to decide which ticketholders can attend matches.