Japanese women’s football team coach Nils Nielsen hailed his side’s heroic performance after they lifted the Asian Cup championship with a hard-fought victory over a resilient Australia in the final.

PERTH, Australia — Japan kept its perfect defensive record intact to reach the quarterfinals of the Women's Asian Cup without conceding a goal as Taiwan and the Philippines also qualified Tuesday. On ...

As the Japan Football Association evaluated her skills, Wakatsuki was able to make her national team debut with the U-16 ...

To wrap up a three-game series with Japan, the United States Women's National Team plays tonight at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. The teams have split the first two games of the ...

The Japanese women's soccer team will play two exhibition games against the United States to prepare for the World Cup. The teams will play May 14 in Columbus, Ohio, and May 18 at Cary, N.C., the U.S.

Maika Hamano scored the game's only goal as Japan beat Australia 1-0 Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Japan have won the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup after a 1-0 victory over hosts Australia in Saturday’s final ...

Defenders Rion Ishikawa and Hikaru Kitagawa, and midfielders Yūka Momiki and Honoka Hayashi have been posting Q&A videos in Japanese and vlogging about their days at Everton Yui Mok / Getty Images A ...