Tokyo's National Stadium was built for the 1964 Olympics, the first to be held in Asia. It also staged the world athletics championships in 1991 and soccer's Intercontinental Cup from 1980 to 2001. Japan's Olympic bidders had planned to construct a new ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Football Association said on Wednesday it received official government approval to stage the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup this summer. The U-20 Women's World Cup would be the first FIFA-sanctioned women's event to be held ...
The rise in travel spending was attributable to increased sales of tours owing to FIFA Club World Cup soccer matches and the Tokyo Motor Show held during December, according to the agency. However, the number of foreign travelers to Japan declined 11.7 ...
LONDON Feb 9 (Reuters) - English soccer Premier League leaders Manchester City have teamed up with MLJ Inc to develop a Japanese mobile website, the start of a drive to target a growing Asian fanbase. The partnership gives Tokyo-based MLJ Inc rights to ...
TOKYO Feb 8 (Reuters) - Forward Kisho Yano believes he is returning to Japan a better player despite spending 18 months warming the bench in Germany's Bundesliga. The Freiburg flop, who has rejoined J-League club Albirex Niigata, told local media on ...
TOKYO Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda has said he will not be rushed back into action by CSKA Moscow after knee surgery last year, local media reported on Tuesday. "Running on it, it still feels like it will take a while (to fully ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- South Korean K-League club Ulsan Hyundai on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Japanese midfielder Akihiro Ienaga on a one-year loan deal from Spain's Real Mallorca. The 25-year-old Ienaga, who has been limited to four appearances ...
Super Rugby's future stars could find themselves based in Los Angeles or Tokyo if dollars make sense in the next broadcast deal. With Rugby Sevens entered into the Olympics in 2016, the sport will have exposure to a massive, untapped market and SANZAR ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake will miss Japan's London Olympic qualifier against Syria this weekend after injuring his left calf muscle, the Japan Football Association announced on Thursday. Kiyotake, who is also a full international, ...