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Category: National Team
No Takefusa Kubo or any overage players. Can Japan win a first medal in 56 years despite not being able to call up the best options?
National Team
5 Jul 2024
Current positional pecking order of Japan national team. Keito Nakamura, with eight goals in 10 games, replaces absent Kaoru Mitoma on left wing
National Team
14 Jun 2024
Reactions after Japan v. Syria: “It was Keito’s skill that made the difference. I would like to increase the frequency with which I am able to produce those situations” – Takumi Minamino
National Team
12 Jun 2024
Two goals each from Koki Ogawa and Keito Nakamura deliver 5-0 win over Myanmar. What positives and negatives could be taken from the ‘dead rubber’?
National Team
8 Jun 2024
Only five J.League players in Japan squad to face Myanmar and Syria. Left-footed defensive midfielder Takumu Kawamura will be in the spotlight
J.League
5 Jun 2024
U-23 Asian Cup review #6: Japan become Asian champions after Fuki Yamada’s dramatic injury-time strike defeats Uzbekistan
National Team
5 May 2024
U-23 Asian Cup Review #5: Japan qualify for eighth consecutive Olympic Games after best performance earns them comprehensive win over Iraq
National Team
1 May 2024
U-23 Asian Cup review #4: Ailing ace finally wakes up. Mao Hosoya’s decisive goal earns Japan win over Qatar to edge them closer to Paris Olympics
National Team
27 Apr 2024
U-23 Asian Cup review #3: Japan’s lack of decisiveness once again exposed in narrow defeat to South Korea. Hosts Qatar next up in quarter-finals
National Team
24 Apr 2024
U-23 Asian Cup review #2: Japan advance to knockout stage after defeating UAE, but repeated missed chances could hurt them in the future
National Team
21 Apr 2024
U-23 Asian Cup review #1: Despite struggling after a sending-off, Matsuki goal keeps Japan on course for Paris
National Team
18 Apr 2024
How are Japan’s U-23s, who are aiming to qualify for the Paris Olympics, faring in the J1 League this season?
J.League
9 Apr 2024
Limited call-ups from Europe. How will Japan face tough final round of Asian Olympic qualifiers?
National Team
27 Mar 2024
Winning by a whisker over lower-ranked North Korea. Why does Japan continue to struggle against Asian opposition?
National Team
24 Mar 2024
Reactions after Japan v. DPR Korea: “I’ve been thinking since the Asian Cup ended that my task is to show something extra” – Daizen Maeda
National Team
23 Mar 2024
Asian Cup disappointment should encourage Japan to embrace chaos
National Team
7 Feb 2024
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