Japan's shock Asian Cup quarter-final exit has left their big-money players dumbfounded and plunged the future of Mexican coach Javier Aguirre into doubt....
Japan were sent crashing out of the Asian Cup on Friday as the United Arab Emirates shocked the defending champions 5-4 on penalties after a pulsating quarter-final....
Japan's Yuto Nagatomo Thursday said Shinji Kagawa got a huge boost from breaking his scoring drought and urged him to keep going for goal ahead of their Asian Cup quarter-final against UAE....
Shinji Kagawa may be struggling to rediscover his mojo for Japan but captain Makoto Hasebe believes he has the right stuff to be their future leader....
Japan playmaker Keisuke Honda has fired a volley at Asian Cup organisers over the tournament's punishing schedule, just days after being fined for slamming the standard of refereeing....
Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa were on target to give Japan a 2-0 win over Jordan on Tuesday as the holders swept imperiously into the Asian Cup quarter-finals....
Japan captain Makoto Hasebe on Monday stood by team-mate Keisuke Honda after the AC Milan midfielder was fined for criticising the standard of refereeing at the Asian Cup....
Jordan coach Ray Wilkins has promised his side will make life as awkward as possible for holders Japan in Tuesday's pivotal Asian Cup clash....
Japan's Yasuhito Endo reacted with mock horror after learning he had tied German superstar Lothar Matthaeus by winning his 150th cap in his country's 1-0 Asian Cup victory over Iraq....
Japan coach Javier Aguirre said the defending Asian Cup champions were never in any real danger despite only narrowly beating Iraq 1-0 in on Friday....
Keisuke Honda's first-half penalty proved the difference as defending champions Japan downed Iraq 1-0 in their Asian Cup Group D match on Friday....
The Japan Football Association said Thursday it will not address a match-fixing scandal engulfing Japan coach Javier Aguirre until after the Asian Cup, as speculation grows over the Mexican's possible sacking....
Japan's Keisuke Honda has become the latest player to aspire to the lofty heights of Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo at an Asian Cup seemingly full of them....
Japan's Keisuke Honda has warned the Asian Cup holders not to take their foot off the gas following Monday's 4-0 thrashing of Palestine in their tournament opener....
Japan's Keisuke Honda tore into the standard of officiating at the Asian Cup after the defending champions overpowered Palestine 4-0 in their opening game on Monday....
Defending champions Japan thrashed Palestine 4-0 in their Asian Cup opener on Monday, giving them the perfect start in their quest for a fifth title....
Defending champions Japan begin their quest to retain the Asian Cup trophy against a Palestine side making their debut appearance at the tournament on Monday....
War-torn Palestine will attempt to bridge one of the widest gaps in Asian football when they take on defending champions Japan at the Asian Cup on Monday....
Japan playmaker Shinji Kagawa suffered a heart-stopping moment during training at the Asian Cup on Saturday when he came down awkwardly on his elbow while playing foot volleyball....
Japan's quest to retain the Asian Cup title they won four years ago has been severely undermined by a match-fixing scandal engulfing coach Javier Aguirre....
Japan coach Javier Aguirre on Saturday denied allegations that he was part of a match-fixing scandal that has rocked world football....