Japan made to toil but winning AFC Women's Asian Cup opener all that matters

Japan were surprisingly made to work for an opening win over Chinese Taipei at the AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Humble Japan ready to win hearts at Women's Asian Cup

Japan's Greenland-born women's football coach Nils Nielsen is no fan of Donald Trump but he loves his team and believes they ...

Japan beats Taiwan 2-0 in the Women's Asian Cup Group C opener

Japan has opened Group C at the Women’s Asian Cup with a 2-0 win over Taiwan after wearing down a stubborn defense in intense heat at Perth, Western Australia ...

Japan's Nakai leads Olympic women's singles ahead of free skating

Japan's Ami Nakai topped the figure skating women's singles competition at the Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics after the short ...

Japan Leads in a Tight Race for the Women's Figure Skating Podium

Three Japanese skaters are in position to earn medals heading into the final ...

Japan sweep? Petrosian podium? Women's skating in grand finale

With the International Skating Union raising the minimum age for figure skating competitors from 15 to 17, it seemed like the ...

Teenager leads Japan women's figure skating team that could sweep Olympics podium

Only USA's Alysa Liu broke up Japan's trio of Ami Nakai, Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba, who finished first, second and fourth after the short program.

Japan beat Taiwan, Van Su brace helps Vietnam edge India in Women's Asian Cup

Japan were frustrated for an hour by an obdurate Taiwan side but ultimately ​prevailed 2-0, while Ngan Thi Van Su struck in each ‌half to help Vietnam edge India 2-1 in Group C of the Women's Asian ...
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How the Women’s Super League found an unlikely market in Japan: ‘Let’s embrace this’

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 ...