Alo Japan6d ago
https://www.alojapan.com/1345609/obituary-kunishige-kamamoto-japans-greatest-goalscorer-dies-at-81/ OBITUARY | Kunishige Kamamoto, Japan’s Greatest Goalscorer, Dies at 81 #1968MexicoCityOlympics #CerezoOsaka #GambaOsaka #HajimeMoriyasu #J.League #Japan #JapanNews #JapanSoccerLeague #JapanTopics #JapanFootballAssociation #KenzoYokoyama #KozoTashima #KunishigeKamamoto #news #Obituary #pele #soccer #sports #WasedaUniversity #YanmarDiesel #YoshikazuNonomura Kunishige Kamamoto, a prolific goalscorer in the 1960s, ’70s and early ’80s, died
The Japan TimesJul 18
The Japan Football Association is planning to join a bid to host the 2046 FIFA World Cup along with other Asian countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/18/soccer/world-cup/japan-world-cup-joint-bid/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #worldcup #fifa #japanfootballassociation #eastasia #southeastasia
Japan Football Association planning to join Asia bid for 2046 World Cup

The JFA aims to be part of a joint bid including other East Asian countries as well as ASEAN members.

The Japan Times
Alo JapanJul 10
https://www.alojapan.com/1318356/world-cup-2026-japans-dream-and-indonesias-struggle-community/ World Cup 2026: Japan’s dream and Indonesia’s struggle – Community #development #indonesia #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JapanFootballAssociation #JFA #news #Osaka #pssi #soccer #WorldCup2026 n June 19, thousands packed Tokyo Dome to cheer for their favorite baseball teams, the Yomiuri Giants and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. In Japan, baseball holds a special place in their national identity, unlike soccer, with wides
The Japan TimesMar 6
Japan's soccer chief said he was very disappointed after FIFA torpedoed the country's hopes of hosting the 2031 Women's World Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/06/soccer/womens-world-cup/japan-misses-out-world-cup/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #women039sworldcup #2031fifawomen039sworldcup #japanfootballassociation #tsuneyasumiyamoto
Japan shut out of bid process for hosting 2031 World Cup

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto said in an interview last year that Japan wanted to host the 2031 event to 'raise the value of women's football here.'

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesDec 26, 2024
The Japan Football Association's hiring of Nils Nielsen to lead Nadeshiko Japan marks a new approach for the organization as it attempts to capture another Women's World Cup title. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/12/26/soccer/nielsen-jfa-plan-nadeshiko/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #nilsnielsen #japanfootballassociation #nadeshikojapan #tsuneyasumiyamoto
JFA hopes Nils Nielsen's international focus leads Nadeshiko Japan back to glory

Nils Nielsen was officially unveiled as the new Nadeshiko boss at a packed news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18. 

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJul 21, 2024
Soccer players from a youth training academy in Fukushima Prefecture are determined to give back at this summer's Paris Olympics in gratitude for the support they received at the time of the March 2011 disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/07/21/fukushima-academy-olympics/ #olympics #2024parisolympics #fukushima #jfaacademyfukushima #japanfootballassociation #311
Soccer players from Fukushima academy vow to give back in Paris

Eight players who trained at JFA Academy Fukushima have been selected for the men's and women's squads representing Japan in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMar 24, 2024
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, a former captain of the Japanese men's national soccer team, became the 15th president of the Japan Football Association on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/24/soccer/tsuneyasu-miyamoto-jfa-head/ #soccer #tsuneyasumiyamoto #japanfootballassociation
Ex-Japan captain Miyamoto becomes youngest head of soccer association

Miyamoto, 47, is the youngest JFA president since the end of World War II, and the first JFA head to have played in the World Cup.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJan 25, 2024
Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima on Wednesday condemned online abuse directed at Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/01/25/soccer/jfa-suzuki-online-abuse/?utm_content=buffera043d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #soccer #zionsuzuki #japanfootballassociation #kozotashima #cyberbullying #internet #asiancup #samuraiblue
JFA condemns online abuse of Japan goalkeeper keeper Zion Suzuki

Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima on Wednesday condemned online abuse directed at Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesSep 27, 2023
Citing the failure of Urawa Reds to rein in the behavior of their notorious supporters, the Japan Football Association has barred the club from competing in next year's Emperor's Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/09/20/soccer/j-league/urawa-empcup-sanction/?utm_content=bufferb2ea7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #soccer #jleague #urawareds #emperor039scup #japanfootballassociation
Urawa pays price for hooliganism after years of looking the other way

The J. League club has been banned from playing in Japan's top club tournament after more than a hundred supporters took part in an August pitch invasion.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesAug 21, 2023
From an increase in foreign players to a 2035 Women's World Cup bid, there's much that can be done to keep women's soccer growing in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/soccer/2023/08/15/womens-world-cup/bold-steps-needed-from-jfa-we-league-to-maintain-momentum-after-wwc/?utm_content=bufferdaa6d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #soccer #women039sworldcup #nadeshikojapan #weleague #2023fifawomen039sworldcup #japanfootballassociation #women039ssoccer
Bold steps needed from JFA, WE League to maintain momentum after WWC

After Nadeshiko Japan's inspiring quarterfinal run in New Zealand, the country's soccer bodies must avoid the missteps of the post-2011 boom and bust.

The Japan Times