Scotland's first outing since ending a 28-year wait to qualify for the World Cup ended in defeat as Junya Ito's late strike earned Japan a 1-0 win at Hampden Park. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/29/soccer/japan-beats-scotland/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #samuraiblue #scotland #junyaito

Soccer player Junya Ito has filed a petition for a review of prosecutors' decision not to indict two women who accused him of sexually assaulting them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/10/japan/crime-legal/japan-soccer-ito-appeals-nonindictment/ #japan #crimelegal #soccer #junyaito #sexcrimes #japanesemagazines #japanesepolice

Prosecutors are likely to drop a sexual assault case against soccer midfielder Junya Ito after investigators raised doubts over the accounts of the two women who accused him of committing the crime in June 2023 at an Osaka hotel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/07/02/soccer/soccer-junya-ito-prosecutors/ #soccer #junyaito #soccer

Japan winger Junya Ito scored his third league goal of the season for Reims in France on Sunday, when Freiburg attacker Ritsu Doan also reached the same tally in Germany. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/18/soccer/doan-ito-third-goal-europe/ #soccer #junyaito #ritsudoan #freiburg #reims

Reims coach Will Still praised "key player" Junya Ito for the star's mental strength after he put off-field troubles to one side to score the winner to beat Metz 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/03/18/soccer/junya-ito-reims-mental-strength/ #soccer #junyaito #reims

Junya Ito files lawsuit seeking ¥202 million from women accusing him of sexual assault https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/19/soccer/junya-ito-files-lawsuit/ #soccer #junyaito #samuraiblue #sexcrimes #shukanshincho #japanesepolice #osaka #2023asiancup

Japan's premature Asian Cup exit and the nature of it has triggered deeper introspection about the state of the national side, with a daunting trip to North Korea for World Cup qualifying in a matter of weeks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/05/soccer/japan-asian-cup-exit/?utm_content=bufferb0fef&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #soccer #samuraiblue #asiancup #junyaito #zionsuzuki #kouitakura #hajimemoriyasu

The Japan Football Association will allow Junya Ito to remain with the national team for now after a sexual assault allegation against the midfielder. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/02/soccer/junya-ito-stay-japan/?utm_content=buffer401c2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #soccer #junyaito #asiancup #samuraiblue #sexcrimes #shukanshincho

Police have launched an investigation into international soccer player Junya Ito after local media reports said two women had accused him of sexual assault, a claim he denies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/01/japan/crime-legal/ito-soccer-investigated/?utm_content=bufferba9ce&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #junyaito #police

Japan soccer player Junya Ito has been accused of involving himself in a sexual act with two women without their consent last year and police are probing the allegation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/01/soccer/ito-sexual-assualt-investigation/?utm_content=buffera640c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #soccer #junyaito #sexualassault #samuraiblue