J. League reaffirms commitment to safety for fans, players as new season approaches
After a record-setting 2019 season that saw larger crowds than ever attending games from Hokkaido to Okinawa, the J. League is committed to keeping both its fans and players safe. Following a similar request to reporters covering last weekend's Super Cup at Saitama Stadium, media ...
Yokohama FC on Saturday announced a contract renewal for former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura, the world's oldest professional soccer player, which will take him into his 35th professional season. Miura, who turns 53 on Feb. 26, will start the upcoming season in the J. League ...
Sports, cultural events combine to provide spirited public unveiling of new National Stadium
The brand-new National Stadium, which will be the main venue for next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, was introduced to the general public on Saturday for the first time since construction was completed late last month. A full-capacity crowd of 60,000 filled the stands a ...
Kazuyoshi Miura: Flashy 'King Kazu' steered soccer's rise
It could be said that no team sport in Japan has outpaced soccer's growth through the Heisei Era, and 52-year-old Kazuyoshi Miura is the only player who can claim to have been a part of that growth throughout.
Kazuyoshi 'King Kazu' Miura looks back on J. League opener 25 years later
Kazuyoshi Miura said Tuesday he can still recall playing in the J. League opener, as the professional league marked its 25th anniversary. The 51-year-old Yokohama FC forward, who is in his 33rd season as a professional soccer player, was a key member of the Verdy ...
'King Kazu' wants to continue reign
Fifty-year-old soccer legend Kazuyoshi Miura insists he has no plans to retire any time soon, even joking that the day he stops will be "the day I die." "I'm planning to play next year," Miura told The Japan Times ahead of Yokohama FC's second-division game ...
Magazine snares rival 'scoop thief' red-handed
In its May 25 issue, Shukan Shincho set pens a-pushing and tongues a-wagging throughout the nation by accusing rival weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun of engaging in sneaky schemes to steal its thunder. In 10 full pages of text and three pages of photos — roughly ...
Golden oldie Miura continuing to surprise teammates
Evergreen striker Kazuyoshi Miura may have failed to extend his record as the world's oldest goal-scorer on Saturday, but his Yokohama FC teammates believe no other player will ever match his achievements. "He's literally a legend," defender Calvin Jong-a-Pin said of Miura, who last month ...
'King Kazu' plays on 50th birthday to update J. League record
Evergreen former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura reached a new milestone on his 50th birthday on Sunday, rewriting his record as the oldest player to play in the J. League second division. Affectionately known as 'King Kazu' in Japan, Miura set the new mark after making ...
Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest active player in the J. League at 49, has renewed his contract with Yokohama FC for this season, the second-division club said Wednesday. "I hope to keep fighting with all my might together with people involved with the ...
