Soccer Jun 13, 2021
The host's five different goal-scorers will give head coach Asako Takakura plenty to consider as she finalizes selections for her Tokyo 2020 squad.
Olympics / Summer Olympics / Soccer Jun 11, 2021
Nadeshiko Japan scores eight goals against Ukraine in Olympic warmup
Nadeshiko Japan will continue its Olympic preparations with a friendly against 28th-ranked Mexico on Sunday.
Soccer May 27, 2021
World Cup-winning Japan forward Mana Iwabuchi signed with the Arsenal Women on Wednesday. Iwabuchi joined Arsenal after playing in the Women's Super League for Aston Villa for the second half of the 2020-21 season. The 28-year-old has scored 31 goals in 74 appearances for Japan. She was ...
Soccer Apr 11, 2021
Nadeshiko Japan beats Panama as Yuika Sugasawa nets hat trick
by Dan Orlowitz
Asako Takakura's side put on a goal-scoring clinic against the outclassed Central American side in the first international game played at Tokyo's new National Stadium.
Soccer Apr 9, 2021
Five different Nadeshiko Japan players found the net at Yurtec Stadium Sendai in the team's first international outing since March last year.
Soccer Dec 15, 2020
Nadeshiko star Mana Iwabuchi leaving INAC to join Aston Villa
by Dan Orlowitz
The Japan Times has learned that the longtime Japan international will sign for the Women's Super League side early next week.
Soccer Mar 12, 2020
Japan dropped its third straight game as the United States women's national team won its third SheBelieves Cup title on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory at a sold-out Toyota Stadium. With losses in the first two games against Spain and England and the Olympic Games ...
Soccer Dec 14, 2019
Mana Iwabuchi led the way with a hat trick as Nadeshiko Japan beat China 3-0 in the EAFF E-1 Women's Football Championship final round on Saturday. Coming off a 9-0 demolition of Taiwan, world No. 10 Japan had prepared for a sterner test against the ...
Soccer Dec 11, 2019
Mana Iwabuchi, Mina Tanaka and Mayu Ikejiri netted a pair of goals each as Nadeshiko Japan started the EAFF E-1 Women's Football Championship final round with a 9-0 rout of Taiwan on Wednesday. World No. 10 Japan dominated every facet of the game at Busan ...
Soccer Nov 11, 2018
Nadeshiko Japan beat Norway 4-1 on Sunday in an international friendly. Kumi Yokoyama opened the scoring in the 16th minute at Tottori Bird Stadium to give Japan an early lead and spark a solid victory on home soil. Mana Iwabuchi followed up 11 minutes later, dribbling ...
Soccer Aug 25, 2018
Mana Iwabuchi, Yui Hasegawa lead Japan women past North Korea in Asian Games quarterfinals
Japan advanced to the semifinals in the Asian Games women's soccer tournament on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over defending champion North Korea. Both sides fought aggressively from the beginning until the final whistle at Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, but it was Japan's Mana Iwabuchi who ...
Soccer Jul 13, 2018
Mana Iwabuchi, Nahomi Kawasumi among Nadeshiko Japan's 23 call-ups for Tournament of Nations
The Japan Football Association on Friday named a 23-woman squad for the upcoming Tournament of Nations, with veteran forward Nahomi Kawasumi and Asian Cup MVP Mana Iwabuchi among the selections. In April, Iwabuchi spearheaded Nadeshiko Japan's successful defense of the Women's Asian Cup in Jordan. ...