Substitue Takayuki Morimoto equalized in the 90th minute to bail out Kawasaki Frontale with a 2-2 draw away to Ventforet Kofu on Sunday. With the J. League going into the international break, 15th-place Kofu had a surprising 2-1 lead with the clock ticking away at ...
Ventforet Kofu midfielder Ryohei Michibuchi has been arrested on suspicion of beating a female acquaintance, the first-division club said Friday. According to police, the 23-year-old Michibuchi has admitted to the charges. He is being detained on suspicion of punching the woman in the face and ...
A women-only fitness club franchise has been promoting food drives among its members, aimed at getting housewives and others to donate nonperishable items to foster care facilities, food banks and other charities. Since 2007, Curves Japan has been conducting annual food drives with the cooperation ...
Vissel Kobe maintained their perfect record in Group B with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at home against Ventforet Kofu in the YBC Levain Cup on Wednesday night. Kobe, which has gone off the rails in the league and failed to win its last four matches, ...
A drone will be employed to capture images of a top-flight Japanese soccer game for the first time, the J. League announced Friday. The unmanned aerial vehicle will be tested out above the pitch on Saturday, when Kawasaki Frontale host Ventforet Kofu at Todoroki Stadium. ...
Two well-taken goals gave Ventforet Kofu their second straight win in the J. League first division on Sunday, dispatching promoted Consadole Sapporo 2-0 at home in the day's only fixture. Veteran midfielder Akihiro Hyodo scored a delightful volley in the 42nd minute and Brazilian defender ...
Former Japan international Yasuyuki Konno rescued a point for Gamba Osaka in their J. League season opener on Sunday, scoring a last-gasp equalizer in a 1-1 draw at home to modest Ventforet Kofu. Kofu took the lead on 55 minutes when Masaru Matsuhashi rifled Yusuke ...
The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine lowest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed. YOKOHAMA F. MARINOS Last season: 10th Marinos fans had high expectations when the City Football Group that owns ...
Tatsuma Yoshida has been named Ventforet Kofu's new manager, the J-League first-division team said Tuesday. The 42-year-old Yoshida, who has had managed Kashiwa Reysol and Albirex Niigata, will replace Satoru Sakuma, who announced earlier this month his intention to focus on his role as general ...
Moments after his club defied relegation for a fourth consecutive season on Thursday, Ventforet Kofu manager Satoru Sakuma stated he will no longer serve as the J. League first-division club's manager. "Next season will be entrusted to a new coach," said the 53-year-old Sakuma, who ...
While Urawa Reds and Kawasaki Frontale battle to clinch the top seed for the J. League Championship on the final day of the regular season on Thursday, a more decisive tussle will be going on at the other end of the table. Four teams are ...
Kawasaki Frontale hammered Ventforet Kofu 4-0 to remain top of the J. League second stage on Saturday, extending their unbeaten run to 16 matches. Yoshito Okubo headed home a minute to the break before an own goal and strikes from Yu Kobayashi and Elsinho in ...
