Which players from an inexperienced Japan squad could stake their claims for a FIFA World Cup berth this week?

89' Delay over. They are ready to continue. First Half starts. 4' Missed chance. Brian De Keersmaecker - Heracles Almelo - shot with left foot from outside the box is high and wide to the left ...

Are Ayase Ueda and Japan are poised to take the 2026 World Cup by storm? ESPN tackles that, and Asia's other big talking points from the latest round of qualifiers.

Japanese holy center back Kota Takai (21, Kawasaki), who blocked Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) in the last Asian Champions ...

With Japan's place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup already secured, and after a long and arduous season at club level for many of their Europe-based players, there was always a chance that the Samurai Blue ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank is still some distance from its inflation goal in comments that helped accelerate a weakening of the yen.

Governor Kazuo Ueda hinted at the likelihood that the Bank of Japan continues to slow the pace of government bond purchases next fiscal year and stressed the bank’s expectation for economic ...

BOJ GOV UEDA: IF ECONOMY, PRICES COME UNDER STRONG DOWNWARD PRESSURE, BOJ HAS LIMITED ROOM TO UNDERPIN GROWTH WITH RATE CUTS WITH SHORT-TERM RATE STILL AT 0.5% BoJ Governor Ueda: still some distance ...

[TOKYO] Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday (Jun 3) the country’s economy can withstand the hit from US tariffs and sustain a cycle of rising inflation accompanied by wage growth, ...

Bank of Japan Stays Ultra-Loose and Shifts Focus to Governor Ueda By: Bob Mason Updated: Jun 16, 2023, 14:22 GMT+00:00 ...

BOJ Governor Ueda’s comments at news conference Economy Published 06/17/2025, 02:50 AM Updated 06/17/2025, 03:40 AM ...