The number of Japanese football players (both men and women) in major European leagues has surpassed 100, a 90% increase in ...

Junichi Inamoto, the first Japanese player to play in the Premier League, will retire at the end of the season, the ...

Vissel Kobe forward Yoshinori Muto was named the J-League's most valuable player Tuesday after spurring his club to their ...

Former Japan midfielder Junichi Inamoto, a scorer of two goals at the 2002 World Cup and the first player from the country to ...

Junichi Inamoto announced his retirement aged 45 on Wednesday, ending a career that saw the midfielder become the first ...