South Korean defender Kim Min-jae will make his Bayern Munich debut in the club's second game of their Japan tour against J-League side Kawasaki Frontale this weekend, manager Thomas Tuchel said Friday.... more »
Paris Saint-Germain's star-studded squad landed in Japan Sunday for a three-game tour against local teams, with new manager Christophe Galtier hoping to make a strong start with the French giants.... more »
Holders Ulsan Hyundai booked their place in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-2 penalty shoot-out win over Kawasaki Frontale on Tuesday, following a tense 0-0 draw.... more »
J-League leaders Kawasaki Frontale were lucky to escape with a point at lowly Albirex Niigata on Saturday as the obdurate northern Japanese held the visitors to a goalless draw.... more »
Kawasaki Frontale squandered the chance to return to the top of the J-League on Wednesday after being held 1-1 at home by lowly Vegalta Sendai.... more »
Yoshito Okubo scored twice Saturday to bring his J-League goal tally to a record 161 and give Kawasaki Frontale a come-from-behind 4-2 away victory against FC Tokyo.... more »
Kawasaki Frontale withstood a late barrage to draw 1-1 at home with Kashima Antlers on Saturday, but two dropped points saw them lose top spot in the J-League.... more »
The pent-up fraustration of Japanese champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima exploded Sunday when they smashed Omiya Ardija 5-1 away for their first win of the J-League season.... more »
Former Japan striker Yoshito Okubo tied the J-League scoring record as Kawasaki Frontale beat Nagoya Grampus 3-2 at home Saturday to go top of the table.... more »
Two-time Japanese champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima rounded out the J-League second stage in style by smashing five unanswered goals past Shonan Bellmare on Sunday.... more »
Sanfrecce Hiroshima stayed on course for the J-League second-stage title with an impressive 2-0 victory at last year's Japanese treble winners Gamba Osaka on Saturday.... more »
Table-topping Urawa Reds preserved their unbeaten record in the J-League by thrashing Albirex Niigata 5-2 in the last round of first-stage matches on Saturday.... more »
Urawa Reds preserved their unbeaten record with a 2-1 home win over Yokohama F-Marinos to go a point clear at the top of the J-League on Saturday.... more »
Asian club champions Western Sydney Wanderers said Sunday they had signed Japanese defender Yusuke Tanaka for their AFC Champions League title defence.... more »
Japan's World Cup striker Yoshito Okubo has been banned for two games by the J-League after smashing an advertising board in a fit of pique during a match last weekend... more »
Kawasaki Frontale blew the chance to go top of the J-League on Saturday as they lost 2-0 at Yokohama F-Marinos where a small pocket of home fans racially taunted Brazilian player Renato.... more »
Table-topping Urawa Reds heaped more misery on Tokushima Vortis in their first season in Japan's top flight with a 2-0 win on Wednesday that left the islanders hopelessly adrift in the drop zone.... more »
Cerezo Osaka lost their first game under new manager Marco Pezzaiuoli on Tuesday, squandering the lead to be defeated 2-1 by Kawasaki Frontale as the J-League resumed after the World Cup.... more »
Japan captain Makoto Hasebe Friday backed veteran striker Yoshito Okubo's surprise selection for the World Cup and said he could help inspire younger players.... more »
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