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Here’s what Shibuya’s famous scramble intersection looked like after the Japan vs. Sweden match

Krista Rogers
Jun 29, 2026
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Did the aftermath of Japan’s final match in the World Cup group stage result in order or chaos at one of Tokyo’s biggest gathering spots?

Japan
(celebration • COK • football • national team • Shibuya • Shibuya Scramble • SNJO • soccer • Tokyo • World Cup)

Umamusume anime cosplayers make news in U.S. for their pro football fandom【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jan 20, 2026

Colorado cosplayers capitalize on the connection of ‘horse.’”.

Japan
(anime • cosplay • cosplayers • Denver Broncos • football • horses • manga • sports • Uma Musume • Umamusum • video • video games)

One Piece helps lead LA Rams to victory during collaboration event at SoFi Stadium

Master Blaster
Dec 6, 2023

Anime proves to be a valuable addition to the playbook.

Japan, USA
(anime • football • LA Rams • manga • NFL • One Piece • sports)

One Piece and the LA Rams team up for a special collab game on 3 December

Master Blaster
Nov 21, 2023

Watch Luffy go long.

Japan, USA
(anime • football • LA Rams • Los Angeles • manga • One Piece • SoFi Stadium • sports)

Superhumanly talented manga artist Yusuke Murata previews special Eyeshield 21 short anime【Video】

Casey Baseel
Jun 6, 2023

God-tier manga artist shows he can direct animation too.

Japan
(anime • Eyeshield 21 • football • manga • One-Punch Man • video • Yusuke Murata)

Our expert analysis on Japan’s World Cup progress

Master Blaster
Dec 3, 2022

“Kick” is our middle name.

Global, Japan
(COK • crazy • FIFA World Cup • football • funny • P.K. Sanjun • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • soccer • sports • weird • World Cup)

How do you explain Japan’s historic World Cup win against Germany to the common man?

Katie Pask
Nov 25, 2022

Japan beating Germany 2-1 was pretty incredible, and we explain just how so using Dragon Ball, women’s wrestling and… monetary measures?

Japan
(FIFA World Cup • football • P.K. Sanjun • SNJO • soccer • sports • World Cup 2022)

Japanese soccer team fined 20 million yen because fans’ cheering violated COVID-19 guidelines

Master Blaster
Jul 30, 2022

Fine was the highest in the football league’s history.

Japan
(cheering • COK • coronavirus • COVID-19 • face masks • football • J-League • Saitama • soccer • sports • Urawa Reds)

500-Step Soccer: A new sport from Mizuno and World Yuru Sports Association

Master Blaster
Jul 26, 2022

Improve your game 500 steps at a time.

Japan
(500-Step Soccer • cool • fitness • football • Mizuno • soccer • sports • weird • World Yuru Sports Association)

AI-powered Super Great Robo Goalkeeper employed at sports center in Saitama

Master Blaster
Apr 29, 2022

I wouldn’t put it past Teppeki-kun.

Japan
(AI • Air Digital • football • goalkeeper • robots • Saitama • soccer • sports • Sports 60 & Smart • technology)

Domino’s Pizza and Japanese American football go head-to-head to see who has the better Rice Bowl

Master Blaster
Dec 29, 2021

A pizza chain and sports league clash on the field of social media.

Japan
(American football • Domino's Pizza Japan • food • football • pizza • Rice Bowl • sports • vote • weird • X-League)

Kubipan Soccer — the hot new sport set to sweep the nation… maybe

Katie Pask
Dec 14, 2021

We play soccer with our pants up to our necks and battle some childhood demons along the way.

Japan
(Ahiruneko • football • funny • kubipan • Mr. Sato • pants • Seiji • Seiji Nakazawa • soccer • sport • sports)

Nike commercial addresses bullying and racism in Japan, riles up debate online【Video】

SoraNews24
Dec 1, 2020

Video gets more dislikes than likes, proving just how much Japanese society needs to watch this right now.

Japan
(bullying • commercials • football • foreigners in Japan • Japanese • Japanese commercials • Japanese students • Naomi Osaka • Nike • racism • soccer • sport • sportswomen • videos • YouTube)

Official Captain Tsubasa Twitter account wishes everyone a confusing Mother’s Day

Master Blaster
May 18, 2020

This year let’s give thanks to our mothers for remembering the times we almost died.

Japan
(anime • Captain Tsubasa • football • manga • Mother's Day • soccer • sports • twitter)

DBZ in the NFL: Professional football players celebrate touchdown with Dragon Ball dance【Video】

Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2018

Football is a team sport, so what better way to celebrate a score than with an anime technique to combine two heroes?

Japan, USA
(anime • cool • Dragon Ball • football • funny • sports • video)

Japan’s Samurai Blue soccer team sends autographed jerseys to survivors of Thai cave ordeal

Koh Ruide
Jul 11, 2018

The spirit of sport connects us all.

Japan
(football • Japanese Twitter • Samurai Blue • soccer • Thailand)

Get US$442 for four hours of having football star Shunsuke Nakamura kick balls near (or at) you

Richard Simmonds
Dec 20, 2017

New collaboration between part-time job hunting app an and Soccer King means you can fulfill your childhood dream of being a wall when you grow up.

Japan
(an • football • part-time jobs • Shunsuke Nakamura • soccer • sports • weird)

FIFA 18 Nintendo Switch version’s colour-blind bugs level the playing field 【Video】

Richard Simmonds
Oct 4, 2017

Detective Conan-like criminal silhouettes invade the pitch in Switch-specific glitch.

Japan
(computer games • FIFA • Fifa 18 • football • gaming • nintendo switch • video games)

Now you can buy cough-drop flavoured Kit Kats in Japan

Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2017

Containing real throat lozenge powder, this new release is one of the most unusual Kit Kats seen in Japan to date.

Japan
(cough drops • football • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kats • limited edition • Nestle • soccer • sports • Yasutaro Matsuki)

Japanese fan seemingly upset at Brazil soccer win trolls Tokyo Game Show toilet

Jamie Koide
Sep 26, 2015

Considering soccer is one sport Japanese athletes both male and female excel at compared to others, it’s easy to see why there’s so many fans of the Japan National and Women’s National Football Teams.

That’s why it may not be so surprising that after the men’s soccer team’s humiliating 0-4 defeat against Brazil last year, fans were feeling a little sour. But just how long do sports grudges last? Apparently quite awhile if you go by this picture of a certain popular Brazilian player that someone stuck in one of the urinals at the most-recent Tokyo Game Show.

Japan
(Brazil • football • funny • Japan • soccer • sports • strange • Tokyo Game Show • twitter)

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