American football, brought by missionaries to Japan in the 1930s, is barely a blip on the sports radar. But this incident has highlighted “power hara” and the obedience to authority and unwavering ...

Kansei Matsuzawa, nicknamed “the Tokyo Toe” by a University of Hawaii teammate, is a kicker for the Las Vegas Raiders. Kansei ...

TOKYO — A pair of Air Force veterans — both former high school football players — are in Japan with a plan to grow the sport and help young American and Japanese players find a professional career.

This is the last of a six-article series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in a modern football success story. The first piece, on the rebuilding of Ajax, can be found here. Part two, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has been absorbed for several weeks by a late hit during a college football game. The tackle earlier this month in a game between Japanese teams — Nihon University and Kwansei ...