Despite the defense struggling in the first half against Vietnam, Japan were able to start off Asian Cup play with an emphatic 4-2 victory while their opponents for Friday, Iraq, also cruised to ...

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry says Japanese loans and grants have exceeded $11 billion, highlighting strong historical ties and cooperation in energy, infrastructure, and development.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iraq claimed their first victory over Japan in 42 years when they won their Asian Cup Group D encounter 2-1 on Friday to qualify for the knockout stage thanks to a ...

Japan survived a scare in their Asian Cup opener against Vietnam and will seek improvements for their latest group stage clash against Iraq today. The four-time champions fell behind in a six-goal ...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Aymen Hussein scored both goals as Iraq shocked Asian Cup favorite Japan 2-1 to claim a place in the knockout stage on Friday. Hussein struck twice in the first half at Education ...

TOKYO -- Japan's announcement Tuesday that it would immediately start pulling its ground troops from Iraq brought to a close a mission that symbolized the country's push to take a more assertive role ...

Watch the game between Iraq and Japan on matchday 2 of Group D in the AFC Asian Cup. The event will kick off on Friday, January 19, at 6:30 AM ET in the Education City Stadium, and here is all the ...

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iraq claimed their first victory over Japan in 42 years when they won their Asian Cup Group D encounter 2-1 on Friday to qualify for the knockout stage thanks to a ...