Linda E. White, Middlebury (THE CONVERSATION) For centuries, women entering marriage in Japan have been bound by the Confucian notion of personal sacrifice for the good of the family – and that ...

A group of women soccer players has put a new spin on the beautiful game by forming a club where goals don’t count. Gals FC is a recreational UK soccer club founded in London by Lorne Magill and ...

After looking at women’s football in India, here’s another look at women’s football in the continent of Asia. We will be ...

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- A South Korean court on Friday ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to the son of a former "comfort woman" over her treatment in military brothels during World War II.

Sweden tops the group with nine points with Japan trailing by three points in second. Earlier, Norway beat Hungary 3-0 in a game of the two newly promoted teams.

BERLIN (AP) — As an Olympic gold medalist and Champions League winner, Almuth Schult was one of the top goalkeepers in women’s soccer. She believes her career ended early because clubs were ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, and Empress Masako, center, are escorted by a member of Japan Self Defense Force as they arrive at the island of Iwo Jima, now officially called Iwo To in Japan ...