a former college rugby player who is now one of Japan’s most influential business leaders, has been appointed to run Japan League One, which kicks off Jan. 7 with competition among 24 teams ...

Some of east Auckland’s top young rugby players are fundraising to help them get to the Land of the Rising Sun for an ...

Liverpool's Wataru Endo and Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma were on Thursday named in Japan's squad as they look to become the first ...

There is also a strong possibility that the two-time world champions from 2019 and 2023 will face the Barbarians at the start of the season.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Rugby Football Union voiced its support Tuesday for Asia Rugby vice president Kensuke Iwabuchi following his suspension by the regional body over "a potential code of ...