Bret Bielema has known Atsushi Saijo for more than 30 years, with the veteran football coach from Japan stopping by Champaign ...

Monday night, Illini football hosted members of the Osaka University football team to watch practice and see the facilities.

Japan has become the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium ...

My grasp of Japanese is limited to a couple phrases: "Let's go" and "my knee hurts." Illinois football coach Bret Bielema knows some others: Ichiban, sake and Sapporo. "Back in my younger years, we'd ...

Japan's home run king might be on the verge ... he instead chose to come to the U.S. to play college ball. "When I was evaluating the doors that were open for me—and fortunately, I had a lot ...