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About Nippon Blue Nation

The free, independent home for Japan national team supporters outside Japan.

Nippon Blue Nation exists for one reason: to make supporting Japan's national football team easier, more fun, and more connected for fans outside Japan.

Whether you're waking up at 4 AM for kickoff, trying to figure out where a match is streaming, planning a trip to Yokohama, or just looking for people who care as much as you do, this is your home.

Everything here is researched by hand, checked against official sources, and written from the perspective of a supporter, not a media company. When something isn't confirmed, we say so. When something changes, we update it.

This is an independent fan project created by Sam, a half-Japanese supporter from California. No display ads. No paywalls. No clickbait. Some gear links may earn us a small commission, always disclosed, never steering what we recommend. We use privacy-focused, cookieless analytics to understand aggregate site usage; we don't use analytics to identify individual visitors. Just one goal: build the best English-language resource for following Japan's national team.

Hear the Blue Wall

Wherever Japan plays, the away end sings. Here's a piece of that atmosphere: supporters in full voice. Press play and turn it up.

Video by CELESTEdeIWATA on YouTube. We don't own this chant or recording; it belongs to the supporters and its creator.

Want the whole setlist? The Songbook has every major chant, what it's set to, and the stories behind them.

Say hello

Follow along on Instagram at @nipponbluenation, or email us at hello@nipponbluenation.com. If you support Japan from outside Japan, you're already one of us. Welcome home.

Nippon Blue Nation is an independent fan community. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Japan Football Association (JFA), any official supporter group, broadcaster, or governing body. All team names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.