{"id":4374,"date":"2025-06-26T13:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeknetusa.com\/blog\/%e6%9c%aa%e5%88%86%e9%a1%9e\/nwsl-japanese-players\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T11:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:19:15","slug":"nwsl-japanese-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeknetusa.com\/en\/blog\/life-en\/nwsl-japanese-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheer On Japan! Meet the Japanese Stars of the NWSL"},"content":{"rendered":"

June is almost over. That means we’re already halfway through 2025. Time flies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Well, I’ve written here before about how I often watch NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League) games on TV, and the other day I was watching one too (it’s broadcast on a commercial channel, by the way), and I was surprised to find out that the manager of the Chicago team is Japanese! <\/span><\/span>
His name is Henmi Masaki, and he was appointed interim coach (temporary manager) of the Chicago Stars FC this year. Even if it’s on an interim basis, he’s the first Japanese person to serve as a manager in the NWSL. What an achievement!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

And when watching NWSL games, you see so many Japanese players that it seems like every team has one or two Japanese players in the starting lineup. So I was curious, so I looked into the Japanese players who are on each NWSL team as of June 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n