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Fantasy Football – Ehime

“Sliding doors” may be an over-rated concept, but sometimes it makes you think. Think about how things could be different seen from another perspective, especially in a country like Japan,…

The Silent MVP

Kawasaki Frontale – offensive juggernaut in recent years, led from the front by the effervescent, yet under-appreciated Yu Kobayashi.

Who are ya? Jubilo Iwata

Jubilo Iwata are on a roll. Currently sixth in J1, and winners of eight of their last eleven, the team from the east of Shizuoka, a prefecture known as a…

Kenyu Sugimoto: Back from the Wilderness

There was a lot to be excited about about Cerezo Osaka heading into this year. But Kenyu Sugimoto wasn’t really one of them. Fast forward six months, and Cerezo’s number…

J2 Weekend preview

With J1 being off for their well earned (?) summer holiday and with certain teams tossing it off against “Europe’s elite” (you can probably tell I’m not really a fan…

Emperor’s Cup Round Up: Students at it again

There were less thrills & spills in the third round of this year’s Emperor’s Cup, but once again it was the students of Tsukuba University that stole the headlines. Tsukuba,…

30 is the Magic Number

Not three, as De La Soul, amongst others, sang about. No, if you ask Urawa Reds supporters where the magic in their team lies, a large majority of them will…

State of the J – Shonan Bellmare

(Header photo from @bellmare_staff) The Kanagawa coastline is starting to get busy. Summer is coming, and the beaches are starting to get full of the surfers, loafers & people that…

J2 preview

This Saturday’s fixture list in J2 is the halfway point marker of the season. Here are some bite-sized previews of fixtures, with predictions as to how I think they’ll pan…

State of the J – Vissel Kobe

A brief hiatus, our look at the state of J.League teams is back for another salvo, this time looking at the interesting case of Vissel Kobe. The Rakuten backed club…