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J1 Weekend Preview

A brief look ahead at the upcoming action in J1 Vegalta Sendai vs Cerezo Osaka (6pm, Yurtec Stadium, Sendai) After losing at home to a university team in midweek,…

Tennouhai fun games

Wednesday was a horrible day weather-wise in a lot of Japan, making travel to Emperor’s Cup games for both players & supporters difficult – FC Osaka had their travel plans…

State of the J: Cerezo Osaka

This is a team I’ve been wanting to explore for a long time. The club that brought us Shinji Kagawa & Takashi Inui have long been a glamorous name in…

State of the J: Giravanz Kitakyushu

Now this is an interesting case. A club that was seemingly on the way up but now finds itself struggling a bit to get to grips with life in the…

State of the J: FC Tokyo

The team that represents the Japanese capital in J1 had Sky Tree high designs for this season. With manager Yoshiyuki Shinoda installed on a permanent basis after a fine run…

State of the J: FC Gifu

I know, I know. “Why are you talking about FC Gifu? You should be remaining impartial!” I get it, and that is why I’ve enlisted the help of someone who…

State of the J: Yokohama FC

The previous installments of this series have looked at teams in the top tier of Japanese football, but now we’re going to switch lanes and look at a team that…

State of the J: Yokohama F. Marinos

Yokohama F.Marinos were a mystery before the season started, and have continued on the mysterious trajectory, combining some excellent performances such as their opening day win against Urawa with some…

State of the J: Sanfrecce Hiroshima

With the emphasis on “state” – because that is what Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in. Currently in the bottom three with just two wins from their thirteen games so far, this…

State of the J: Kawasaki Frontale

Often the “trendy pick” amongst the football hipsters in Japan (or have I just imagined that?) Kawasaki Frontale have flattered to deceive on many occasions. Under previous boss Yahiro Kazama…