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Talking point: Dewa Soul-Searching

These are not pretty times in the northern prefecture of Yamagata. Relegated from J1 last year, Montedio Yamagata find themselves second bottom of J2 and without a win in their…

Chasing the J – Nara

Nara. Home of numerous UNESCO world heritage sites, beautiful parks and a place where deer roam freely around the copious amounts of tourists. Nara is famous for lots of things,…

Chasing the J – Shiga

Shiga prefecture. Know it? You might know Lake Biwa. You might know the historic castle town of Hikone. You probably won’t know it for it’s footballing prowess. In the second…

Out with the old….JEF United 2016

No-one quite went at the winter transfer market like JEF United. They cleaned out almost an entire squad, and went about replacing them – cosmetic surgery on a stunning level,…

Chasing the J

Richy Palmer (@GifuRichy) is nothing if not an equal opportunist. He is longing for the day when each of Japan’s 47 prefectures are represented in the J.League. The ones which…

Relegation? It’s never too early….

Yesterday marked the first road marker in the race for relegation. A couple of caveats. First, it’s very early. We could see one, two, or three different teams stuck in…

Pretty in pink

Yokohama F.Marinos raised a few eyebrows this off-season when they introduced a new all pink away uniform. But last Saturday at Gamba Osaka’s brand new Suita Stadium, the pink only…

The Mito Predicament

Mito. You know, in Ibaraki. North east of Tokyo. You know! Famous for……erm, that weird spiral building. Come on, Mito….. It always seems that J2 Mito Hollyhock are one of…

Relegationistan: Speed Kills

Spring. The time when everyone is positive. New shoots of life spring from the ground. New pearls of beautifulness blossom from the trees, and everyone in Japan is looking forward…

The rough (football) guide to….Kanazawa

Kanazawa is going through somewhat of a boom. Increased accessibility allied to a J.League team gives more people than ever a chance and/or reason to visit a culturally rich city….