Column – Page 19 – J.League Regista

Football Fantasy – Hokkaido

Football is growing in the North of Japan and the road might develop interestingly.

Fantasy Football – Miyazaki

A former Asian Cup winner, a striker with 100+ goals in J1 League and the Miyazaki-est player ever existed: that’s Miyazaki Prefecture in football.

Fantasy Football – Aichi

Aichi Prefecture is one of the most important in Japan, but his regional team wouldn’t probably shine.

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,…

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…

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…

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…