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Olympic Vindication: The Roundtable

The band is back together to comment the perspectives of the young Samurai Blue in the Olympic Games.

Saudade: Where are they now? (Part 2)

This is a tale of a missed chance and where those 19 main protagonists are right now. Part 2 concerns midfielders, forwards and the coach himself.

Saudade: Where are they now? (Part 1)

This is a tale of a missed chance and where those 19 main protagonists are right now. Tobias Dreimann tells us a piece of that tale in Part 1.

The tides have turned

One year ago, they seem both solid candidates for the national team. Today the histories of Kosuke Nakamura and Mu Kanazaki seem to tell something different.

The Japanese erasmus

Whether he leaves or not, Takefusa Kubo is already drawing a lot of attention in Japan, the same country launching him into stardom.

We’re ready for Phase 2

27 years after the birth of pro-football in Japan, it’s time for the next step. This can happen despite the defeat in Abu Dhabi against Qatar.

The Nipo-Brasileiro dream

Patric is currently owning the J. League, living a MVP-season and leading Sanfrecce Hiroshima to the title. Most of all, though, his dream seems to be Japan-releated.

A-Z of J.League 2017

Happy new year, and welcome back to J.League Regista for 2017! With the J.League kicking off in a month’s time, it is time to start looking forward to what is…

Not so Rio grand….

In general, Japan’s Olympic athletes have surpassed expectations. But the footballers came home before Usain Bolt had laced up his Pumas, before Britain dominated the velodrome and before Ryan Lochte…

The Olympic round table

No, not the newest bizarre event to be welcomed into the Olympics, but more a debate on the make up of Japan’s Olympic football squad. Regista invited opinions from four…