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State of the J: Omiya Ardija

Things are not all good in the orange half of Saitama. After a fine 2016 season, hopes were high that Ardija would look to challenge in and around the top…

The Heart of the North

Ken Tokura means different things to different people: the guy with a mouthguard; the guy who did the Balotelli celebration; the man who likes to look after his body. But…

Vanilla Ice

I know I had most of you hooked with the title, but just let me check: 80’s music references? ✅ Rob van Winkle?✅ Aria Jasuru Hasegawa? ✅ I’ve a feeling…

J1 Weekend preview

He once told me that his weekly previews would start off long and then get gradually shorter – but no sign of that just yet as @JTalkPod goes deep into…

J1 preview – Week 3

Back by popular demand, @JTalkPod gives us the lowdown on the weekend’s J1 action, which, somewhat excitingly, starts on Friday night this week….. Four teams lead the way with…

5 Things I Think I Think…..

1. I think the real Gamba Osaka should stand up (to paraphrase an Eminem track). Gamba Osaka 1-1 Venforet Kofu Gamba Osaka 1-4 Jeju United Kashiwa Reysol 1-3 Gamba Osaka…

Weekend J1 preview

More used to being behind the microphone hosting the acclaimed J-Talk Podcast, Ben Maxwell uses his computer for other purposes by giving us a run-down on the big story lines…

Regional preview: Saitama & Chiba

To the north & east of Tokyo respectively, Saitama & Chiba host some of the biggest names (not to mention brightest colours) in the J.League. Starting with a team that…

Regional previews: Koshinetsu

The Koshinetsu region, which I only really know due to it being one of the mentioned regions on the NHK (Japanese state broadcaster) weather report, stretches from Niigata in the…

Regional preview: Kanagawa

Kanagawa prefecture, to the south west of Tokyo, includes Yokohama, but because I’ve already done a separate preview for those clubs situated in the administrative hub of the prefecture, this…