J1 – Page 2 – J.League Regista

Brain over heart

After a slip and the possible Urawa Reds’ void, Kai Matsuzaki took back his career with Shimizu S-Pulse – one play at the time.

A perennial bench-warmer, a former Zelvia legend, and a prodigy who got lost: stories of rebirth in this 2025 J1 League.

Kei Chinen used to be the third or fourth option upfront – now he’s become a key midfielder for Kashima Antlers.

Tokushima Vortis, Urawa Red Diamonds, and now Kashiwa Reysol: we sat down with Ricardo Rodríguez for the third chapter of his J.League adventure.

The Marinos striker is in the “100 goals” club of J1, but Anderson Lopes’ J.League career has been a leap in the dark.

The return of the “fantasista”, a Brazilian sniper, and general commanders in the midfield: these have been the Top 10 moves in J1 last Winter.

The 2025 J1 League will see six coaches changing completely their environment – it’s gonna be a massive sports experiment.

Shonan Bellmare used to take the elevator between J1 and J2, but Satoshi Yamaguchi made them an interesting side to watch.

No one could take over Kengo Nakamura’s legacy at Kawasaki Frontale… until Yasuto Wakizaka did otherwise.

Yoshinori Muto was tipped to be more than his career showed – but the MVP and the back-to-back titles with Vissel Kobe gave us an alternative ending.