J3 – Page 9 – J.League Regista

Regional previews: Kita Kanto

An oft forgotten area of the footballing landscape in Japan, with the obvious exception of Kashima, the area between Tokyo & Tohoku is home to the reigning champions, two J2…

Regional previews: Hokkaido & Tohoku

In doing a preview of the season, we are going to break it down into bite-sized, regional chunks. We are starting from the north and are going to work all…

(J)3 is the Magic Number

What’s going in J3 I hear you (well, at least some of you anyway) say? No worries, we’ve got you covered as some of the brightest & most informed minds…

The Nowhere Men

Ask someone to point to Tottori on a Japanese map, and the chances are that they will struggle to accurately place it. Ask someone to tell you what the current…

Looking at J3

J.League Regista invited two of the sharpest J3 minds, @GifuRichy & @JMiraiBlog to discuss their thoughts on what has happened so far in the third tier of Japanese football. J.League…

Talking point: What’s the point?

Believe it or not, @sushi_football isn’t really a fan of U23 gimmick teams in J3. Here, he explains why. I don’t really know who to address this to. I don’t…

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…

It’s a big season for……

In this first part of a (possible) two part series, @sushi_football looks at some of the players, managers & clubs that 2016 is vital for. Wataru Endo – Urawa Reds…

What’s to look forward to in the J.League this year?

It has been a relatively muted off-season in Japan, with most of the Asian football headlines spotlighting the eye-popping signings made by the super rich clubs of the Chinese Super…