J.League Regista – Page 24 – Nihon, Sakkā, Mirai. All in one place.

Still standing

After their perennial J2 status, Mito HollyHock became something different. Masato Nakayama is the symbol of this transition.

The Regista Diaries – May 4, 2021

A new column has started from a few weeks and we’re trying to bring forward this weekly appointment. Every weekend we’re gonna try to watch two games, one from J1…

Sagan are dead, long live Tosu!

Just when we’re about to see them return to J2, Sagan Tosu are showing how the best is yet to come.

J. Therapy – Omiya Ardija

The feeling of being stuck, the expectations and the letdown: this is J. Therapy, a portrait of J2 disappointments.

The Regista Diaries – April 20, 2021

So here we are with a new column, that we’ll try to extend until the end of the season. Every weekend we’ll try to watch two games, one from J1…

The Godwinger

Akihiro Ienaga is aging like a fine wine: he’s playing at his highest level, even better than his MVP season in 2018.

The Regista Diaries – April 13, 2021

So here we are with a new column, that we’ll try to extend until the end of the season. Every weekend I’ll try to watch two games, one from J1…

Phoenix in Okinawa

He rose from the ashes of one of the biggest fiasco in Japanese football: Yasuhiro Higuchi made it where others failed.

J. Therapy – JEF United Chiba

The feeling of being stuck, the expectations and the letdown: this is J. Therapy, a portrait of J2 disappointments.

Outsider no more

If there’s a player symbolizing the rebirth of Nagoya Grampus, it’s Japan’s debutant midfielder Sho Inagaki.

The Centennial Club – Yuki Nakashima

Against all odds, the Machida Zelvia striker reached the 100 goals-mark in J2: he’s only the second man to ever achieve this feat.