J.League Regista – Page 45 – Nihon, Sakkā, Mirai. All in one place.

Chasing the J – Miyazaki

Miyazaki, on the southern island of Kyushu is much more famous for its beautiful natural scenery than it is for football. The closest the residents of Miyazaki usually get to…

Chasing the J – Nankatsu SC

Know anything about the Tokyo regional league third division? Thought not. Know anything about Captain Tsubasa? No? Well you should. From Lionel Messi to Yabecchi FC to Alessandro Del Piero…

FC Seoul vs Urawa Reds preview

It is crunch time in the Asian Champions League as the clubs left in the tournament have to demonstrate their credentials. This week sees two of the big continental clubs…

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…

Raising the Tricolore

Supporting a football club is one of the natural things in the world, at least it is to me. But, have you ever thought what it would be like to…

The Sendai-gnosis

What is going on at Vegalta Sendai this year? From afar, it looks like the club are in trouble, but what do people close to the club think? In his…

Chasing the J – Kochi

Situated on the island of Shikoku, Kochi is an oft-forgotten prefecture in many ways – in fact, if it wasn’t on the NHK weather forecast, I’m not sure that many…

Relegationistan

Enough of this Golden Week frivolity, there’s misery to be shared. And when it comes to sharing J.League misery, @AgentOrange2009 is the most generous man around….. 2 rounds ago,…

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…

The J2 Roundtable (Part 1)

It is relatively simple premise – ask supporters what they think about the club they support. In the first of what I hope is many roundtables to come, I asked…

The Rough (football) Guide to Kyoto

By @sushi_football Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, is high on the bucket list of many world travelers. And for good reason. It is a city full of cultural treasures,…