The Improbable Leader
After a career spent wondering around, Arata Watanabe found his peak at 30 years old and where no one expected: Mito HollyHock.
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The Final Hurdle
Albirex Niigata are one of the J1 clubs to have never played a final. Now it’s time to win one in the J.League Cup last act.
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The 2024 Market Report – J1 League
A Brazilian super-striker, J2 wannabes, and potential JNT members: these have been the Top 10 moves in J1 last Winter.
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One-of-a-Kind
The 2019 Copa América saw Japan bringing a super-young squad to the competition. Ryosuke Kojima was there, and now he’s one of the best keepers in J1.
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The Market Report – 2023, J1 League
A former J1 MVP, an interesting striker from J2, and a gem from Yamagata: these are the Top 10 transfers from last Winter in J1 League
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Insatiable
Ryotaro Ito had to wait a lot to properly blossom. Now he’s eager to recover all the time he lost.
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Barely Legal
J2 League has rarely seen the firepower Albirex Niigata is bringing to the pitch these days. Is that even allowed?
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Lost Treasures – Kengo Kawamata
A series that wasn’t supposed to come back. Just like Kengo Kawamata wasn’t supposed to become a Top XI in J1.
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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…
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2020 Regista Awards: J2 League
A close promotion race, a first title ever and some disappointments: these have been the awards for 2020 in the second division.
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