Capital Kid
Ryūnosuke Satō silently took over FC Tokyo, but the expectations won’t stop here, especially with the 2026 FIFA World Cup in sight.
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The 2025 Market Report – J1 League
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.
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The Invisible Star
Cast aside at 30, Jun Ichimori found his way back to relevance – and now he’s one of the best goalkeepers of the J.League.
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Flying Pheasants
Fagiano Okayama weren’t even on the map of Japanese football 20 years ago – now they’ll play in J1 for the first time.
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Striking Needs
Besides Ayase Ueda, Japan lacks a classic striker, a towering option. But this time around, three profiles are lurking to be a possible solution.
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The Okinawan sniper
Satoki Uejo came through like a bullet, just like one of the rockets from his right foot. He cannot be ignored anymore.
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The prodigal son
Hayato Nakama grew up in Reysol’s youth sector, but he played almost a decade in J2 before coming home. Now it’s his time to shine.
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Regional previews: West Japan
West Japan, for our purposes, stretches from past Kobe in the east, to the tip of Japan’s main island Honshu in the west. In this geographical area, we have a…
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The Rough (football) guide to….Okayama
So you want to visit Okayama for some football and possibly some sightseeing? And you don’t have the foggiest idea how to go about doing it? No worries. @FortressNozuta recently…
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