J1 League – Page 3 – J.League Regista

Brain over heart

After a slip and the possible Urawa Reds’ void, Kai Matsuzaki took back his career with Shimizu S-Pulse – one play at the time.

A perennial bench-warmer, a former Zelvia legend, and a prodigy who got lost: stories of rebirth in this 2025 J1 League.

Kei Chinen used to be the third or fourth option upfront – now he’s become a key midfielder for Kashima Antlers.

Tokushima Vortis, Urawa Red Diamonds, and now Kashiwa Reysol: we sat down with Ricardo Rodríguez for the third chapter of his J.League adventure.

The Marinos striker is in the “100 goals” club of J1, but Anderson Lopes’ J.League career has been a leap in the dark.

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.

Shonan Bellmare used to take the elevator between J1 and J2, but Satoshi Yamaguchi made them an interesting side to watch.

No one could take over Kengo Nakamura’s legacy at Kawasaki Frontale… until Yasuto Wakizaka did otherwise.

Grit and grind on the pitch, a true scorer, a warrior: Yohei Toyoda has been all those things.

There was a time where Manabu Saito was a Maradona-esque wonder – but he never lived up to that potential.