State of the J – Shonan Bellmare
(Header photo from @bellmare_staff) The Kanagawa coastline is starting to get busy. Summer is coming, and the beaches are starting to get full of the surfers, loafers & people that…
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J2 preview
This Saturday’s fixture list in J2 is the halfway point marker of the season. Here are some bite-sized previews of fixtures, with predictions as to how I think they’ll pan…
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State of the J: FC Gifu
I know, I know. “Why are you talking about FC Gifu? You should be remaining impartial!” I get it, and that is why I’ve enlisted the help of someone who…
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The Heart of the North
Ken Tokura means different things to different people: the guy with a mouthguard; the guy who did the Balotelli celebration; the man who likes to look after his body. But…
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Mr. Mito
Could you point to Mito on a Japanese map? Could you even say which prefecture it is in? More specific still, could you name any players from J2 side Mito…
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The King at 50
1967. A year when Otis Redding died in a plane crash. A year when John McCain was shot down in Vietnam & taken prisoner. A year when The Beatles released…
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A Sunday in Machida…
At The Match Machida Zelvia 0-1 JEF United (2017 J2 League, Round 1) Attendance: 8, 124 (Nozuta) Highlights: Last weekend, Jon Steele was at Nozuta to run the rule over…
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J2 Opening Day Preview
Typical….you wait ages for a @J2KantoBites article, and then two come along at once. But, Regista is more than happy to let the don of the J2 scene give his…
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Regional preview: Kyushu (south) and Okinawa
The final part of our J.League regional odyssey brings us to the far south of Japan, to clubs in the lower reaches of the league looking clamber up the footballing…
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Regional preview: Saitama & Chiba
To the north & east of Tokyo respectively, Saitama & Chiba host some of the biggest names (not to mention brightest colours) in the J.League. Starting with a team that…
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