Matchdays 9 & 10 fell in Golden Week in Japan, the period at the end of April containing several public holidays. Over 300,000 spectators took advantage of the free time […]

  150,000 spectators watched the J1 action at the weekend and 42,000 of them were in Osaka to see Cerezo and Gamba share four goals in a thrilling derby (report […]

As football slowly takes on greater significance in the Japanese national character, the sporting public await the seasons curtain raiser on Saturday, in the hope that 2014 will bring the […]

The intoxicating lunacy of the J League was on display at the weekend, as yet again, the top three teams failed to gather maximum points. Like punch drunk boxers at […]

Matchday 30 in the J1 title race concluded on Sunday evening with five teams still able to win the title, mathematically at least. In reality, the 2013 champions are likely […]

Another exciting weekend in Japan ended with Yokohama F Marinos and Urawa strengthening their title challenge by defeating closest rivals Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Kashima Antlers respectively. Cerezo Osaka and Kawasaki […]

With six matches of the J1 campaign remaining, it is now a four way fight for the title. Three points separate Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Yokohama F Marinos, Urawa Reds and Kashima […]

The J-League resumed at the weekend following the international break as twenty seven goals were spread across nine games, with late winners, big crowds and yet another surprising sequence of […]

Occasionally, J1 can take on the appearance of a competition that no one wants to win. However, the inability of any of the top clubs to break clear of the […]

A busy few days of action in Japan culminated in Yokohama F Marinos reclaiming top spot while the bottom three descend ever closer to the J1 trapdoor. Round 22 – […]

ROUND 21 FC TOKYO 0-2 YOKOHAMA F MARINOS Yasuhiro Higuchi’s men ended the weekend at the top of the J1 table for the first time since April, thanks to a […]

ROUND 20 Verdenik sacking overshadows brilliant Kakitani (Omiya Ardija 0-3 Cerezo Osaka) Omiya Ardija’s bewildering decision to relieve coach Zdenko Verdenik of his duties in the aftermath of this defeat […]

ROUND 19 In the latest instalment of the most unpredictable and eccentric league on planet football, Ventforet Kofu ended a gargantuan losing sequence with a 1-0 away victory over Cerezo […]

ROUND 18 Featured Match Sanfrecce triumph to move three points clear Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-1 Omiya Ardija Sanfrecce frontman Naoki Ishihara returned to haunt his former club with a hat trick […]

ROUND 17 Featured Match Urawa Reds 2-3 Yokohama F Marinos National coach Alberto Zaccheroni watched on as Yokohama F Marinos emerged victorious from an eventful contest in Saitama, the visitors […]

ROUND 16 / SATURDAY 13th JULY 170,000 spectators flocked to stadiums all over the country on Saturday to witness goals, upsets and last minute winners in the latest installment of Japans premier football […]