NEW POD RELEASE (GENERAL) This week’s all-action JTET is now live on the free @jtalkpod.bsky.social PodBean feed! In a 63-minute episode, the boys look back at a thrilling final day in both the J2 & J3 Leagues. Plus MBP discussion & vital Play-Off previews! jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/j-talk-ext...

Check out our review of the two big games from J1 Matchday 37 with @rbyryo.bsky.social, before we preview tomorrow's final day and the huge clashes between Kashima & F.Marinos and Kashiwa & Machida. Will Antlers hang on? jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-59...

This would be a great topic for a 'Fixing the J.League' off-season pod I've been spitballing...

That's my evening commute listen sorted 👌

I joined Ben & Jonny on the J-Talk Podcast 🇯🇵⚽️to discuss Tokyo Verdy vs. Kashima Antlers & Kashiwa Reysol vs. Albirex Niigata! We also preview the #JLeague title race going down to the last matchday! 😳 jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-59...

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7.30pm), @rbyryo.bsky.social joins Jonny & Ben to review the two big games from Sunday and preview Saturday's title decider(s), before we stick our necks out and predict this season's champion. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

Just under an hour til Jonny and Ben go LIVE on Patreon to bring you all the highs and lows of J1 Matchday 37. Will the title be decided today, or will it go to the final day for the ____th time in 19 seasons? (Full season format, not two stages) A) 7 B) 9 C) 11 D) 13

Congatulations to Mito for winning the league and coming up to J1 for the first time. I will try to make that away day next year. Also congrats to Nagasaki - I definitely would like to go there, too, but with current away allocation, that might be very difficult...

AFTER 26 YEARS IN J2, MITO HAVE WON A FIRST PROMOTION TO THE TOP FLIGHT!🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

This is a terrific episode, and you've still got time to listen before the final round of J2 kicks off at 2pm (& J3 at 3pm - why not better spaced out🙄)!

📢LIVESTREAM ALERT!⚽ Jonny and Ben are livestreaming J1 Matchday 37 on Patreon tomorrow from 2pm. We'll be focusing on Kashima and Kashiwa of course, but will keep you posted on all the games, and hope to be joined by some of our regular contributors! www.patreon.com/jtalkpod/eve...

This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: @aishiterutokyo.bsky.social chats Machida winning the Emperor's Cup, then the Chaos Energy J.League Cup. Plus, more team MVPs and a look ahead to Sunday's J1 Matchday 37. jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-59...

📢 Paging @stuartcw.bsky.social

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7pm), @aishiterutokyo.bsky.social chats about Machida's triumph in the Emperor's Cup final, and then the Chaos Energy J.League Cup, before Jonny & Ben hand out some more team MVPs & look ahead to J1 Matchday 37. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: we review Japan's int. break, hand out some team MVP awards, & chat Emperor's Cup semis then preview the final. jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-59...

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 5pm), we round up Japan's two wins and standout performers during the international break and hand out six more J1 Player of the Season awards, then chat about the Emperor's Cup semi finals and preview the final. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

Hayakawa 7; Watanabe 7, Taniguchi 7, Suzuki 7; Doan 8, Sano 8 (MoM), Tanaka 6, Nakamura 7; Kubo 5, Minamino 7, Ueda 6.

FT Japan 2-0 Ghana. A cruisy Friday night for the Samurai Blue at Toyota Stadium, fine finishes from Minamino and Doan enough to sink a below par Ghana.

Sota Kitano and Keisuke Goto come on for their Japan debuts. Takefusa Kubo one of the players taken off, he was, once again, average at best. Gets the assist for Doan's goal, but simply because he ran himself into a dead end and passed the ball off.

Japan on the showboat with flicks in midfield from Minamino and Ueda to release Nakamura, but his curler lacks sufficient curl and he fires across the face of goal.

Ritsu Doan smashes in low at the keepers near post, and Japan go 2-0 ahead!

Oh no, I think Ao Tanaka has accidentally snapped the Ghana player's ankle.

28' Lovely from Japan, and Keito Nakamura crosses for Ritsu Doan, who's first-time shot is blocked.

Brilliant from Kaishu Sano, and Takumi Minamino tucks home a tidy finish! Japan 1-0 Ghana

Japan and Parma starting goalkeeper Zion Suzuki has successfully undergone surgery at Keio University's Institute for Integrated Sports Medicine after fracturing a finger and wrist bone last week. He'll go through the first phase of his rehab in Japan before returning to Italy.

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7pm), Kyoto correspondent Jamie Meikle guests after Sanga's title hopes ended on Sunday, before we review wins for Kashima and Kashiwa that left them as the only two teams in title contention. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

NEW POD RELEASE (GENERAL) ICYMI, this week’s no-nonsense JTET episode is now live on the free @jtalkpod.bsky.social PodBean feed! - Deep dive into Iwata 1-0 Nagasaki & Kumamoto 0-1 Yamaguchi - MBP discussion & weekend preview jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/j-talk-ext... #JLeague

NEW POD RELEASE (PATREON) An all-new JTET episode is now online for @jtalkpod.bsky.social Patrons! This week, James & Jon look at a game each from the top & bottom of the table: Iwata v Nagasaki, followed by Kumamoto v Yamaguchi! Plus all of the usual sections (MBP, weekend preview)! #JLeague

Japan National Team 🇯🇵⚽️ squad for November friendlies vs. Ghana 🇬🇭 & Bolivia 🇧🇴! - FIRST call-ups for: Keisuke Goto, Leo Kokubo, Sota Kitano! 👀 - Several players missing due to Emperor's Cup commitments (Osako, Mochizuki, Nagatomo, etc.) #daihyo

- No Junya Ito either - Just three J.Leaguers - Would need to revisit @rbyryo.bsky.social's appearance on @jtalkpod.bsky.social after the Brazil game but if you're talking about players who look like they'd all have a spot on the plane, this list is starting to get pretty close

This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: after we wrap up the title race in Part 1, @stuartcw.bsky.social guests with F.Marinos now touching distance from safety. jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-59...

Yotaro should definitely put Deep-lying Tempo Controller on his business card! More ripping stuff from Ryo here!

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7pm), its still advantage Kashima at the top of J1 after their dramatic equalizer at Kyoto, then @stuartcw.bsky.social guests after F.Marinos moved to within touching distance of safety with their win over Hiroshima. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: @shaysol.bsky.social guests after Kashiwa closed to within 3 pts of Kashima in J1 Matchday 34. jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-59...

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7pm), @shaysol.bsky.social guests after an almost perfect J1 weekend for Kashiwa, that featured a 5-0 demolition of Gamba Osaka, and their title rivals all dropping points. In Part 2: The dogfight is down to two. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

Well, that made up for last night's pair of 0-0s didn't it? Thumping wins at the top for Kashiwa (5-0 at Gamba), and in the dogfight for F.Marinos (4-0 at home vs Reds), plus another goalfest at Todoroki that ended Kawasaki 5-3 Shimizu.

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 8.30pm), @rbyryo.bsky.social guests to breakdown Japan's historic 3-2 win over Brazil, the standout performers, and who's already on the plane to the 2026 World Cup. Then the run-in at both ends of the J1 table. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

NEW POD RELEASE (PATREON) A brand-new JTET episode is now online for @jtalkpod.bsky.social Patrons! This week, James & Jon catch up on the most recent round of J2 matches (with an in-depth focus on the Shikoku Derby between Tokushima & Imabari). Plus all the usual bits & pieces! #JLeague

I spent all game in the LINE group, but just popped over here to say that was absolutely tremendous, and though the quality of Japan's three goals didn't match that of Brazil's two, they fought back superbly and deserved to win. Japan 3-2 Brazil. Give me a woof.

If he was allowed to use his hands, that would've been a mark of the year candidate by Junnosuke Suzuki there.

This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts - after we update the title race, @illusionofease.bsky.social guests to chat about Tokyo Verdy's win on Friday night and the future of manager Hiroshi Jofuku. jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-58...

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7.30pm), we round up a mixed weekend for the title contenders, and dogfighters, with our chat with @illusionofease.bsky.social on Tokyo Verdy's season & the future of manager Hiroshi Jofuku sandwiched in between. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 8.30pm), Jon from @jtalket.bsky.social and @stuartcw.bsky.social guest after fine wins for both Yokohama clubs on Sunday ramped up the pressure in the dogfight. Plus, are Kashima going to run away with the title? www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

NEW POD RELEASE (GENERAL) ICYMI, this week’s JTET mini-pod is now live on the free @jtalkpod.bsky.social feed! In a 10-minute solo show, James has all of the key points from last weekend’s J2 games locked down. Plus all the usual segments & a weekend preview! jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/j-talk-ext...

Our new pod is out a day earlier than usual due to tomorrow night's round. After an ACL (Elite & Two) review, we chat Kashima going back to the top of J1 after Kyoto's stumble, another draw for Kashiwa, and a #RelegationDogfight update. Plus, the Tamago Classico. jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-58...

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7.30pm), we're back a day early ahead of tomorrow night's round! Matchday 30 reviewed, as Kashima return to the summit after Kyoto's off night against Shimizu, and a (mostly) positive night for the dogfighters. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: Sean Carroll guests to chat about the Samurai Blue, and both ends of the J1 table after Matchday 29. jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-58...

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 6.30pm), Sean Carroll chats about an underwhelming international break for the Samurai Blue, and runs the rule over the J1 title race and relegation dogfight after Matchday 29. www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

NEW POD RELEASE (GENERAL) Our latest JTET Short Corner special is now available on the free @jtalkpod.bsky.social PodBean feed! In our September episode, James & Jon check in with J3, covering the latest league table plus some (surprising) managerial changes! jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/j-talk-sho...

NEW POD RELEASE (PATREON) A new J3-focused episode of JTET Short Corner is now online for @jtalkpod.bsky.social Patrons! In this September edition, James & Jon take a deep dive into the latest situation in J3, covering some managerial changes & predicting the final months of the season! #JLeague