Kubo, Kagawa, Honda, Uchida, Okazaki and Nakamura: comparison of Japanese players’ first Champions League seasons
World
Two Japanese centre-backs join Belgium’s KV Kortrijk while 18-year-old Kida makes dream move to Argentina
Becoming an indispensable figure in Liverpool’s midfield, Wataru Endo has silenced his critics again and again
National Team
JPN round up in the top five European leagues: Wataru Endo played full minutes against leaders while Keito Nakamura scored the winner in France
JPN round up in the top five European leagues: Wataru Endo played full minutes and Asano scored his fifth goal of the season
AFC Champions League group stage review: J2 side Ventforet Kofu achieve historic qualification while defending champions Urawa Reds suffer unexpected elimination
J.League
Champions League and Europa League Matchday 6 review: Arsenal, Real Sociedad, Brighton, Liverpool finished top and Lazio, Freiburg, Sporting qualified as well
JPN round up in the top five European leagues: Takefusa Kubo scored and assisted while Makoto Hasebe set another new record
JPN round up in the top five European leagues: Endo scored a valuable equaliser and Minamino recorded his fifth goal of the season
Champions League and Europa League Matchday 5 review: Takehiro Tomiyasu assisted twice to seal Arsenal’s top spot while Ritsu Doan scored his second goal in the Europa League
JPN round up in the top five European leagues: Takehiro Tomiyasu kept a clean sheet, Takumi Minamino scored and assisted
JPN round up in the top five European leagues: Wataru Endo started first time in three months, Junya Ito’s goal was disallowed
Champions League and Europa League Matchday 4 review: Takefusa Kubo’s Real Sociedad qualified for the knockout round, Ritsu Doan scored in the last minutes
JPN round up in the top five European leagues: Kaoru Mitoma caused a crucial own goal, Takuma Asano scored a brace, and Junya Ito got one
12 Japanese played in Matchday 3 of the Champions League and the Europa League: Endo and Furuhashi scored, Maeda and Doan assisted
How Takefusa Kubo’s father’s extraordinary parenting laid the foundations for his son’s unstoppable growth