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
World
Vissel Kobe crowned 2023 J.League champions as “De-Barçafication” enables the realisation of a long-cherished dream
J.League
JPN round up in the top five European leagues: Takehiro Tomiyasu kept a clean sheet, Takumi Minamino scored and assisted
J1 Matchweek 33 review: Vissel Kobe triumphed for the first time while Kyoto Sanga and Shonan Bellmare survived
Japan past first tests for the World Cup and are aiming at the Asian Cup trophy for the first time since 2011
National Team
J1 League Matchweek 33 preview: Leaders Vissel Kobe could clinch their maiden league title while bottom-placed Yokohama FC host Shonan Bellmare
Japan’s thoughts: after the match against Myanmar
J1 Matchweek 32 review: Vissel Kobe and Yokohama F. Marinos won to keep the title race tight while Shonan Bellmare and Yokohama FC did the same on the bottom end
JPN round up in the top five European leagues: Wataru Endo started first time in three months, Junya Ito’s goal was disallowed
Kaoru Mitoma, Takefusa Kubo and other players in Europe were called up for the matches against lower-ranked opponents in the Asian second qualifying round for the World Cup, but domestic fans are divided on the selection
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
J1 League Matchweek 32 preview: Leaders Vissel Kobe will visit Urawa Reds’ fortress while second-placed Yokohama F. Marinos will host tough opponents Cerezo
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
After the lively diminutive attacker Kazuya Konno had shone with two assists, Fukuoka edged off Urawa’s onslaught to secure a long-awaited first trophy
Avispa Fukuoka is aiming for a maiden major title while Urawa Reds already have two of the trophies – The clash between both defensive sides will decide the Levain Cup winners
You can’t ignore the traffic lights: a long-standing problem in Japanese football, and the reason why Hidemasa Morita is successful