AboutJapanFootball·1d agoHope and Concern for Japan’s U-17 World Cup Squad: Pros Left Out, and Too Few First-Team RegularsJapan's U-17 World Cup squad is so deep even pros missed the cut. Yet few of the 63 players tried this year get real first-team minutes.
UVRScout·4d ago15 Mins of Pure Entertainment: Osaka DerbyEvery matchday the J.League picks one match to broadcast internationally for free on YouTube. I stumbled across the stream in the 74th…
AboutJapanFootball·6d agoMoriyasu’s Last Window? What Japan’s November Squad ShowsFive returns, one first call-up, ten exits: what Japan's November squad says about Moriyasu's last window and the handover to Oiwa.A response icon1A response icon1
AboutJapanFootball·Oct 31Three Pathways and the Universities: Which Schools, Academies and Clubs Sent the Most Players to…Eight World Cup squads since 1998: Gamba Osaka Youth, Shimizu Higashi and Tsukuba top their lists, and no team has sent more than five.
AboutJapanFootball·Oct 3049% in J1, 27% at the World Cup: Japan’s National Team Is Not Built Like Its LeagueHalf of J1’s Japanese players went through university. At the 2026 World Cup, only 27% did. Japan’s squad is not a scale model of J1.
AboutJapanFootball·Oct 28The Japanese High School Football Club That Sent Five Players to the J.League in One YearRyutsu Keizai Kashiwa has a university above it and three teams in three leagues. Here is why that matters.
AboutJapanFootball·Oct 27Three Ways to Succeed in Youth Development: What J1 Playing Time RevealsTen rounds of J1 minutes show three youth models: Hiroshima keeps its own, FC Tokyo supplies the league, Maebashi Ikuei builds key players.
AboutJapanFootball·Oct 26How University Football Holds Up J1: Three Numbers From the First Ten RoundsPlayers who came through university football play more J1 minutes than any other group, more even than foreign players. These figures cover…
AboutJapanFootball·Oct 23Kashima Antlers After Ten Rounds: Winning Now, Building the FutureKashima Antlers are the most decorated club in Japanese football. Their 2025 J1 title was their 21st major trophy, and they are one of only…
taki iika·Oct 1Welcome to Taka | Tokyo Trader & Local LifeWelcome! I’m Taka, an investor and long-time Tokyo resident.
