There were plot twists galore in J2 and J3 last weekend, and James Taylor, Jon Steele and Mike Innes have all the details in this week’s JTET. First, James and Jon discussed the opening game at the Peace Stadium connected by Softbank in Nagasaki, where the generous visitors were Oita (start to 17:50), then Kofu’s surprise win over Okayama (17:50 to 26:30) and the draw between relegation-threatened Tochigi and Ehime (26:30 to 37:55). Next, it’s Most Bravo Player time (37:55 to 43:20), there’s a preview of the next round of fixtures (43:20 to 50:00) and of this weekend’s J-Talk LIVE at the Yokohama Football Film Festival (50:00 to 55:00). Then Mike takes over for a full review of J3 matchday 31 in J-Talk: Short Corner (55:00 to end).   Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk Live (Saturday 12th October) at the Yokohama Football Film Festival here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9EJoin the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

On this week's episode Jonny and Ben kick things off by rounding up events from last midweek, including Hajime Moriyasu's latest Japan squad (to 15:15), before Dan Orlowitz jumps on board to preview Saturday's J-Talk Live event at the Yokohama Film Festival - have you got your tickets yet?! Then in Part 3 (from 24:53) Jonny and Ben review all of the games from J1 Matchday 33, beginning at the bottom, with Tosu and Sapporo seemingly doomed, and Iwata's survival hopes on life support. At the top Hiroshima and Kobe maintained their terrific form, but it looks like curtains for Machida's title hopes after they were battered at home by Kawasaki. Tickets for our live show can be bought (at 500 yen a pop) via this link.

The JTET boys are back with another J2-focused episode! In Part 1 this week, Jon and James look back on the big match from last weekend, as the top two clashed at the National Stadium in Tokyo (Start to 21:10). In Part 2, the gents take a detailed look at the state of the J2 league table with 5 rounds left to play. Up for discussion are the Play-Off places (21:10 to 27:15), and the relegation zone (27:15 to 34:30). There is also time for a chat about Jon and James' picks for Most Bravo Player for Round 33 (34:30 to 42:30). To finish things off, the tiring daddies preview all of the action coming up this weekend in Round 34 (42:30 to Finish). Hope everyone enjoys the pod! *Don't forget that you can get tickets to the big J-Talk Live extravaganza here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395 *Join the JTET Discord server here: https://discord.gg/jKvKxJ99

After another massive weekend at both the top and bottom of the J1 table, Sean Carroll made a very welcome return to the pod to chat with Jonny and Ben about the top of the table clash in Hiroshima, Kobe surging up to second, and all of the relegation dogfight combatants after a mixed series of results for them (to 1:11:55). Then in Part 2 we wrap up the remaining games from J1 Matchday 32, and chat about the week ahead. Get your tickets for our live show at the Yokohama Football Film Festival via this link!

In this week’s standalone J-Talk: Short Corner, Mike Innes has a full review of all the action from J3 matchday 30, as the promotion, playoff and relegation battles show no sign of letting up.   Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk Live at the Yokohama Football Film Festival here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9EJoin the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

Jon Steele, James Taylor and Mike Innes bring you up to date with all the latest drama in J2 and J3. In the first part of this week’s episode, Jon and James talk about the relegation 6-pointer between Tochigi and Kagoshima (start to 10:45), the Shizuoka Derby that saw Fujieda take on Shimizu (10:45 to 21:10), and playoff rivals JEF United v Yamaguchi (21:10 to 32:55). Then they make their unsurprising choices for Most Bravo Player (32:55 to 36:40) and look ahead to the coming round of fixtures (36:40 to 44:30). Then, Mike reviews J3 matchday 29 in full in J-Talk: Short Corner (44:30 to end).   Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk Live (Saturday 12th October) at the Yokohama Football Film Festival here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9EJoin the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

Jonny and Ben begin this episode with a wrap of most of what went on in ACL and domestic action last midweek (to 11:17), before they had the pleasure of being joined by new Kyoto correspondent Jamie Meikle to chat about Sanga's win over Chiba in the Emperor's Cup quarter final, and the terrific game that both he and Jonny were at on Sunday night: the 2-all draw between Kyoto and Gamba Osaka (to 49:55). Then later in Part 3 we round up the remainder of the J1 matchday, which came alive on the Sunday after just two goals across four games on Saturday. Purchase your ticket(s) for J-Talk Live: Bringing J to the World, our live event as part of the Yokohama Football Film Festival via this link.

The big games just keep on coming in J2 and J3, so the JTET team of Jon Steele, James Taylor and Mike Innes are on hand with analysis and opinions. Jon and James start the episode with two important games in the relegation dogfight, Tochigi v Mito (start to 13:05) and Kagoshima v Kumamoto (13:05 to 21:30), then look at a meeting of playoff hopefuls Sendai and Fujieda (21:30 to 32:45). That’s followed by Most Bravo Player chat (32:45 to 36:15) and a preview of upcoming fixtures (36:15 to 43:30). To round off the episode, Mike has all the details of the latest twists in the J3 playoff and relegation battles in J-Talk: Short Corner (43:30 to end).   Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk Live (Saturday 12th October) at the Yokohama Football Film Festival here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9EJoin the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

J1 returned with a bang after the international break, and on our new episode Jonny and Ben round up all the action from a drama-filled weekend. We begin at the top with the pulsating draw between Kashima and Hiroshima on Saturday night, a result that allowed Machida to return to the summit after they claimed a terrific away win over Fukuoka, with Kobe keeping pace after cruising past Cerezo Osaka on Friday night, though Gamba Osaka's title hopes were dealt a major blow as Maciej Skorza returned to the Urawa dugout and led Reds to a win at the Suita City Stadium (to 40:10). Next we shift our attention to the relegation dogfight, with Kyoto continuing their excellent recent form to maintain their gap above the bottom three, though Tosu and Sapporo both lost, to further dent their faint hopes of survival. Iwata stunned Kashiwa to move within a point of safety behind Shonan, who were never at the races in their loss at Niigata. We finish our Matchday 30 roundup at the National stadium (to 1:20:10), then wrap up the episode with a look at upcoming ACL and domestic fixtures, including an intriguing-looking J1 Matchday 31. You can get tickets for our live show as part of the Yokohama Football Film Festival here, we'd love to see you there on October 12th!

The Samurai Blue swept aside both China and Bahrain during the international break, and Alan Gibson from JSoccer.com and JSoccerMagazine joined Jonny and Ben to chat about the two emphatic victories (to 22:22). Then in an elongated Part 2, we chat about Hiroshima's disappointing cup quarter final defeats - losing to Gamba Osaka in the Emperor's Cup on Wednesday, and to Nagoya on penalties in the Levain Cup on Sunday - then rest of the Levain quarters (to 45:00), before we discuss the current top five in J1 and their runs to the next international break (to 1:06:45), and finish with the J.League's plans for the '0.5 Season' in 2026 that will be a bridge to the autumn-spring calendar. Get your ticket(s) to J-Talk Live, our first-ever live show as part of the Yokohama Football Film Festival, here! The page is in Japanese, but can be easily navigated using a translation site.

There’s no rest for the wicked, so although J1 took a break for international football, J2 and J3 continued apace, and James Taylor, Jon Steele and Mike Innes have all the latest from Japan’s 2nd and 3rd tiers. James and Jon begin by talking about Shimizu v Nagasaki (start to 09:40), Yamaguchi v Tokushima (09:40 to 17:30), and Kagoshima v Iwaki (17:30 to 27:35), then make their picks for Most Bravo Player (27:35 to 34:00) and preview upcoming league and cup games (34:00 to 43:35). Then, as ever, Mike Innes brings you a full and frank review of all the J3 games in J-Talk: Short Corner (43:35 to end).   Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk Live at the Yokohama Football Film Festival here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9EJoin the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

The JTET team are back with another episode full of talking points. In part 1, Jon Steele and James Taylor discuss Yamagata v Yokohama FC (start to 13:55), Oita v JEF United (13:55 to 25:50), and Mito v Ehime (25:50 to 33:20). Then, after anointing this week’s Most Bravo Players (33:20 to 41:15), Jon and James took a look ahead to the weekend’s action (41:15 to 49:20). To round out the episode, Mike Innes has a full review of J3 round 26 in J-Talk: Short Corner (49:20 to end).   Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk Live at the Yokohama Football Film Festival here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9EJoin the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

The J1 Matchday 29 slate was heavily weather-affected, but the six games that were played certainly delivered, and on this episode of the pod Jonny and Ben run through the movement at the top and bottom of the table, as Hiroshima returned to the summit, and Sapporo hauled themselves out of the cellar. Come see us LIVE as part of the Yokohama Football Film Festival! Here's the link to get your tickets (at just 500 yen a pop!).

In this very short bonus episode of JTET, James Taylor reviews the Emperor’s Cup Round of 16 matches involving J2 teams that were played on 21st August.   Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk Live at the Yokohama Football Film Festival here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9EJoin the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

In another packed episode of JTET, Jon Steele and James Taylor discussed JEF United v Sendai (start to 12:25), Iwaki v Kumamoto (12:25 to 25:50), and Tochigi v Kofu (25:50 to 36:15), elected a Most Bravo Player (36:15 to 41:00), and previewed the upcoming week’s fixtures (41:00 to 56:55). That’s followed by J-Talk: Short Corner with Mike Innes, who reviews the action from J3 round 25 (56:55 to end).   Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk Live at the Yokohama Football Film Festival here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9EJoin the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

It was Jonny and Ben's great pleasure to welcome former J-Talk co-host Sam Robson back to the pod, for an in-depth look at the top and bottom of J1 after the weekend's Matchday 28. Part 1 (to 48:12) focuses on the top flight title race, with Part 2 centred around the relegation dogfight. Here's the link to purchase your ticket to our live show as part of the Yokohama Football Film Festival in October.

JTET co-hosts James Taylor and Jon Steele were reunited after a couple of months for a review of J2 round 27, focusing on three games in particular: Yamagata v Nagasaki (03:50 to 13:45), JEF United v Iwaki (13:45 to 21:45), and Fujieda v Yamaguchi (21:45 to 27:45). The match analysis was followed by Most Bravo Player selections (27:45 to 32:10) and a preview of the round 28 fixtures (32:10 to 41:05). After that, Mike Innes returns with a full review of J3 round 24 in J-Talk: Short Corner (41:05 to end).   Thanks as always for your support of JTET, JTSC, and the J-Talk Podcast! Buy tickets for J-Talk Live at the Yokohama Football Film Festival here: https://teket.jp/6232/38395Join the JTET/JTSC Discord server here: https://discord.gg/p6PVbF9EJoin the J-Talk Podcast Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jtalkpod

Jonny and Ben had the pleasure of welcoming Ralf Seidl back to the pod for an in-depth chat about Urawa Reds, who drew away at rivals Kashima on Saturday, and have lost several key players in this summer transfer window (to 24:20). In Part 2 Jonny and Ben round up the results for rest of the top five (to 42:22), then in Part 3 we review a bonkers matchday for our relegation dogfighters (to 58:33), wrap up the rest of the round, and look ahead to upcoming Emperor's Cup and J1 fixtures. If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to get your tickets for our live show as part of the Yokohama Football Film Festival.

On JTET this week, Jon Steele was joined by special guest Daniel Kuroda (co-host of the Nagasaki-centric ViviCast) to look back on last weekend's biggest J2 talking points. The boys started with a deep dive into the big Yokohama FC v Nagasaki game at Mitsuzawa (04:15 to 27:25), and also discussed Yamaguchi v Tochigi (27:30 to 37:30) and Oita v Kumamoto (37:30 to 43:20). After that, Jon and Daniel nominated their Most Bravo Players for the round (43:20 to 48:30), and previewed the upcoming Round 27 matches (48:30 to 53:30). There was also time for a quick chat about the Emperor's Cup Round of 16 from a J2 standpoint (53:30 to Finish). We hope everyone enjoys the show! *As mentioned again on the pod this week, here is Jonny Nicol's superb scouting report on Kota Kawano: https://gambaosakaenglishblog.wordpress.com/2024/08/05/scouting-report-kota-kawano/ *Ryo Nakagawara also has a great report on another impressive Yamaguchi performer, Kaili Shimbo, here: https://www.shogunsoccer.com/p/shogun-soccer-scouting-4-kaili-shimbo *JTET Discord link: https://discord.gg/Y27tEKcV

The J1 season resumed last midweek, and in our new episode Jonny and Ben round up all of the action from the last two matchdays, including wobbles for the top two Machida and Kashima (to 17:20), and Hiroshima's surge up to third, which saw them overtake Gamba Osaka and Kobe (to 43:45). Then in Part 2 we focus on the relegation dogfight beginning with Shonan and Iwata, before wrapping up the episode with a look at the totally stacked Matchday 27 slate. Thanks to those who have bought tickets to our live show in October. If you're able to make it along, we'd love to see you at Kanack Hall, tickets, priced at just 500 yen, can be purchased here.