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A weekly Japanese football podcast focusing on the J.League.

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01:19:50

Episode 497 - Iraq 2-1 Japan

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2024/01/21

Japan suffered a disappointing defeat to Iraq in their second group stage game at the Asian Cup, and Ryo Nakagawara joined Jonny and Ben to discuss the frustrating performance. If you're not already, please follow Ryo on Twitter/X, and subscribe to his newsletter.

01:02:27

Episode 496 - Japan 4-2 Vietnam

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2024/01/16

Japan's Asian Cup campaign got off to a shaky, but ultimately successful start on Sunday night, and in this episode we run through it all, from a slightly surprising selection decision from the manager Hajime Moriyasu, through that eventful first half in which the Samurai Blue took the lead, lost it, but then got themselves back on top before the break. We move on to discuss the impacts made by the substitutes and whether that might lead to changes for the next game against Iraq, and praise two-goal

51:56

JTET - J2 Season Review 2023 (Part 2)

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2024/01/11

After a few days off for the New Year holidays, JTET is back with the second episode of our club-by-club J2 season review for 2023. This time, Jon Steele and James Taylor kick off (sorry) by discussing Ventforet Kofu (Start to 07:10), Oita Trinita (07:10 to 14:10), and Fagiano Okayama (14:10 to 20:50). After that, we welcomed a pair of guest correspondents to the show: firstly, Martin Spivey (@bantam84 on Twitter) gave us his thoughts on Blaublitz Akita's 2023 campaign (21:20 to 29:50), and then

51:21

Episode 495 - Asian Cup & Autumn/Spring with Dan...

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2024/01/09

Happy new year one and all. On our first episode of 2024, Dan Orlowitz guests to chat about Japan's Asian Cup squad, and the J.League's decision to switch to an autumn to spring calendar from the 2026/27 season. As mentioned on the podcast, here are some links if you'd like to donate to the earthquake relief efforts: Association for Aid and Relief, Japan - https://aarjapan.gr.jp/en/blog/365/ The Nippon Foundation - https://kifu.www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/dras/?lang=en Yahoo! Japan official donation

58:06

JTET - J2 Season Review 2023 (Part 1)

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2024/01/01

After a short break to recharge the batteries, the JTET team are back for some club-by-club reviews of the 2023 J2 season! In this episode, the focus is on the top seven teams from the final league table. Jon Steele and James Taylor begin by looking at the automatically-promoted sides: Machida Zelvia (Start to 06:50), and Jubilo Iwata (06:50 to 12:50). After that, special guest Lewis joins us to look back on a fantastic season for Play-Off winners Tokyo Verdy (13:00 to 26:00). You can find Lewis on

59:52

JTET - J2 Awards (2023 Edition)

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2023/12/18

The J.League season might have ended, but the JTET machine cannot be stopped (believe us - we've tried). This week, Jon and James got started with some ACL chat (Start to 12:30), covering Kofu's superb result last midweek over in Thailand (and their frankly astonishing passage to the knockout stage as group winners). After that, the gents shared their choices for J2 Team of the Season (12:30 to 48:20), with some interesting similarities and differences to discuss. The boys also picked a manager,

01:08:02

Episode 494 - Emperor’s Cup Glory for Frontale

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2023/12/12

Kawasaki won the Emperor's Cup for the second time in their history on Saturday after prevailing in a penalty shootout against Kashiwa at the National Stadium, and in Part 1 of our final episode of the year Neil Debnam guests to commiserate with Reysol, but then celebrate another trophy under Toru Oniki, before our attention turns to what is sure to be a fascinating winter transfer window for Frontale (to 29:07). Then in Part 2 we discuss the Japan squad for the New Years Day friendly against

59:07

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Playoff Final & J3 Round 38

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2023/12/08

The curtain came down on the J2 season last Saturday, as Tokyo Verdy met Shimizu S-Pulse in the playoff final. Jon Steele was at the National Stadium to see it, and in part 1 of this week’s JTET he tells James Taylor all about it (start to 21:45). After that, James and Jon take a look at Ventforet Kofu’s exploits in the Asian Champions League, with their group finely poised heading into the final matchday next week (21:45 to 29:40). There’s also time for a quick chat about managerial news (29:40 to

01:49:32

Episode 493 - J1 Final Day & Team of the Season

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2023/12/05

It was our great pleasure to welcome Sam Robson back to the pod for our blockbuster season wrap-up episode. After a brief catch up with the great man we ran through all nine games from the final day of the season (to 1:04:08), before running through the Patreon poll results and piecing together the J-Talk J1 Team of the Season, before looking ahead to Saturday's Emperor's Cup Final between Kawasaki and Kashiwa.

47:33

J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Playoff Semi Finals & J3 Round 37

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2023/11/30

In part 1 of this week’s JTET, James Taylor and Jon Steele discuss the J2 playoff semi-finals (start to 14:00) and look ahead to the final (14:00 to 23:40). In part 2, the fight for 2nd in J3 is going to the final day – Mike Innes has all the details about the penultimate round of the season and a preview of the final day (23:40 to end). Enjoy the final weekend of the season!

01:38:54

Episode 492 - Kobe Are J1 Champions

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2023/11/28

Vissel Kobe won the first J1 Championship in their history on Saturday afternoon, and Alan Gibson guests to talk us through a tense 90 minutes at the Noevir Stadium, and what this title means for the club, plus towards the end of Part 1 Alan shares his thoughts on how both Osaka clubs, Cerezo and Gamba, are shaping up under their current managers (to 43:45). Then in Part 2 we run through the other eight games from J1 Matchday 33, highlighted by a difficult weekend for both Yokohama clubs, with

01:18:24

Episode 491 - High Fives All Round

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2023/11/23

Japan got their World Cup qualification campaign off to a very satisfying start during this international break, and we round up the 5-0 wins over Myanmar and Syria (not necessarily in that order) (to 16:45), before comparing notes on how the Asian Cup squad is shaping up, with some very difficult decisions looming for Hajime Moriyasu (to 31:00). Then its back to J1 matters, as we hand out six more Player of the Season awards (to 53:40), and then wrap up the episode with an in-depth preview of the

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J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Playoff Preview & J3 Round 36

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2023/11/22

The regular J2 season may have ended, but some teams still have games to play: James Taylor and Jon Steele preview the playoff semi-finals and Kofu’s Asian Champions League game (start to 15:40), before chatting about some confirmed managerial departures (15:40 to 27:10). We know that Ehime will be in J2 next year, but who will join them? The battle to finish 2nd – or should that be not to finish 2nd? – in J3 is in full flow, and Mike Innes has all the details in J-Talk: Short Corner (27:10 to

01:13:47

JTET - J2 Round 42 / J3 Round 35 Review

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2023/11/17

The JTET crew are back with another episode, keeping you up to date with all things J2 and J3! To start things off this week, Jon Steele and James Taylor cover all of the J2 action from a dramatic final day of the regular season. Jon reviews the battle for second place and some of the 'dead rubber' fixtures (Start to 09:50), while James casts his forensic eye over the tussle for the last available Play-Off place, and the rest of the second-tier games (09:50 to 15:50). After that, you'll hear Jon and

01:54:16

Episode 490 - Controversy Clouds Kobe’s Crazy Win

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2023/11/15

Kobe took another massive step towards their first J1 title on Sunday, but should their stoppage time winner at Saitama Stadium have stood? Jonny and Ben discuss the hugely contentious closing moments, from Shusaku Nishikawa's decision to go up for Urawa's set piece, to whether or not Yuya Osako's eagerness to collect Daiya Maekawa's punt upfield saw him stray offside, and whether or not the VAR crew checked the latter as thoroughly as they should have. After all that madness we wrap up a

01:15:21

JTET - J2 Round 41 / J3 Round 34 Review

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2023/11/10

Once again, all of the latest J2 and J3 news is wrapped up in a brand-new JTET! We begin this week with James Taylor reviewing all of Sunday's J2 action (Start to 06:00), with Jon Steele taking over to cover the rest of the Round 41 games along with Kofu's thumping win over Zhejiang in the ACL on Wednesday night (06:00 to 18:35). After that, James and Jon convened to discuss some of the big J2 talking points ahead of Sunday's huge final day. The gents focused on JEF Chiba, and the teams scrapping

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Episode 489 - Avispa Buzzing After First Trophy Triumph

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2023/11/08

Fukuoka broke the longest major trophy drought in J.League history at the National Stadium on Saturday, and Daniel Hawkins guests to revel in Avispa's 2-1 victory over Urawa in the Levain Cup final. After praising heroes Kazuya Konno, Hiroyuki Mae and Daiki Miya, among others, we chat about what this success means for the club going forward, and how it shapes expectations for coming campaigns. Finally, we wrap up the episode with a look ahead to the crunch clashes at both ends of the table in the

01:08:18

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 40 & J3 Round 33

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2023/11/02

The JTET team is back in action with a full review of J2 and J3. In part 1, James Taylor rounds up Saturday’s J2 matchday 40 games (start to 06:45), then in part 2 Jon Steele talks you through Sunday’s games (06:45 to 16:35). Part 3 is analysis of the two games with implications for automatic promotion, Shimizu v Kumamoto and Iwata v Tokyo Verdy, and a preview of the coming weekend’s fixtures (16:35 to 43:55). Finally, Mike Innes is on hand with the latest from J3 in J-Talk: Short Corner (43:55 to

01:38:43

Episode 488 - J1 Matchday 31

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2023/11/01

Kobe slipped on a Bellmare banana skin on Saturday afternoon in J1 Matchday 31, and the top flight title race has new life after Yokohama F.Marinos moved to within two points of Vissel after a big win away at Fukuoka (to 28:15). The relegation dogfight is still a battle in three after Kashiwa threw away two points at home against ten man Kawasaki (to 43:10).

01:14:03

JTET - J2 Round 39 / J3 Round 32 Review

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2023/10/27

A bit later than planned this week (apologies!), the JTET crew are back and banging with a full roundup of all the latest action from J2 and J3. In Part 1, Jon Steele rounds up half of last weekend's J2 fixtures (Start to 12:35), then hands over to James Taylor for a review of the rest of the second-tier games (12:40 to 19:00) - James also mentions Kofu's disappointing ACL trip to China in midweek. After that, you'll hear Jon and James chatting in depth about some of the big J2 talking points from

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