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

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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

52:25

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

55:23

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

01:48:24

Episode 487 - J1 Matchday 30

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2023/10/24

After a big weekend of action at both ends of the top flight table, Sean Carroll joined Jonny and Ben to round it all up. We begin at the National Stadium, where table toppers Kobe passed another huge test on their way to a maiden J1 title when they comfortably saw off Kashima on Saturday (to 30:50), while Yokohama F.Marinos stayed four points adrift with a home win over Sapporo (to 45:50). Next we link the top three to the relegation dogfight by chatting about Urawa's home win over Kashiwa on

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JTET - J2 Round-Up / J3 Round 31 Review

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2023/10/18

JTET is back with a streamlined episode this week, thanks to the relatively light slate of J2 games last weekend! In Part 1 of this week's show (Start to 09:50), Jon Steele review the pair of rearranged J2 fixtures that took place last Saturday (Akita v Machida, plus Fujieda v Gunma), and looks ahead to a very intriguing Round 39 slate coming up on Saturday and Sunday. Then in Part 2 (09:55 to Finish), normal service is well and truly resumed as Mike 'The Magic' Innes takes you on a J3 journey in

01:04:00

Episode 486 - Moriyasu’s (Asian) Cup Runneth Over

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2023/10/18

Jonny and Ben chat about Japan's win over Tunisia on Tuesday night, and the battle for places in the Asian Cup squad (to 21:15), then move on to a brief review of the Levain Cup semi finals (to 33:00) before finishing with a look ahead to J1 Matchday 30 and the top flight run-in at both ends of the table.

01:09:40

JTET - J2 Round 38 / J3 Round 30 Review

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2023/10/13

Ready for the weekend, another all-new JTET episode is ready for launch! To get things underway this week, Jon Steele and James Taylor look back at a busy weekend of J2 matches in Round 38 (Start to 14:30) - Jon also reports on Kumamoto's big day out at Kashiwa in their Emperor's Cup Semi-Final last Sunday. In the 'J2 Chat' segment (14:30 to 51:00), Jon and James got together to discuss some of the main talking points from the weekend action. The gents talked in detail about Shimizu v Iwata (14:30

53:30

Episode 485 - Weekly Round-Up

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2023/10/10

With the international break in full swing, Jonny and Ben got together to review Sunday's Emperor's Cup semi finals (to 21:00) and the ACL action from last midweek (to 35:10), before looking ahead to the Levain Cup semis (to 42:10) and the upcoming Japan national team friendlies.

01:41:28

JTET - J2 Round 37 / J3 Round 29 Review

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2023/10/06

Once again, the good ship JTET sets sail with a full review of the latest J2 and J3 action. To start things off this week, Jon Steele and James Taylor team up to run through all of the J2 action from Round 37 (Start to 15:20) - James also includes a quick report on Kofu's big ACL home debut against Buriram United in Tokyo from Wednesday night. After that, Jon sat down with Sean Carroll for some serious J2 discussion. The boys (alright, technically men) began with a review of Kofu's big night at the

01:48:03

Episode 484 - Kobe Prove Their Mettle

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2023/10/04

After the top of the clash at the Nissan Stadium last Friday night, Ryo Nakagawara joined Jonny and Ben for a deep dive on what went so right for leaders Kobe, who strengthened their hold on top spot with a 2-0 win away at an off-colour Yokohama F.Marinos (to 38:50). Then the guys chat about FC Tokyo's 3-0 win over Gamba Osaka, and Ryo shares his thoughts on what might be done to freshen up an aging Tokyo squad (to 1:13:05). Later on in the episode Jonny and Ben round up the rest of the J1 Matchday

01:12:13

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 36 & J3 Round 28

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2023/09/28

Jon Steele, James Taylor and Mike Innes return with a look back at all the action from J2 and J3. Jon takes care of Saturday’s J2 round 36 games in part 1 (start to 14:10), while part 2 sees James round up Sunday’s games and two rearranged Wednesday matches (14:10 to 21:00). In part 3, the guys got together for the first time in a while to talk about the state of play in J2 overall and preview the coming weekend’s fixtures (21:00 to 54:15), and then Mike Innes rounds off the episode as ever with the

01:28:00

Episode 483 - J1 Matchday 28

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2023/09/26

The top two did the business in J1 Matchday 28, setting up an epic clash at the Nissan Stadium this Friday night, and on this episode we review all the action from the top flight weekend, beginning with Kobe's win in the Kansai Derby over Cerezo Osaka, and Yokohama F.Marinos's come-from-behind triumph at Kashima. Then it's 10-man Urawa assuming nearest challenger status after a terrific win at Gamba Osaka, while the rest of the title chasers stumbled. After that we move on to a disappointing weekend

01:38:28

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 35 & J3 Round 27

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2023/09/22

The JTET team is back with a full review of J2 round 35 and J3 round 27. In part 1, James Taylor reviews 6 games (start to 07:35) and in part 2, Jon Steele covers the other 5 league games and Kofu’s Champions League debut (07:35 to 13:30). Part 3 sees Jon talk to Martin Spivey about Blaublitz Akita’s season (13:30 to 1:17:35). Then Mike Innes has all the J3 action in J-Talk: Short Corner (1:17:35 to end). Invite link to JLeagueChat Discord Server: https://discord.gg/e6cKcRDv

01:33:15

Episode 482 - J1 Matchday 27 & The Return of the ACL

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2023/09/19

After a weekend of surprising results at both ends of the J1 table, Stuart Woodward and Ralf Seidl joined Jonny and Ben to chat about missed opportunities, but improved league positions for both Yokohama F.Marinos and Urawa Reds after matchday 27, while also looking ahead to the commencement of the ACL group stage. In Part 1 Stuart guests following F.Marinos's 1-1 home draw against Tosu on Friday night, and chats about the pressure on Kevin Muscat to do well on the continental stage (to 23:23), then

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