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

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Episode 477 - J1 Matchday 23

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2023/08/15

With summer holidays in full swing, Jonny Nicol files solo this week to bring us a full review of last weekend's J1 action (Round 23 of the top-flight season). In Part 1 (Start to 12:38), Jonny reviews a trio of big games from the Round 23 slate (Kawasaki v Kobe, Yokohama Marinos v Gamba Osaka, and Nagoya v Kashima), as well as revealing his Under-23 Player of the Round. Then in Part 2 (12:38 to 19:53), Jonny casts his forensic Nicol-vision over three more matches (Kashiwa v Cerezo Osaka, Fukuoka v

01:10:01

JTET - J2 Round 29 / J3 Round 21 Review

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2023/08/12

Summer holidays be damned, JTET is back with another roundup of all the latest news from Japan's J2 and J3 Leagues! In this episode, we start with a blow-by-blow account of last weekend's J2 action (Round 29 of the season) from James Taylor and Jon Steele (Start to 16:30). After that, the boys sat down together to review last midweek's Emperor's Cup Round 4 ties that featured a J2 participant, and lavished praise on first-time quarter-finalists Rosso Kumamoto (16:30 to 43:00). James and Jon then

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Episode 476 - J1 Matchday 22

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2023/08/08

After the short summer break, J1 was back with a vengeance last weekend, and guest host Jonny Nicol is on hand to run us through all of the key points from a busy (and very hot) Matchday 22 in the Japanese top flight. In Part 1 (Start to 08:45), Jonny reviews four of the weekend fixtures (Shonan v Hiroshima, Nagoya v Niigata, Kashima v Sapporo, and Cerezo Osaka v FC Tokyo), and reveals his pick for Player of the Round. Then in Part 2 (08:50 to 18:34), Jonny looks back at four more of the Matchday 22

01:16:50

JTET - J2 Round 28 / J3 Round 20 Review

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2023/08/02

Once again, the well-oiled (not in an alcoholic sense) JTET machine has produced a full and frank review of all the latest J2 and J3 action from the Japanese professional football scene. We begin with a blow-by-blow account of the weekend's J2 action, with Jon Steele and James Taylor teaming up to cover all 11 fixtures from Round 28 (Start to 16:15). After that, Jon had the chance to talk to Victor Arroyo (@JFootballAnaly1 on Twitter) for a deep dive into the Kanazawa v Omiya match (the weekend's

01:39:59

JTET - J2 Round 27 / J3 Round 19 Review

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2023/07/29

A bit later than planned this week (sorry!), a bumper JTET is live just in time for the next round of J2 and J3 fixtures. In this episode, we start with James Taylor and Jon Steele reviewing all of the weekend J2 action (Start to 15:00). After that, it's 'Two Jonnies' time as Jon Steele sat down with Jonny Nicol (@BlogGamba on Twitter) to cover a veritable smorgasbord of J.League topics. The Jonnies started off with some J1 chat, covering last weekend's rescheduled Kobe v Kawasaki fixture and some

01:31:35

J-Talk: Extra Time – J2 Round 26 & J3 Round 18

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2023/07/19

There was yet another action-packed weekend in Japan’s second and third tiers, and the JTET team is here to review it all. In part 1, Jon Steele rounds up 5 games from matchday 26 of J2 (to 12:15), and then James Taylor has the rest of the games in part 2 (to 18:30). After that, Jon gave James the chance to get some Kanazawa issues off his chest as well as talk about Sendai (to 47:25), then the guys discussed some transfer news (to 58:50) before taking a look at the upcoming J2 fixtures (to

01:21:28

Episode 475 - J1 Matchday 21

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2023/07/18

With J-Talk Pod founder Ben Maxwell heading to Australia for a well-earned summer break, Sam Robson and Jonny Nicol took charge of this week's episode: a full and frank review of all of the weekend action from J1. In Part 1 (Start to 41:30), the boys talk about all of the key moments from the games at the top of the table, then move on to the bottom of the standings in Part 2 (41:30 to Finish). Sam and Jonny round off with a quick update on podcast scheduling as Japan's top tier takes a 3-week

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JTET - Emperor’s Cup Round 3 Review

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2023/07/16

After a busy midweek of Emperor's Cup action, Jon Steele looks back over the twelve games from Round 3 that featured a J2 participant. Jon runs you through four victories for J2 teams against more illustrious opponents from J1, and covers the other eight matches (where J2 teams battled valiantly but were ultimately defeated). There's also a quick preview of this weekend's J2 action (Round 26 of the season) at the end of the pod! Hope everyone enjoys - Jon and James Taylor should be back with a

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JTET - J2 Round 25 / J3 Round 17 Review

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2023/07/12

After another exciting weekend of J2 and J3 matches, the JTET boys (OK, men) are back in town to bring you up to speed with all of the major talking points. To kick things off (sorry), Jon Steele reviews all of the J2 action from a hectic Round 25 slate (Start to 18:30). There's also a preview of the midweek Emperor's Cup ties that have a J2 participant (18:30 to 21:30) - all of those games are being played on Wednesday 12th July. While Jon adopts the recovery position with the lights off and the

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Episode 474 - J1 Matchday 20

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2023/07/11

A matchday that promised so much left us with most of the big questions unanswered following stalemates in the crunch clashes at either end of the table, but still delivered plenty of cracking goals and talking points for us to chew on. We begin at the Toyota Stadium for the battle of the (then) top two, with both teams taking the lead but then pegged back, Yokohama F.Marinos maintaining their four point buffer over hosts Nagoya (to 14:20), but seeing their lead over (now) second-placed Kobe reduced

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JTET - J2 Round 24 Review

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2023/07/08

After a full slate of midweek J2 games, Jon Steele and James Taylor strap in for a 20-minute roundup of all of the key moments from Round 24 of the second-tier season. First of all, Jon guides you through six of the Wednesday night matches (including victory at last for bottom side Omiya, and a setback for promotion-chasing Tokyo Verdy). After that, James covers the rest of the midweek thrills and spills, and also previews the Round 25 games coming up this weekend (all fixtures are on Sunday 9th

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JTET - J2 Round 23 / J3 Round 16 Review

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2023/07/04

No time to waste this week! With a full round of J2 fixtures coming up on Wednesday night (5th July), the JTET team has pulled together to bring you a full review of the weekend's action as quickly as possible. No guest pundit/expert this week due to the quick turnaround, so in Part 1 (Start to 07:15) James Taylor looks back on a pair of J2 games from last midweek, plus half of the weekend slate (including a scare for leaders Machida at home to bottom side Omiya). In Part 2, Jon Steele (07:15 to

01:24:04

Episode 473 - J1 Matchday 19: Adios (& Arigatou) Andres

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2023/07/04

The curtain came down on the Andres Iniesta era at Kobe on Saturday night, and Alan Gibson guests to share his thoughts on Vissel's 1-1 draw with Sapporo (to 17:35) and the overall impact Iniesta had during his time at the Kansai club (to 33:00). Then in Part 2 we review the rest of J1 Matchday 19, and look ahead to what shapes as a bumper round at both ends of the table this coming weekend.

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J-Talk: Extra Time J2 Round 22 & J3 Round 15

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2023/06/30

We’re into the second half of the J2 season, and Jon Steele (part 1, to 10:45) and James Taylor (part 2, to 15:35) have a roundup of all of the matches from matchday 22. Then in part 3, James chats to Garry Irwin about Roasso Kumamoto’s season so far (to 30:50) and then preview the upcoming fixtures (to 33:40). As ever, Mike Innes has all the action from another entertaining round of J3 matches in J-Talk: Short Corner (33:40 to end).

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Episode 472 - J1 Matchday 18

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2023/06/27

The second half of the J1 season kicked off with plenty of goals and some huge results at both ends of the table. We begin with Japan's excellent performance against Peru last Tuesday, before beginning our top flight wrap up with Tosu's sweet, sweet revenge away at Shonan on Saturday night. We then move on to the top three - F.Marinos terrific and Kobe clinical away from home at Hiroshima and Fukuoka respectively, though Nagoya were well below their best in the capital as the f$%&ing new manager

01:07:32

JTET - J2 Round 21 / J3 Round 14 Review

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2023/06/23

Fashionably late (or perhaps just in time) this week, JTET brings you up to date with all of the latest J2 & J3 action as usual. In Part 1 of this episode, James Taylor looks back at the five J2 games played last Saturday (01:40 to 07:00). Then in Part 2, Jon Steele does similar for the four J2 games played on Sunday, as well as a nod to Shimizu & Iwata's Levain Cup games that took place on the same day (07:00 to 15:50). Part 3 of the show (15:50 to 36:00) is a chat between Jon & special guest Lewis

01:43:58

Episode 471 - J1 Team of the (Half) Season

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2023/06/20

Its that time of year again, after a week's worth of polls, Jonny Nicol made a triumphant return to the pod to help us construct the J-Talk J1 Team of the (Half) Season. We begin with a brief review of Japan's cruise over El Salvador (to 10:00), and a check on the Levain Cup quarter finalists (to 18:15), before discussing the managerial change at FC Tokyo (to 30:35) and the revival at Gamba Osaka plus some of the other first half of the season surprises (to 49:30). Then we run through the poll

01:20:50

JTET - J2 Round 20 / J3 Round 13 Review

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2023/06/16

After another hectic J.League week (and a bit later than scheduled), a new JTET episode is turned loose on an unsuspecting and ill-prepared populace! In Parts 1 and 2, James Taylor and Jon Steele take turns to review all of last weekend's J2 action (Round 20 of the season) - you'll hear James from 01:45 to 05:30 with 5 of the Round 20 matches, and Jon from 05:30 to 17:00 with the rest. Then in Part 3, Jon sat down with special guest (and Omiya supporter) Steve Fryer (@ardija01talk on Twitter) for a

01:24:30

Episode 470 - J1 Matchday 17

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2023/06/13

The 2023 J1 season reached its halfway point on the weekend, and it was all change at the top, as defending champions Yokohama F.Marinos returned to the summit for the first time since Matchday 2 after they won an all-timer at home against Kashiwa, and long time leaders Kobe slipped to third after losing in ridiculous fashion at the death to Cerezo Osaka. Those games, plus Nagoya moving back up to second with their win over Fukuoka, lead off the episode (to 34:05). Then we cover 1-0 home wins for

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JTET - Emperor’s Cup Round 2 Review

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2023/06/10

After a hectic midweek of Emperor's Cup action, the JTET team are back for a special mini-pod to review the matches that had J2 and J3 participants involved. In Part 1 (Start to 06:00), Jon Steele looks at a pair of ties that pitted a J2 side against JFL opposition (with contrasting fortunes), and a trio of all-J2 clashes. In Part 2 (06:00 to 09:00), James Taylor has 5 more J2-on-J2 matches in review, including a 5-goal thriller for Kanazawa in their tie against high-flying Machida. James also runs

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