Lost Treasures – Yōichirō Kakitani

The first year without any J1 goal reminded us of what Yōichirō Kakitani could have been (and he hasn’t been).

2022 Regista Awards: J3 League

Another newly promoted team rocking the league and a surprising promotion: these have been the awards for 2022 in the third division.

Matsumoto Yamaga can say… they’ve failed. But at least “MVP” Ayumu Yokoyama could be a sign of things changing.

Despite missing out on promotion, Kagoshima are doing things properly. Koki Arita winning “Best Signing” is a sign of that.

A title race to the wire, a sensational rookie, and a foreign manager crowned as the best one: these have been the awards for 2022 in the top tier.

Just like Kaoru Mitoma in 2020, Makoto Mitsuta’s season felt unreal. Maybe even an inch more than Frontale’s prodigy.

From Kitakyushu to Doha. From J3 to the possible World Cup call. Shuto Machino is more than just a MIP.

A surprising promotion, a fancy play-off schedule, and three amazing goals: these have been the awards for 2022 in the second division.

Ryotaro Ito had to wait a lot to properly blossom. Now he’s eager to recover all the time he lost.

From a young renegade with Iwata to a possible prodigy in Mito, Koki Ogawa finally found his dimension in Yokohama.