Striking Needs

Besides Ayase Ueda, Japan lacks a classic striker, a towering option. But this time around, three profiles are lurking to be a possible solution.

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Smarter

A bitter exit because of penalties hurts, but this doesn’t have to stop Japanese football from thinking ahead.

From Yasuhito Endo’s true successor to anonymous Spanish second division gigs: the story of Gaku Shibasaki.

EAFF E-1 comes at the right time for Moriyasu to evaluate the last adds to the squad for Qatar 2022.

After a suffering campaign, Japan qualified for the 2022 World Cup. The keeper situation, though, is all but solved.

After 2020 and 2021, J. League is at its third step of a tough four years-schedule. Will it have an impact on the players?

A product Gamba’s youth sector and probably the MVP of these Olympic Games, Kosei Tani is ready to take the next step.

Group A in the football tournament of Tokyo 2020 sees Japan challenging France, Mexico and South Africa.

The band is back together to comment the perspectives of the young Samurai Blue in the Olympic Games.

This is a tale of a missed chance and where those 19 main protagonists are right now. Part 2 concerns midfielders, forwards and the coach himself.