Crossroads

At many turns of his life, Ryuho Kikuchi risked of losing his J. League dream, but he fought through to come this far.

Life at 30

After years of personal success, but lesser fortune with his squads, Ataru Esaka is finally a key-player in a solid project.

From a university prospect to the best Japanese striker in J. League: it’s been a long road for Ayase Ueda, but it’s far from over.

Reo Hatate is just 23 years old, but already mature like a veteran, ductile like Dirk Kuyt and talented like few others.

We feel like Oprah: “You get a new head coach, you get a new head coach, everyone gets a new head coach!”

In 2020, Kawasaki Frontale wrote history. In this first episode of JFH, we revisit other teams who had done the same.

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

Just when we thought his career was mostly over, Leandro Damião found the way to reach the peak of his potential.

His dribbling moves have become his trademark, but Tatsuhiro Sakamoto isn’t done rocking J. League defenses.

The game between Shonan Bellmare and Kashiwa Reysol showed us why we love J. League and what’s improvable.