The J-Talk Podcast

This episode was recorded right after the full time whistle of the greatest result in the history of the Japan Men's National Team, Japan 2-1 Germany. Enjoy! Asanooooooooo!!!

After a grueling 9-month campaign, the J3 season reached its climax last weekend with Round 34.

To run through all of the major events on the pitch, including an incredible promotion to the second tier for Fujieda MYFC, Mike 'the Magic' Innes is back and banging with a special 'J-Talk: Short Corner' episode.

We hope everyone enjoys the show, & thank you again for all the support in 2022.

Keep an eye out for J2 & J3 season review episodes - coming up over the next few weeks!

The J2 season ended in dramatic fashion, and James Taylor was joined by Garry Irwin to discuss Roasso Kumamoto’s playoff final against Kyoto Sanga in part 1 of this week’s episode. Then, in part 2 James welcomed Jon Steele for a chat about the J.League Awards, including the team of the season, MVP, best manager, best rookie and goal of the season. In part 3, Mike Innes takes you through a pretty decisive penultimate round of the J3 season in J-Talk: Short Corner.

 

00:00-21:23 Kyoto v Kumamoto with James and Garry

21:24-54:53 J.League Awards with James and Jon

54:55-end J-Talk: Short Corner with Mike

 

We’re interested to hear listeners’ best XIs, MVPs, best managers, rookies and goals of the season, so feel free to share them with us on Twitter.

 

Thanks to all the fantastic guests who’ve given up their time to appear on the pod this season; we really appreciate it. And thanks to everyone who supports us on Patreon, and of course to everyone who listens. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Kyoto got the result they needed in Sunday's playoff final, and Sanga correspondent Nick Bolton guests in Part 1 to relive the drama of the draw with Kumamoto, and to reflect on an eventful first season back in the top flight (to 16:35).

Then Jonny Nicol hops for an epic Part 2, in which we go over the past week's poll results, and piece together the J-Talk J1 Team of the Season (to 1:26:40), before we finish the episode with a fitness update on some key Samurai Blue personnel, and look ahead to the World Cup opener vs Germany. 

The JTET are back at it again, bringing you up to date on all of the latest J2 and J3 news!

For the J2 segment of the pod, Jon Steele was joined again by Garry Irwin (@GarryIrwin on Twitter) to look back on another tense and exciting J2 Play-Off match, with Garry's beloved Kumamoto just about making it through to the Final after their 2-2 draw with Yamagata.

Garry also helped Jon to preview the Final, where Kumamoto will take on J1's 16th-placed side Kyoto Sanga (that game is coming up on Sunday 13th November).

After that, Mike 'The Magic' Innes is on deck for 'J-Talk: Short Corner', rounding up another eyebrow-raising weekend of J3 results (including Iwaki sealing promotion to J2 as champions, and mixed results for most of the other teams at the top).

Hope everyone enjoys the show!

It was truly an amazing final day of the J1 season, and when the dust settled, Yokohama F.Marinos were crowned top flight champions, and Stuart Woodward guests in Part 1 to revel in the triumph, sealed with a 3-1 away win over Kobe (to 36:25).

Then in Part 2 your regular co-hosts chat about Kawasaki, who finished two points behind the champions, before moving on to talk about Shimizu's relegation after the barnburner up at the Sapporo Dome, and look ahead to Sunday's playoff final, where incumbents Kyoto will battle upstarts Kumamoto for a spot in the top flight in 2023.

We round up all of the other games, and then move on to the Japan squad for the World Cup (with news breaking on Tuesday afternoon that Shuto Machino has been called up to replace Yuta Nakayama), and hand out our final four club Player of the Season awards.

After a thrilling opening to the J2 Play-Offs, and another big weekend at the top of J3, the well-oiled (alright, oiled) JTET machine swings back into action.

In the first part of the show, Jon Steele (@JTalkETJon on Twitter) was joined by Jonny Nicol (@BlogGamba on Twitter) to look back over both of the J2 Play-Off games from last Sunday, and to preview the Round 2 match coming up this weekend.

After that, Mike 'the Magic' Innes (@GoGoOmiyaArdija on Twitter) is on hand to cover all of the latest J3 news in 'J-Talk: Short Corner', including a shock defeat for imperious leaders Iwaki.

Hope everyone enjoys the episode!

Sean Carroll made a very welcome return to the podcast this week, guesting to chat about Urawa's decision to axe manager Ricardo Rodriguez after two seasons in charge (to 12:10), before we move on to chat about the J1 title race going to the final matchday after both Yokohama F.Marinos and Kawasaki won their home finales on Saturday (to 34:00).

Then we get down and dirty in the #RelegationDogfight, where there was joy for Gamba Osaka, Shonan and Fukuoka after huge home wins, but more agony for Shimizu supporters, who now face a must-win final day trip to Sapporo (to 1:14:50).

After we bid Sean adieu, Sam and Ben wrap up the final two games from Matchday 33, and hand out four more Player of the Season awards.

The JTET crew return to cover the final day of the regular J2 season, as well as all of the latest J3 news as the 3rd-tier season nears an intriguing climax.

In Part 1, Jon Steele (@JTalkETJon on Twitter) rounds up all of the big talking points from the final day of the J2 season, as Yamagata pip Tokushima and Sendai to grab a Play-Off place, and Oita slipped up at Ryukyu to hand Kumamoto 4th place (and a home tie in Round 1 of the post-season tournament).

After that, Jon was joined by official JTET Kumamoto reporter Garry Irwin (@GarryIrwin on Twitter) to review Kumamoto's home game against Yokohama FC in depth, and to look ahead to both of this weekend's Play-Off matches.

To round things off, Mike 'The Orlando Magic' Innes (@GoGoOmiyaArdija on Twitter) brings you up to date with J3 in 'J-Talk: Short Corner'.

Thank you for all of the support for JTET so far in 2022 - enjoy the show! 

More late drama in Japanese cup finals, as Dan Orlowitz guests to chat about Hiroshima finally breaking their cup decider duck. Having previously lost six Emperor's Cup and two Levain Cup finals, Sanfrecce stunned 10-man Cerezo Osaka in Saturday's Levain Cup decider with two goals in second half stoppage time from Pieros Sotiriou giving them a 2-1 win. Dan also talks about Iwata's transfer ban, and gives his thoughts on FC Tokyo's Player of the Season (to 40:00).

Then in Part 2 we discuss more late drama, this time in Saturday evening's Shizuoka derby (to 51:45), preview this Saturday's Matchday 33 (to 1:06:10), and hand out more Player of the Season silverware.

Rest in Peace, Masato Kudo. Our thoughts go out to all of Kudo's former colleagues and his family and friends at this very difficult time.