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March Madness
After three weeks of action the J.League looks topsy-turvy, as all thepreseason favourites have stumbled out of the starting gate, while rank outsiders are performing above expectations.
Not So Good Friday
The J.League's introduction of Friday night matches was met with some skepticism, and early returns suggest that the worries are justified.
The Boys are Back in Town
The J.League is back in action, kicking off on Friday evening in Tosu. JSoccer.com will keep you posted on all the action this season, so check in regularly for reports on all the action . . . from the inside!
Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends

J2 Promotion Play-Offs
Preview of the promotion Semi-final matches, to be held on November 26th
Keisuke Honda Goes South
Japan international Keisuke Honda has signed for Liga MX club Pachuca after his AC Milan exit, becoming the second Japanese to play in Mexican football’s top tier.
With various clubs around the footballing world touted as interested, it was, unquestionably, a surprising move.
Michele Tossani gives us his view...
F.League: The Second Decade
2017-18 Season Preview
by Our Man on the Court – Steve Harris
Read more: F.League 2017 Preview - from JSoccer Magazine issue 24

J2 Defies Expectations
The J.League is notoriously unpredictable, but if J1 pecking order invariably defies expectations, predicting the outcome in the J2 can be an even more mind-bending. This season is no different, with top-tapped teams Nagoya Grampus, Matsumoto Yamaga and JEF United struggling, while the likes of Mito Hollyhock and Fagiano Okayama are bucking for a playoff spot. Alan Gibson runs down the situation at midseason
Kashima Antlers History - The Buck Stops Here
Ken Matsushima wrote a potted history of Japan's most successful club for JSoccer Magazine issue 23. Here it is reproduced for JSoccer.com. We hope you like it as much as the readers of the magazine did!!
JSoccer Magazine has exclusive coverage of the Nadeshiko League season opener between INAC Kobe Leonessa and Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara -- Nojima's first match in Japan's top-flight women's professional league.