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Japanese football podcasts on J1 and the National Team, J2 and J3. Our home is jtalkpod.podbean.com, our Patreon (no tiers) is patreon.com/jtalkpod

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J-Talk: Extra Time โ€“ J2 & J3 Matchday 38 | The J-Talk Podcast The regular season ended in dramatic fashion in both J2 and J3, so James Taylor and Jon Steele tried to get their heads around just what exactly happened. They start by going through the first half of...

NEW POD RELEASE (GENERAL)

This weekโ€™s all-action JTET is now live on the free @jtalkpod.bsky.social PodBean feed!

In a 63-minute episode, the boys look back at a thrilling final day in both the J2 & J3 Leagues.

Plus MBP discussion & vital Play-Off previews! jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/j-talk-ext...

05.12.2025 10:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Episode 597 - The J1 Title Goes To The Final Day (Again!) | The J-Talk Podcast This week's bumper episode features a star turn from Ryo Nakagawara, who joins Jonny and Ben to review the crunch games involving the top two in J1 Matchday 37 (to 28:45), and preview the final day ma...

Check out our review of the two big games from J1 Matchday 37 with @rbyryo.bsky.social, before we preview tomorrow's final day and the huge clashes between Kashima & F.Marinos and Kashiwa & Machida. Will Antlers hang on?
jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-59...

05.12.2025 06:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This would be a great topic for a 'Fixing the J.League' off-season pod I've been spitballing...

05.12.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's my evening commute listen sorted ๐Ÿ‘Œ

05.12.2025 01:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I joined Ben & Jonny on the J-Talk Podcast ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตโšฝ๏ธto discuss Tokyo Verdy vs. Kashima Antlers & Kashiwa Reysol vs. Albirex Niigata!

We also preview the #JLeague title race going down to the last matchday! ๐Ÿ˜ณ
jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-59...

02.12.2025 12:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 597 - The J1 Title Goes To The Final Day (Again!) | The J-Talk Podcast Get more from The J-Talk Podcast on Patreon

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7.30pm), @rbyryo.bsky.social joins Jonny & Ben to review the two big games from Sunday and preview Saturday's title decider(s), before we stick our necks out and predict this season's champion.
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02.12.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yosh yosh yosh yosh yosh!

30.11.2025 04:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just under an hour til Jonny and Ben go LIVE on Patreon to bring you all the highs and lows of J1 Matchday 37. Will the title be decided today, or will it go to the final day for the ____th time in 19 seasons? (Full season format, not two stages)

A) 7
B) 9
C) 11
D) 13

30.11.2025 04:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congatulations to Mito for winning the league and coming up to J1 for the first time. I will try to make that away day next year.
Also congrats to Nagasaki - I definitely would like to go there, too, but with current away allocation, that might be very difficult...

29.11.2025 09:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

AFTER 26 YEARS IN J2, MITO HAVE WON A FIRST PROMOTION TO THE TOP FLIGHT!๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€

29.11.2025 06:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a terrific episode, and you've still got time to listen before the final round of J2 kicks off at 2pm (& J3 at 3pm - why not better spaced out๐Ÿ™„)!

29.11.2025 03:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ขLIVESTREAM ALERT!โšฝ
Jonny and Ben are livestreaming J1 Matchday 37 on Patreon tomorrow from 2pm. We'll be focusing on Kashima and Kashiwa of course, but will keep you posted on all the games, and hope to be joined by some of our regular contributors!
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29.11.2025 01:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Episode 596 - Machida are Emperor's Cup Champions | The J-Talk Podcast After Machida won their first major title in Saturday's Emperor's Cup final over Kobe, Dan Orlowitz joined Jonny and Ben to chat about their deserved success, and the progress the club has made in rec...

This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: @aishiterutokyo.bsky.social chats Machida winning the Emperor's Cup, then the Chaos Energy J.League Cup.
Plus, more team MVPs and a look ahead to Sunday's J1 Matchday 37.
jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-59...

26.11.2025 04:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“ข Paging @stuartcw.bsky.social

25.11.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 596 - Machida are Emperor's Cup Champions | The J-Talk Podcast Get more from The J-Talk Podcast on Patreon

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7pm), @aishiterutokyo.bsky.social chats about Machida's triumph in the Emperor's Cup final, and then the Chaos Energy J.League Cup, before Jonny & Ben hand out some more team MVPs & look ahead to J1 Matchday 37.
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25.11.2025 06:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Episode 595 - Samurai Blue & Emperor's Cup | The J-Talk Podcast After Jonny revels in Scotland's qualification for the World Cup, we round up another productive international break for the Samurai Blue following wins over Bolivia on Tuesday, and Ghana last Friday....

This week's episode is available now via Podbean, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: we review Japan's int. break, hand out some team MVP awards, & chat Emperor's Cup semis then preview the final.
jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/episode-59...

20.11.2025 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 595 - Samurai Blue & Emperor's Cup | The J-Talk Podcast Get more from The J-Talk Podcast on Patreon

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 5pm), we round up Japan's two wins and standout performers during the international break and hand out six more J1 Player of the Season awards, then chat about the Emperor's Cup semi finals and preview the final.
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20.11.2025 03:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hayakawa 7; Watanabe 7, Taniguchi 7, Suzuki 7; Doan 8, Sano 8 (MoM), Tanaka 6, Nakamura 7; Kubo 5, Minamino 7, Ueda 6.

14.11.2025 12:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

FT Japan 2-0 Ghana. A cruisy Friday night for the Samurai Blue at Toyota Stadium, fine finishes from Minamino and Doan enough to sink a below par Ghana.

14.11.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Sota Kitano and Keisuke Goto come on for their Japan debuts. Takefusa Kubo one of the players taken off, he was, once again, average at best. Gets the assist for Doan's goal, but simply because he ran himself into a dead end and passed the ball off.

14.11.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Japan on the showboat with flicks in midfield from Minamino and Ueda to release Nakamura, but his curler lacks sufficient curl and he fires across the face of goal.

14.11.2025 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ritsu Doan smashes in low at the keepers near post, and Japan go 2-0 ahead!

14.11.2025 11:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh no, I think Ao Tanaka has accidentally snapped the Ghana player's ankle.

14.11.2025 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

28' Lovely from Japan, and Keito Nakamura crosses for Ritsu Doan, who's first-time shot is blocked.

14.11.2025 10:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shimamura is really pushing the boat out.

14.11.2025 10:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Brilliant from Kaishu Sano, and Takumi Minamino tucks home a tidy finish! Japan 1-0 Ghana

14.11.2025 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Japan and Parma starting goalkeeper Zion Suzuki has successfully undergone surgery at Keio University's Institute for Integrated Sports Medicine after fracturing a finger and wrist bone last week. He'll go through the first phase of his rehab in Japan before returning to Italy.

14.11.2025 01:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 594 - And then there were two... | The J-Talk Podcast Get more from The J-Talk Podcast on Patreon

NEW PODCAST: First for J-Talk patrons (free feed at 7pm), Kyoto correspondent Jamie Meikle guests after Sanga's title hopes ended on Sunday, before we review wins for Kashima and Kashiwa that left them as the only two teams in title contention.
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11.11.2025 06:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
J-Talk: Extra Time โ€“ J2 Matchday 35 | The J-Talk Podcast James Taylor and Jon Steele are back with a review of the latest round of J2 fixtures. In the first part of the episode, James rounds up 8 games (to 07:45). Then, in the second part, James is joined b...

NEW POD RELEASE (GENERAL)

ICYMI, this weekโ€™s no-nonsense JTET episode is now live on the free @jtalkpod.bsky.social PodBean feed!

- Deep dive into Iwata 1-0 Nagasaki & Kumamoto 0-1 Yamaguchi

- MBP discussion & weekend preview

jtalkpod.podbean.com/e/j-talk-ext... #JLeague

08.11.2025 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

NEW POD RELEASE (PATREON)

An all-new JTET episode is now online for @jtalkpod.bsky.social Patrons!

This week, James & Jon look at a game each from the top & bottom of the table: Iwata v Nagasaki, followed by Kumamoto v Yamaguchi!

Plus all of the usual sections (MBP, weekend preview)!

#JLeague

08.11.2025 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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