First-stage winners Urawa Reds were held to a goalless draw at unfashionable Montedio Yamagata on Wednesday but still extended their unbeaten J-League run this season to 19 games.... more »
First-stage champions Urawa Reds were forced to work for a 2-1 win against promoted Matsumoto Yamaga on Saturday to preserve their unbeaten record in this season's J-League.... more »
Japan's Shimizu S-Pulse have signed marauding North Korea striker Jong Tae-Se in a bid to arrest their nose-diving form, the J-League club said on Thursday.... more »
Table-topping Urawa Reds preserved their unbeaten record in the J-League by thrashing Albirex Niigata 5-2 in the last round of first-stage matches on Saturday.... more »
Uruguay's most-capped player Diego Forlan is unlikely to be offered a new contract by Japanese club Cerezo Osaka, local media reported on Monday.... more »
Urawa Reds will have to wait until after Japan's international break to secure the J-League first-stage title despite a 1-0 win over Shimizu S-Pulse on Sunday.... more »
Urawa Reds demonstrated a steely resolve behind their J-League title challenge by coming from behind to beat Kashima Antlers 2-1 on Saturday and preserve their unbeaten record.... more »
J-League side FC Tokyo are set to complete the signing of 13-year-old Japanese wonderkid Takefusa Kubo from Barcelona, local media reported on Thursday.... more »
In-form Japan striker Yoshinori Muto is expected to join Germany's Mainz 05 after rejecting an offer from English Premier League champions Chelsea, newspapers said Tuesday.... more »
Borussia Dortmund have poured cold water on speculation World Cup-winner Mario Goetze is poised to return to the club from Bayern Munich, but they expect Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan to leave next month.... more »
Urawa Reds drew first blood in the pyschological battle against last year's treble winners Gamba Osaka on Saturday, beating them 1-0 to tighten their grip at the top of the J-League.... more »
Urawa Reds overcame a turgid start to beat Ventforet Kofu 2-0 on Wednesday, keeping them top of the J-League with last season's treble winners Gamba Osaka in hot pursuit.... more »
Urawa Reds preserved their unbeaten record with a 2-1 home win over Yokohama F-Marinos to go a point clear at the top of the J-League on Saturday.... more »
Japanese champions Gamba Osaka recorded their first win of the fledgling J-League season with a comfortable 2-0 win at Ventforet Kofu on Sunday.... more »
New Japan boss Vahid Halilhodzic got a crash course on the scale of his rebuilding job on Saturday as he watched J-League rivals FC Tokyo and Yokohama F-Marinos play out a turgid 0-0 draw.... more »
Japanese champions Gamba Osaka blew a two-goal lead Saturday as they began the defence of their J-League title with a 2-2 home draw with FC Tokyo.... more »
Japan must kick its obsession with style over substance to avoid being left behind by other countries, J-League boss Mitsuru Murai told AFP before the weekend start of the domestic season.... more »
A November start to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar would cause severe disruption to Japan's domestic football schedule, the head of the J-League told AFP on Monday.... more »
