In a slight change of pace, James Taylor and Jon Steele decided to step back and take stock of the J2 season so far, focusing on 5 teams in particular: Shimizu S-Pulse (start to 07:35), Vegalta Sendai (to 14:45), Iwaki FC (to 23:45), Montedio Yamagata (to 33:15), and Tochigi SC (to 41:10). That’s followed by a preview of the matchday 16 fixtures and Levain Cup matches involving J2 teams (to 53:10). After that, J-Talk: Short Corner host Mike Innes has all the details of J3 teams’ efforts to qualify for the Emperor’s Cup via prefectural qualifying tournaments (to end).

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