James Taylor and Jon Steele begin this episode with a very quick look back at the Emperor’s Cup 2nd round games involving J2 teams (to 07:40). Then they move onto league action and discuss Akita v Shimizu (to 15:45) and Yamaguchi v Iwaki (to 26:55), pick their Most Bravo Players (to 34:10), and look ahead to the weekend’s fixtures (to end).

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We reached the halfway mark of the J1 season on the weekend, and Fukuoka correspondent Daniel Hawkins joined Jonny and Ben in Part 1 to chat about Avispa's Matchday 19 draw away at leaders Machida, and his thoughts on his side's progress in the first half of the season (to 20:22).

Then Part 2 begins with a pair of results for Yokohama F.Marinos and Hiroshima after they squared off in their game in hand last Wednesday (to 34:40), before we review the two big games on the slate: Gamba Osaka's gutsy win at home over Kobe in the Kansai Derby; and Urawa fighting back late to earn a draw at home against a Yuma Suzuki-inspired Kashima (to 59:20).

Next we run through the other results (to 1:26:30), before looking ahead to the next two rounds of fixtures, each featuring a pair of clashes involving the top four teams in the league.

Things are still tight at both ends of J3, and Mike Innes is back to guide you through all the twists and turns (and splashes) of an exciting weekend of J3 football in this week’s standalone J-Talk: Short Corner. Mike’s matchday 19 roundup runs to 13:55, then he runs through the table and looks ahead to midweek and weekend action.

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There were big results at both ends of J2 last weekend, so James Taylor and Jon Steele had plenty of talking points to get their teeth into. They start by discussing Ehime’s shock win over Shimizu (to 09:30) and Sendai’s dramatic draw with Nagasaki (to 17:30), then cover important wins for Tochigi over Oita (to 24:20) and Kagoshima over Yamagata (to 34:30). That’s followed by Most Bravo Player (to 39:00) and a preview of the next set of fixtures (to 47:10).

After that it’s J-Talk: Short Corner – Mike Innes rounds up all the J3 teams who played in the Emperor’s Cup round 2 last Wednesday (to 56:55) and then reviews another fascinating round of league fixtures, before finishing with a look at the table and the coming weekend’s games (to end).

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Alan Gibson of JSoccer Magazine joined Jonny and Ben in Part 1 of this new episode, after a great weekend for the four Kansai clubs.

We begin with wins for Gamba Osaka and Kobe, before previewing their 3rd vs 4th clash this upcoming weekend (to 28:45), then discuss victories for Cerezo Osaka and Kyoto (to 51:30).

We kick off Part 2 with the leaders Machida passing another test with their win away at Yokohama F.Marinos (to 1:03:00), discuss comfortable wins for Hiroshima and Fukuoka, and wrap up our Matchday 18 review with the three 1-1 draws (to 1:29:40), before we finish the episode with a look ahead to two key games from the Matchday 19 slate.

Please do check out JSoccer Magazine, it's a terrific publication available in both physical and digital versions, and comes highly recommended by Jonny and Ben. Get in touch with Alan via Twitter/X, the website or through email [email protected].

This week's episode kicks off with a roundup of the cupsets from Wednesday night's second round of the Emperor's Cup (to 11:45), continues with a review of the major talking points from Japan's comfortable victories over Myanmar and Syria (to 24:30), and concludes with a Levain Cup Playoff Round roundup, and a look ahead to the weekend's J1 Matchday 18.

In this week’s JTET, James Taylor and Jon Steele reviewed Niigata v Nagasaki in the Levain Cup playoff round (to 12:55), and a couple of league games: Yamaguchi v JEF (to 22:10) and Kagoshima v Okayama (to 36:05). They picked their Most Bravo Players (to 41:20) and looked ahead to J2 round 20 (to end).

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Mike Innes returns with another packed episode of J-Talk: Short Corner. Mike begins by reviewing Kataller Toyama's exploits against J1 opposition in the Levain Cup (to 03:45), then rounds up the weekend's J3 round 16 games (to 14:55). After that, Mike previews a busy Wednesday for J3 teams in the Emperor's Cup (to 17:05) and ends with a look ahead to J3 round 17 next weekend.

Jon Steele and James Taylor reconvened after a couple of weeks apart for a review of J2 round 18. First, James and Jon discussed the dramatic/farcical end to Mito v Nagasaki and the exciting game that came before it (start to 14:50), an impressive win for Yamauchi over league leaders Shimizu (to 20:40), and a big game at the bottom between Tochigi and Kumamoto (to 29:15). That’s followed by Most Bravo Player (to 34:25), and a preview of a busy week for J2 teams in Levain Cup, league and Emperor’s Cup action (to end).

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Jonny and Ben round up the latest top flight matchday, beginning with games involving the top four (to 46:05), before running through the other games, and looking ahead to what's on the docket during the international break.