Fashionably late this week, James and Jon have you covered with another review of the latest events in the second tier of the J.League. Pesky scheduling conflicts in the real world meant that the boys couldn't record together this time, so in Part 1 of this episode (Start to 10:30), James covers all of the weekend's J2 action (Round 11) in solo mode (including an important win for Nagasaki, and a five-goal thriller at Nihondaira). There's also a quick-but-vital preview of this weekends's upcoming Round 12 fixtures. In Part 2, Jon takes 'control' for a solo look over the recent Round 2 fixtures in the Levain Cup from a J2 angle (10:30 to Finish), touching on sort-of giant-killings from Nagasaki and Akita, plus a thrilling finale in the all-J2 clash between Okayama and Yokohama FC. Thanks for being patient with us this week - enjoy the round-ups, and your weekend J.League fix!

Our new episode features a full breakdown of all nine J1 Matchday 9 games played over the weekend, beginning with Machida returning to the top of the table after a controversy-tinged Tokyo Derby victory over FC Tokyo, and Cerezo Osaka slipping off the summit after their first loss of the season, away at Nagoya.

We then move on to a trio of 1-0 away wins for Gamba Osaka, Kobe and Niigata, before Tosu's big day out at home against Kashima, as Sagan hauled themselves off the foot of the table. The three Matchday 9 draws round out our review, before we look ahead to the upcoming midweek and weekend action.

In this standalone episode of JTSC, Mike Innes guides you through all the latest action involving J3 teams in the Levain Cup, prefectural qualifiers for the Emperor’s Cup, and rescheduled J3 league matches. First, Mike runs through the Levain Cup 2nd round matches from Wednesday 17th(start to 04:30). Then, there’s a recap of the games that took place on Saturday 20th (to 08:00) and Sunday 21st (to 12:10). To close out the episode, Mike reviews the J3 standings, before looking ahead to the remaining Levain Cup fixtures on Wednesday 24th and the weekend’s league games (to end).