Kaoru Mitoma (26, Brighton), a midfielder for Japan's national soccer team, has expressed his mixed feelings about the current wave of media reports about him overseas.

German second division club Holstein Kiel is close to acquiring Japan's Shuto Machino, who plays for Shonan Bellmare. The German "Kieler Nachrichten" reported.

Peru, who failed to qualify for the Qatar World Cup after losing to Australia in the intercontinental playoffs, but finished fifth in the strong South American qualifying round, will be a difficult opponent for Japan, who have a poor record against South American teams, as they drew one game and lost one at home to Uruguay and Colombia in the March series.

Midfielder Ao Tanaka of Bundesliga 2 side Fortuna Düsseldorf has informed the club that he wants to move on. Manager Klaus Allofs has confirmed this. Düsseldorf acquired him on loan from Kawasaki Frontale in the summer of 2021 with a buyout option, which he exercised the following summer.

The other day, I had the opportunity to talk to Ryota Morioka (32, Charleroi), who went overseas in January 2004. He has not been called up to the Japan national team since March 2006.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima midfielder Takumu Kawamura was selected for the A team for the first time in June. The official J-League social networking site recalled the 23-year-old's shining performance for Hiroshima, and fans were excited, saying, "Big and powerful! He looks like Özil.

On April 10, Japan's Junya Ito, midfielder for French first division club S Reims, was selected by local media outlet 90MIN as one of the six best wingers of the season.

On June 8, Casper Junker, a FW of Nagoya Grampus, posted a photo of himself on Twitter. His "good-looking" appearance has been attracting a lot of attention.

On April 6, it was learned that Freiburg, the fifth-ranked club in Germany's top flight, is interested in acquiring Japan midfielder Wataru Endo (30) from Stuttgart, which finished 16th in the German First Division and remained in the first division after a playoff. If the deal goes through, Endo will be teammates with midfielder Ritsu Doan (24), and the two will fight for a top-four finish in the European CL next season. 　

AZ Alkmaar's fourth place was confirmed as a result of their 1-2 loss to PSV Eindhoven in the final league game of the season on May 28. Yukinari Sugawara, who played at right back, appeared in the interview area with an unhappy look on his face.

E Frankfurt midfielder Daichi Kamada, 26, will undergo a medical checkup to move to AC Milan after the German Cup final against Leipzig on June 3, several Italian media reported on June 29.

Takuma Asano, the Japanese international from Bochum, scored one goal and provided one assist in a 3-0 victory over Leverkusen in the Bundesliga final on May 27 (local time).