Dan Orlowitz
@aishiterutokyo.bsky.social
Sports (& more!) journalist (ditto) in Japan | Lots of soccer but sometimes everything else | available for commissions | nerdy shit at @nerdy.tokyo | all hot takes my own | 日本語OK | Philly & Tokyo>>> | he/him | danorlowitz.carrd.co
Had no idea Wilfried Nancy was in the running for the Celtic job - good for him. Not sure if he's going to make the final cut but based on how his MLS teams have done he 100% deserves to be in the conversation.
🍀 ACSOM is LIVE at 12:30!
🗣️ Nancy, Knutsen, Hayen or McKenna? Who should be Celtic's next manager?
📺 Get involved in the LIVE discussion here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=M8uK...
🗣️ Nancy, Knutsen, Hayen or McKenna? Who should be Celtic's next manager?
📺 Get involved in the LIVE discussion here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=M8uK...
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Had no idea Wilfried Nancy was in the running for the Celtic job - good for him. Not sure if he's going to make the final cut but based on how his MLS teams have done he 100% deserves to be in the conversation.
The touchdown because I underestimated how bad the signal was on the second floor. Go birds, never in doubt.
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The touchdown because I underestimated how bad the signal was on the second floor. Go birds, never in doubt.
My watch says the E-A-G-L-E-S-EAGLES after that turnover was quite loud.
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
My watch says the E-A-G-L-E-S-EAGLES after that turnover was quite loud.
And here is the Nihonbashi Philly tomato pie.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
And here is the Nihonbashi Philly tomato pie.
Good morning from Nihonbashi Philly where the game doesn’t kick off for another hour but most of the table seats are already taken.
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Good morning from Nihonbashi Philly where the game doesn’t kick off for another hour but most of the table seats are already taken.
Ah memories of the Beijing 2022 Closed Loop.
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Ah memories of the Beijing 2022 Closed Loop.
As always I am open to commissions from US soccer outlets on how the #JLeague has spent 3+ years preparing for its transition to fall-spring.
You’ve probably heard that the MLS Board of Governors is meeting this week to discuss, among other things, a move to the “European” schedule. My understanding is that there’s no way that happens in 2026, but there’s a very real possibility that it could happen in 2027.
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
As always I am open to commissions from US soccer outlets on how the #JLeague has spent 3+ years preparing for its transition to fall-spring.
Absolutely none of my recent BlueSky followers pass the vibe check; anyone else seeing an uptick in spam accounts?
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Absolutely none of my recent BlueSky followers pass the vibe check; anyone else seeing an uptick in spam accounts?
In J3 action today, #FCOsaka notched a 3-0 win over AC Nagano Parceiro - in front of just 727 fans at Takebishi Stadium in Kyoto, in a match that kicked off at 3pm on a Monday.
Went over to the hellsite to look for crowd shots and shocked to learn they have an English account!
Went over to the hellsite to look for crowd shots and shocked to learn they have an English account!
FC OSAKA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@FCosaka_en) / X
FC OSAKA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@FCosaka_en) / X
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November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
In J3 action today, #FCOsaka notched a 3-0 win over AC Nagano Parceiro - in front of just 727 fans at Takebishi Stadium in Kyoto, in a match that kicked off at 3pm on a Monday.
Went over to the hellsite to look for crowd shots and shocked to learn they have an English account!
Went over to the hellsite to look for crowd shots and shocked to learn they have an English account!
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The #JLeague is touting a massive achievement tonight: the 2025 season has already set a new record for total annual attendance across the league, with two rounds remaining in the J1 and J2 as well as three remaining in the J3.
Seems very likely that the J1 will break last year's overall count...
Seems very likely that the J1 will break last year's overall count...
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The #JLeague is touting a massive achievement tonight: the 2025 season has already set a new record for total annual attendance across the league, with two rounds remaining in the J1 and J2 as well as three remaining in the J3.
Seems very likely that the J1 will break last year's overall count...
Seems very likely that the J1 will break last year's overall count...
Reposted by Dan Orlowitz
Taito is offering a prize of 100,000 yen for information on the whereabouts of a Crown 602 crane game machine. The model was released 60 years ago, and Taito will give the prize to anyone who can lead them to an existing machine. www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/2025...
６０年前に発表のクレーンゲーム機クラウン６０２、情報提供呼びかけ…タイトー「当社の技術の原点」
【読売新聞】 ゲームセンター運営大手のタイトーは、６０年前に発表したクレーンゲーム機「クラウン６０２」を保管している人や企業がいないか、情報提供を呼びかけている。最も有力な情報提供者に１０万円を贈る。「当社の技術の原点。日本のどこか
www.yomiuri.co.jp
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Taito is offering a prize of 100,000 yen for information on the whereabouts of a Crown 602 crane game machine. The model was released 60 years ago, and Taito will give the prize to anyone who can lead them to an existing machine. www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/2025...
You're sending angry voicemails to your senators, I'm sending angry emails to @nytimes.com because the rebus puzzles they've been sneaking into their crosswords don't work on the iPad app and make the answers impossible to parse, we are not the same.
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
You're sending angry voicemails to your senators, I'm sending angry emails to @nytimes.com because the rebus puzzles they've been sneaking into their crosswords don't work on the iPad app and make the answers impossible to parse, we are not the same.
The #JLeague is touting a massive achievement tonight: the 2025 season has already set a new record for total annual attendance across the league, with two rounds remaining in the J1 and J2 as well as three remaining in the J3.
Seems very likely that the J1 will break last year's overall count...
Seems very likely that the J1 will break last year's overall count...
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The #JLeague is touting a massive achievement tonight: the 2025 season has already set a new record for total annual attendance across the league, with two rounds remaining in the J1 and J2 as well as three remaining in the J3.
Seems very likely that the J1 will break last year's overall count...
Seems very likely that the J1 will break last year's overall count...
Called it.
I guess the question is whether you want him to deal with the jet lag; he wouldn't be getting back to Vancouver till about the 20th.
My instinct is that it's going to be Brandon Nozawa getting the call-up instead but I could be wrong!
My instinct is that it's going to be Brandon Nozawa getting the call-up instead but I could be wrong!
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Called it.
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This pattern is repeating itself since at least a decade and shows in my opinion that the gap between JFL and RLs has become too wide. I just hope that the JFA is utilizing the transition to fall-spring to clean up their structures a little bit. *cough* e.g. JFL 2 with three divisions *cough*
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This pattern is repeating itself since at least a decade and shows in my opinion that the gap between JFL and RLs has become too wide. I just hope that the JFA is utilizing the transition to fall-spring to clean up their structures a little bit. *cough* e.g. JFL 2 with three divisions *cough*
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Sustainable growth begins at the roots, so it would be about time to improve the way how teams enter the JFL. The current modus operandi via #ChiikiCL and #ShakIjin is archaic and not beneficial for promoted teams, who usually struggle at least half a season before perhaps gaining any traction.
The point was to expand the professional pyramid; if it temporarily made the JFL a company/semi-pro heavy league that was incidental.
The JFL has always been an amateur league, and Honda is steadfastly an amateur club.
The challenge now is making sure the pro pyramid can grow sustainably…
The JFL has always been an amateur league, and Honda is steadfastly an amateur club.
The challenge now is making sure the pro pyramid can grow sustainably…
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Jocks have culturally appropriated the yaoi paddle from nerds.
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Jocks have culturally appropriated the yaoi paddle from nerds.
Full time at Kokuritsu with FC Tokyo winning 1-0.
These two teams will be back here in exactly one week for the Emperor's Cup semifinal, and the winner will play here a third time in the Nov. 22 final.
These two teams will be back here in exactly one week for the Emperor's Cup semifinal, and the winner will play here a third time in the Nov. 22 final.
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Full time at Kokuritsu with FC Tokyo winning 1-0.
These two teams will be back here in exactly one week for the Emperor's Cup semifinal, and the winner will play here a third time in the Nov. 22 final.
These two teams will be back here in exactly one week for the Emperor's Cup semifinal, and the winner will play here a third time in the Nov. 22 final.
RB Omiya Ardija score in the 77th against Mito Hollyhock! JEF and Fujieda still tied at 1-1 in stoppage time. J1 promotion race about to tighten up significantly if these scores all hold up.
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
RB Omiya Ardija score in the 77th against Mito Hollyhock! JEF and Fujieda still tied at 1-1 in stoppage time. J1 promotion race about to tighten up significantly if these scores all hold up.
Leon Nozawa just sent what would have probably been a Goal of the Month candidate into the post and we're still at 0-0.
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Leon Nozawa just sent what would have probably been a Goal of the Month candidate into the post and we're still at 0-0.
The Mito Hollyhock-Omiya Ardija game has been suspended for the last 13 minutes because a fan potentially needed urgent medical care. Players returning to the pitch now and match will restart in a couple minutes. #jleague
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The Mito Hollyhock-Omiya Ardija game has been suspended for the last 13 minutes because a fan potentially needed urgent medical care. Players returning to the pitch now and match will restart in a couple minutes. #jleague
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
#Zelvia fans basically ignoring the random J-Pop group doing a mini-live. Usually it’s the away supporters who are disrespecting the performers!
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
#Zelvia fans basically ignoring the random J-Pop group doing a mini-live. Usually it’s the away supporters who are disrespecting the performers!
