Shin Yamada’s Celtic loan exit confirmed as striker moves to Germany
Celtic striker Shin Yamada has left the club on loan. Labelled a ‘club signing’ by Brendan Rodgers in the summer, Yamada joined from Kawasaki Frontale,…
Japanese football
New Celtic project to plant roots in Japan gets underway
The appointment of Ange Postecoglou changed the whole dynamic of Celtic Football Club. I would imagine that Peter Lawwell and the board, at the time,…
Yokohama F Marinos react to Celtic star’s debut; highlight goal celebration
Yokohama F Marinos, the former club of both Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou and new striker Daizen Maeda, have reacted to the forward’s first goal for…
Kyogo delights Celtic supporters yet again with Europa League gesture
Celtic star Kyogo couldn’t hit the back of the net last night, but he continues to be a hit with supporters. Exciting on the pitch,…
Celtic social media move sees club move within reach of La Liga and Ligue 1 giants
Celtic and their Japanese social media efforts are paying dividends. Already, the club’s Japanese language Twitter account launched last month has gained close to 20k…
Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi: quick, fit and clever, says Japanese football expert Alan Gibson
We know that new Celtic forward Kyogo Furuhashi can score goals, but Japanese football expert Alan Gibson knows there’s more to his game than that.…
Japanese football expert Dan Orlowitz answers our questions on exciting new Celtic signing
What a morning it’s been; barely had Scotland woken up, and Celtic announced the signing of Japanese international Kyogo Furuhashi. The J-League’s current top scorer,…
Report: How much Celtic have paid for Kyogo Furuhashi
Celtic have agreed a deal approaching £5m with J-League club Vissel Kobe for star man Kyogo Furuhashi, according to Japan’s Daily Sports. The outlet state…
Why Celtic fans ought not to take too much away from bizarre day in Japan
“What, are you going to defend potential Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou immediately after a humbling defeat to a fourth-tier outfit?” Well, kind of. Yes. Fine,…
“Supporters have accepted”; Yokohama F Marinos fans resigned to losing Postecoglou to Celtic
During the Yokohama F Marinos v Honda game, it was clear that fans had come to accept Postecoglou would be leaving. There were plenty of…
