The Jubilo Iwata Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Yuya Kuwasaki arrives at Jubilo Iwata in a $4.7M statement of intent
There comes a point where a club either backs its own ambition or admits it does not have any. Jubilo Iwata have paid $4.7M for Yuya Kuwasaki, which is the loudest way there is of saying which one it chose.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Fee done, terms next for Ryo Hatsuse
Jubilo Iwata and Gamba Osaka have settled on $580.0K. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Takuma Ominami stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Takuma Ominami and Jubilo Iwata agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Jubilo Iwata
Takashi Inui was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The town asked, and Jubilo Iwata paid $4.7M
Yuya Kuwasaki was the name on every phone-in, and the club has gone and signed him for $4.7M. For one week the board can do no wrong, which is a week most boards never get.
Market10 Aug 2026
Takehiro Tanaka steps up from the Jubilo Iwata academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Takehiro Tanaka has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hotaru Inoue steps up from the Jubilo Iwata academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hotaru Inoue has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Shoya Endo joins the Jubilo Iwata first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Shoya Endo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The formation has left Kenta Nemoto behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Jubilo Iwata will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
In brief
- Player ratings Ko Matsubara takes the honours
- The dugout Takuma Ominami knocks on the manager's door
- The dugout The manager’s verdict