Nice to see some “Japanese” in the top scorers this year! You see, technically 194cmHavenaarMike and Tadanari Lee ARE Japanese. And then, the likes of Akamine, Tamada, Tashiro and Tanaka are showing nicely. And, let’s not forget, Kennedy has SIX PKs in that total. NOT trying to diss Kennedy but note that finally some Japanese strikers are getting in on the act – excellent!16 goals – 194cm Mike HAVENAAR Ventforet Kofu (1 PK), Josh KENNEDY Nagoya Grampus (6 PKs)14 goals – Tadanari LEE Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 PKs)13 goals – Keiji TAMADA Nagoya Grampus12 goals – LEE Keun Ho Gamba Osaka, Shingo AKAMINE Vegalta Sendai, Yuzo TASHIRO Kashima Antlers, Junya TANAKA Kashiwa Reysol, BRUNO LOPES Albirex Niigata (2 PKs)11 goals – LEANDRO DOMINGUES Kashiwa Reysol, Yu KOBAYASHI Kawasaki Frontale, Ryoichi MAEDA Jubilo Iwata (1 PK – 2 missed!)