Yes, it’s true – finally some Japanese strikers are getting the goals after years of the foreigners topping the charts … in the run-up to the World Cup the likes of Okazaki, Maeda, Ishikawa, Sato, Watanabe et al are staking a claim for a national team place. It’s about time!12 goals – Shinji OKAZAKI Shimizu S-Pulse, Ryoichi MAEDA Jubilo Iwata, JUNINHO Kawasaki Frontale11 goals – Naohiro ISHIKAWA F.C.Tokyo, LEANDRO Gamba Osaka10 goals – Hisato SATO Sanfrecce Hiroshima, EDMILSON Urawa Reds, PEDRO JUNIOR Albirex Niigata, DAVI Nagoya Grampus9 goals – Yu HASEGAWA Montedio Yamagata, MARQUINHOS Kashima Antlers, MARCIO RICHARDES Albirex Niigata, Kazuma WATANABE Yokohama F･Marinos, CHO Jae Jin Gamba Osaka