Vissel Kobe news

The Bayern Munich star believes his former international team-mate can be a devastating force in Japan with his new club, Vissel Kobe

The World Cup winner believes it will take more than blank cheques for the CSL to catch up with its more "professional and intense" J-League

The former Germany international will be crystalised in pixels via social media as the frenzy around his move to the J-League reaches fever pitch

From origami to the way of the samurai, watch the World Cup winner prepare for life in Japan

The World Cup-winning forward is to call time on a two-year stint in Turkey with Galatasaray and take on a new challenge in Asia with Vissel Kobe