Shinzo Koroki scored twice as Urawa Reds continued their nascent revival under new manager Takafumi Hori with a 2-1 win over FC Tokyo on Saturday.
Urawa fired previous boss Mihailo Petrovic in late July following a string of poor results that saw the team sink into midtable, but headed into the game at Saitama Stadium on the back of two wins and a draw in all competitions under Hori.
Koroki opened the scoring in the 17th minute before Kento Hashimoto equalized for Tokyo five minutes later, but Koroki had the last word with his second goal of the game in the 30th minute, taking his league-leading tally to 15 for the season.