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Inside Sport Japan’s World Top 20
Inside Sport Japan, ISJ, has been covering American football in Japan for several years and as a partner with American Football International, has en eye...
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Japan: Revamped XLeague kicks off new season – will Fujitsu win title #5?
The Fujitsu Frontiers head into the upcoming X-League season with a legitimate shot at winning a record-tying fourth straight championship, but also a major question...
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Japan: XLeague adopts new format
The top American football league in Japan, the XLeague, has revamped its playing format completely and now introduces a three-tier system. The top tier, X1...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan XLeague Quarterfinals – Nov. 10, 11a (3a CEST, 9p Nov. 9 EST)
Japan’s XLeague has reached the quarterfinal stage with a couple of old rivalries and surprises as well. The Obic Seagulls, winners of eight X Bowl...
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Japan: XLeague playoffs loom: How did they get there?
The last XLeague playoffs under the current system are about to begin and straight away they have significance not only for this year but also...
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Final four games in 2018 season fateful in Japan’s X League
The final Sunday of the regular season in Japan’s X League features four games two of which are key for playoff positioning. The X League playoff picture will be...
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Japan: Top 12 Power Rankings – Unbeaten Fujitsu Frontiers still #1
Japan’s X League heads into its 7th week of action with the defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers still unbeaten and still in top spot in the Inside Sport: Japan Top...
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Japan: XLeague – Anas “Nas” Hasic – Croatian American WR turning heads in Japan
Fiery Wideout Anas Hasic Helping Elecom Kobe Finies Rack Up Yards, Scores & Victims Anas Hasic is making a name for himself in the X-league. Nas, as...
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Japan: X League – Top 10 Power Rankings – Fujitsu still #1
The Japanese X League heads into its 5th week of action with the defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers, who remain unbeaten, are firmly in first place in...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan – Nojima Sagamihara Rise v. Fujitsu Frontiers, Sept. 23, 1:30 pm (6:30 am CET, 12:30 am ET)
The Japanese X League winds up the third week of play of the 2018 season with three key games on Sunday, September 23. In the...
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Japan: X League Power Rankings as 2018 season set to kick off
Japan’s X League kicks off the 2018 season this weekend with some shuffling in the top ranks of the teams. It’s been an offseason of...
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Japan: Panasonic Impulse, Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers reach Green Bowl final
Panasonic Impulse laid down a marker for the X-league’s West Division with their 63-0 dismantling of As One Black Eagles at Oji Stadium, Kobe on...
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Japan XLeague: Fujitsu Roll Into Seventh Straight Semi Final
The lights came on at Yokohama Stadium, just as they were going out on Finies hopes for the 2017 season. Fujitsu Frontiers eased past Elecom...
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Japan: XLeague – Quarterfinals Offer Big Blue, Rise Chance For Revenge
The remaining eight teams do battle in Japan this weekend with rain forecast once again. Top seeded Panasonic Impulse should have no trouble getting past an...
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JAPAN: X League playoffs kick off
The first round of Japan’s X League playoffs kick off Sunday, November 5 with two games on tap. The Asahi Beer Silver Star will take...
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IBM Big Blue keeps dropping in Japan XLeague Power Rankings after Week 5
Week Five for the Japan XLeague Power Rankings. You know the drill. Read about your team. Snort derisively. Go on social media and complain. Couple of...
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Playoff berths up for grabs in Japan XLeague’s crucial 5th round
The penultimate round of the Japan XLeague’s regular season see some big teams face off as well as games that will decide the ultimate playoff fate...
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Huge Shakeup in Japan’s X League Power Rankings for Week 4
XLeague weeks three and four overlapped so we decided to wait and see how it all shook out before updating the power rankings…….and yeah….it’s a...
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Showdown in Tokyo one of five key matchups in Japan XLeague’s 4th round
The fourth round of Japan’s XLeague closes out this weekend with five games including a pair of key matchups. The Lixil Deers (#8) and Nojima Sagamihara Rise...
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Intensity rises as 2nd round of Japan’s X league wraps up
Round two of Japan’s 2017 X League saw Obic Seagulls rebound from their opening day loss with a strong 14-0 win over Nojima Sagamihara Rise....
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Japan’s X League Power Rankings for Week 3
Week two is behind us. So are the West Division games for week three – we’re not gonna pretend those didn’t happen – which means...
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Japan’s XLeague kicks off 2017 Season with wild, historic thriller
Week one of Japan’s 2017 XLeague season finished with a wild and exciting game at Tokyo Dome that saw IBM Big Blue defeat the Obic...
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Japan’s Green Bowl sees American QB return in dominant win.
The Green Bowl and Green Bowl Challenge preseason tournaments for teams in central and western Japan kicked off over Japan’s Golden Week holiday. Both are...