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Former Japanese Sumo Wrestler Hidetora Hanada trying his hand at American Football
Trading his traditional mawashi loincloth for shoulder pads and a helmet, 21-year-old Hidetora Hanada is starting to find his place on the football field. Having...
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NFL-USO tour to take place in Japan
New Orleans Saints safety JOHNATHAN ABRAM and Baltimore Ravens linebacker ROQUAN SMITH, will embark on a week-long, National Football League (NFL) – United Service Organizations (USO) tour...
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Hidetora Hanada brings Sumo resume to CFL Combine
By Chris O’Leary EDMONTON — A combine environment is by design a place of optimism. It’s where teams can allow themselves to fall at least...
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ELF: Prague Lions sign European and X-League veteran James Brooks
The Prague Lions of the European League of Football have signed a familiar face in international football veteran James Brooks. The savvy linebacker returns to...
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CFL: Japanese talent impresses at CFL Global Combine in Kawasaki
The Canadian Football League and Chief Football Operations officer Greg Dick continued their search for international talent as the CFL looks to continue to build its...
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Ivy League All-Stars To Play Japan’s National Football Association In ‘Dream Bowl’ On Jan 22nd
TOKYO and PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League has partnered with Japan’s National Football Association (NFA) to compete in the Japan-U.S. Dream Bowl in Tokyo on...
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Japan: The 76th Rice Bowl pits the reigning champion Fujitsu Frontiers against the Panasonic Impulse
By Aidan Wohl The stage is set for the 76th annual Rice Bowl, featuring the two No.1 regular season teams, the Panasonic Impulse, and the...
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Japan Rice Bowl: QBs Head to Head – Fujitsu Frontiers’ Tsubasa Takagi vs Panasonic Impulse’s Jaylon Henderson
By Aidan Wohl The Fujitsu Frontiers and the Panasonic Impulse will face for the second year in a row in Japan’s championship game, the Rice...
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Japan: 76th Rice Bowl features arch rivals the Fujitsu Frontiers and Panasonic Impulse
By Aidan Wohl The stage is set for the 76th annual Rice Bowl, featuring the two No.1 regular season teams, the Panasonic Impulse, and the...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers RB Trashaun Nixon named X-League MVP
Fujitsu Frontiers veteran Trashaun Nixon has been named the MVP of Japan’s 2022 X-League season. Nixon, a 6’1″, 230-pound running back was the league’s leading...
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Japan: 2022 X1 Super All X-League Teams announced
As we await the Rice Bowl championship next week in Japan, the representatives of the 12 teams belonging to X1 Super and the media covering...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers, Panasonic Impulse dominate in semifinals, advance to Rice Bowl for 2nd straight year
By Aidan Wohl Japan’s X-League semifinals offered one expected result and another surprise. The Fujitsu Frontiers remained unbeaten in 2022 after thrashing the Elecom Kobe...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers looking for 14th title game appearance when they face Elecom Kobe Finies
By Aidan Wohl The Fujitsu Frontiers have been the powerhouse of Japan’s X-League for the past decade and today are looking to continue that trend...
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Japan: X-League semifinals set to kick off
By Aidan Wohl Four teams remain in this Japan’s X-League playoffs after a thrilling quarterfinal that saw upsets and teams proving their worth when the...
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Former ELF quarterback Aaron Ellis leads Japan’s Dentsu Caterpillars to brink of X League promotion
In the world of international American football, Europe and Japan stand as the two opposing pillars. Both have rich histories but vastly different cultures, rarely...
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Japan: Three of four favorites advance to XLeague semifinals
By Aidan Wohl The XLeague quarterfinals saw both expected blowouts and stunning thrillers this last weekend as three of the top four seeds advanced. The...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers RB Trashaun Nixon getting ready for playoffs
By Aidan Wohl All eyes will be on Fujitsu Frontier running back Trashaun Nixon this Saturday when he and his team face the Asahi Beer...
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Japan: XLeague playoffs set to kick off
By Aidan Wohl The regular season of the XLeague has concluded, commencing the race for the American Football Japan Championship Prudential Life Cup 76th annual...
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Japan: Keven Lightner thriving as a coach with Fujitsu Frontiers
By Aidan Wohl As part of one of Japan’s most storied X-League franchises in recent history, seventh-year Fujitsu Frontiers assistant coach Keven Lightner has the...
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Japan’s XLeague rolls into 4th round
By Aidan Wohl Round four of Japan’s XLeague is here. The undefeated Fujitsu Frontiers lead the Group A division while the Panasonic Impulse and IBM...
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London NFL International Combine: Offensive standouts
This past Tuesday, 40 young athletes from over 14 different countries took a shot at their NFL dreams at the NFL International Combine. Under the...
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NFL International Combine Invites: Pacific Region
Seven players from the Pacific region of the world will travel to London’s NFL International Combine and make their case for a shot at the...
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Japan: QB Aaron Ellis leads Dentsu Caterpillars to easy win over Nagoya Cyclones
Dentsu Caterpillars quarterback Aaron Ellis tossed three touchdown passes in helping his team to a comfortable 42-10 win over the Nagoya Cyclones at MK Taxi...
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CFL selects 5 Japanese players for the Global Combine in Toronto
The Canadian Football League (CFL) has selected five Japanese players for the Global Combine which runs from March 24-27. CFL scouts were impressed with the...
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Rice Bowl winner Tsubasa Takagi proves Japanese QBs not a thing of the X League past
It was last January, in the aftermath of the Fujitsu Frontiers first Japan X Bowl loss in five years, that a decision was made to...
