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Japan: SEKISUI Challengers earn dominating shutout quarterfinal win over Tokyo Gas Creators to advance to semifinals
Behind a dominant ground game, the Sekisui Challengers defeated the Tokyo Gas Creators 21-0 this past weekend at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka, Japan to...
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Japan: Number 4 ranked SEKISUI Challengers face #5 Tokyo Gas Creators in key quarterfinal matchup
The X1 Super Rice Ball Tournament (RBT) continues Sunday, November 24 as the #4 ranked SEKISUI Challengers take on the #5 Tokyo Gas Creators at...
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Japan: Nojima Sagamihara Rise and Tokyo Gas Creators battle to a draw
The Nojima Sagamihara Rise held a 24-21 lead over the Tokyo Gas Creators with 12 seconds left in the X-League game held at Fujitsu Stadium...
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Tokyo Gas Creators beat IBM BIG BLUE at Tokyo Dome for their first win of the season
Playing in the Tokyo Dome, the Tokyo Gas Creators earned their first win of the season this past weekend in Japan’s X-League in upsetting IBM...
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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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Playoff picture taking shape in Japan’s XLeague
With five of seven games wrapped up in Japan’s XLeague, the post-season push is in full force. Familiar names sit at the top of the...
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Japan: Catching up with the XLeague through its first two weeks
After two exciting weeks of play in Japan, three familiar teams sit atop the standings. The Fujitsu Frontiers, Obic Seagulls, and Panasonic impulse all remain...
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Nnamdi Agude: Tokyo latest stop on worldwide football tour
Corona, California’s own Nnamdi Agude just finished playing his first season in Japan with the Tokyo Gas-Creators and it was a memorable one. Although it was...
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All roads lead to X Bowl as final round in Japan’s XLeague winds up
Japan’s X League heads into its third and final regular season round this weekend with berths in the X Bowl up for grabs. The Obic...
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LIVESTREAM Japan: Tokyo Gas Creators v. Obic Seagulls, Nov. 8 14:00 (06:00 CET, 12 midnight ET)
The Japanese X-League, the top American football league in Asia, winds up its second round of play this weekend as the 0-1 Tokyo Gas Creators face the 0-0 Obic...
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Japan’s X-League headed into 2nd weekend of action
The X-League continues its COVID-19 shortened season in Japan this weekend with six of the seven teams in action. The Fujitsu Frontiers, reigning champions, are...
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Japan’s XLeague set to kick off shortened season
The Japanese X League, the top American football league in Asia, kicks off a shortened season this Saturday, October 24 with seven teams. The defending...
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AFI & Inside Sport Japan present a World Top 225 ranking
American Football International and Inside Sport Japan have teamed up to produce a ranking of the Top 225 American football teams outside of the United...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan XLeague – Tokyo Gas Creators v. IBM Big Blue, Sat. Nov. 16, 5p (9a CET, 3a ET)
The 2-4 IBM Big Blue take on the 2-4 Tokyo Gas Creators Saturday, November 16 in the final round of the Japanese X League regular...
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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, 2p (6a CEST, 12a EST)
Japan’s XLeague has reached the quarterfinal stage with a couple of old rivalries and surprises as well. The defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers, winners of three X Bowl titles take...
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Japan: Tokyo Gas Creators knock Lixil Deers out of top division, advance to XLeague quarterfinals
Arguably the most historic weekend in XLeague history came to a close with Lixil Deers 14-7 defeat at the hands of Tokyo Gas Creators in the...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan: X League Wild card playoffs – Lixil Deers v. Tokyo Gas Creators, Nov. 4, 2p (6a CEST, 11p Nov. 3 ET)
The XLeague playoffs kick off this weekend with two wild card matchups. The Lixil Deers slumped to a 2-4 record and find themselves in a...
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Japan X League: Final weekend of regular season play promises thrillers
As Japan’s X League heads into the final week of the regular season there are a couple of key matchups that could still shake up...
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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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Former University of Hawaii QB Ikaika Woolsey finds new home in Japan’s X League
The pass zips through the air the 20 or so yards to the wide receiver, who reaches back and makes a nice catch. After 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: Pearl Bowl preseason tournament schedule now set
Almost every year Japan’s XLeague stages a spring preseason tournament involving all the top teams in the league that culminates with the Pearl Bowl, which will be held June...
