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J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
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J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
A move to align with the European calendar has been made in part to strengthen the position of Japanese clubs in the transfer market ¡ª especially when it comes to selling players.
SOCCER / J. League
Vissel Kobe secures Asian Champions League quarterfinal berth
Johor Darul Ta¡¯zim from Malaysia advanced at the expense of Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
SOCCER / J. League
J. League kicks off ¡®100 Year Vision League¡¯ ahead of calendar shift
The 100 Year Vision League will act as a stopgap ahead of the league¡¯s transition to a fall-winter schedule.
For Red Bull, producing alchemy between a global conglomerate and local soccer club already established in a very different culture requires plenty of tact and diplomacy.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 28, 2025
Red Bull winning over diehard fans as energy drink giant injects life in Omiya Ardija
By Sean Carroll
As Red Bull expands its soccer empire, the energy drink giant has faced some resistance from diehard fans. But not in Japan.
JEF United Chiba players celebrate after defeating Tokushima Vortis in the promotion playoff final on Saturday to secure a return to the J. League's top division.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 16, 2025
Long-suffering JEF United Chiba celebrates return to J. League¡¯s top division
By Sean Carroll
JEF United Chiba beat Tokushima Vortis in the promotion playoff final on Saturday.
Leo Ceara (left) celebrates with teammate Yuma Suzuki after scoring a goal during Kashima Antlers' J1-clinching victory over Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 7, 2025
How Kashima Antlers got back to the top of Japanese soccer
By Sean Carroll
Manager Toru Oniki had one goal in mind: To end the club¡¯s near-decade title drought. After just one season, it¡¯s mission accomplished.
Kashima Antlers won a record-extending ninth Japanese title on Saturday's final day of the J. League season.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 6, 2025
Antlers win Japan title again in nerve-shredding finale
Kashima Antlers won a record-extending ninth Japanese title, holding their nerve to beat Yokohama F-Marinos 2-1.
Kashima's Yuma Suzuki (center) takes a shot during a game against Kashiwa in March.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 4, 2025
Kashima or Kashiwa: J. League title chase goes down to the wire
By Sean Carroll
Antlers are without domestic silverware since winning a record eighth league crown in 2016, but a win on Saturday could change all that.
Antlers players celebrate after the club's win over Verdy on Sunday. The victory has Kashima on the verge of a record-extending ninth J1 title.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 30, 2025
Antlers stay in front as J1 title race goes to wire
Antlers beat Tokyo Verdy 1-0 but Reysol stayed one point behind them in the table after a 3-1 win over the league¡¯s bottom side, Albirex Niigata.
Vissel Kobe's Tetsushi Yamakawa heads the ball during a match in 2020. Yamakawa helped seal a fourth win in five matches for the J. League champion on Wednesday to open a three-point gap atop the Asian Champions League Elite eastern league phase standings.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 27, 2025
Vissel Kobe downs Shenhua 2-0 to move clear in Asian Champions League
By Michael Church
The J. League champion?overtook second-placed Melbourne City in the standings.

Eight dead, including teen suspect¡¯s grandparents, in Thailand shooting
A student is embraced by a relative after being evacuated from Debsirin Nonthaburi School, following a shooting incident at the school, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday.
Yen jumps on U.S. data as traders watch for intervention clues
U.S. and Japanese officials have warned investors they¡¯re determined to keep defending the yen if needed.
Japan orders evacuations and cancels 500 flights as Typhoon Dolphin approaches
People cover a roof, damaged by the July 28 earthquake, with a plastic sheet in the town of Hikawa in Kumamoto Prefecture on Thursday to prepare for the approaching typhoon.
What Kumamoto revealed about Japan¡¯s earthquake readiness
Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
U.S. support for yen increases expectations for September rate rise in Japan
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects policy follow-up after the coordinated intervention to support the yen.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Japan¡¯s earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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