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...

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...

Japan: Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers re-sign WR/PR Robert Johnson

The Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers in Japan’s XLeague have re-signed wide receiver Robert Johnson (Mississippi State)  for the 2019 season. The 6’2″, 212 lb native...

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...

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...

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...

What’s life like playing football in Japan?

Wonder what it’s like to play football in Japan? Wide receiver Robert Johnson and linebacker Brandon Berry play for the Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers  in Japan’s...

LIVESTREAM: Japan’s X League kicks off 2018 season

Japan’s X League kicks off its 22nd season this weekend with nine games on tap. The defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers have lost their starting quarterback...

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...

LIVESTREAM: – Japan: Green Bowl – Panasonic Impulse v. Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers – May 20, 2:20p (7:20a CEST, 1:20a EST)

The Panaasonic Impulse face the Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers in the semifinals of the annual XLeague Green Bowl preseason tournament at Oji Stadium at the foot of the Rokko...

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...

Japan: XLeague – Upheaval in power rankings after quarter-finals

Japan: XLeague – Power Rankings After Week Six ・Wild Card

JAPAN: XLeague playoff race tightening up

Round Five of the XLeague regular season in Japan ended with a bang when Lixil Deers, as they have so many times in the past,...

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...

Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers pound Challengers behind Harvard RB’s sparkling performance

Fujitsu Frontiers started out hot, then coasted to a 44-13 win over Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers at a cold and rainy Amino Vital Field on...

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...

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...

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...

Japan: You Come At The King, You Best Not Miss

Former University of Hawaii Rainbow Warrior WR Donnie King is the longest serving foreign player on the Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers in Japan’s X League, and the...

Japan: Continental Drifter – Globetrotting QB Alex Niznak Reaches Destination With Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers

As part of our collaboration with Japan’s top sports website – Inside Sport: Japan – we present an outstanding interview with quarterback Alex Niznak done...

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...

Alex Niznak signs with Japan’s Asahi Challengers

The Asahi Soft Drinks Challengers of Japan’s X League, the top level of football in Japan, have signed quarterback Alex Niznak for the 2017 season. The Challengers...

Watch Playoff Action Live From Japan!

The first three games from Japan’s X League quarterfinal playoffs take place Saturday November 12 and you can watch them all live here. Games 1,...

Japan’s X League Playoff Schedule Set

A thrilling regular season came a conclusion last weekend in Japan’s X League with nail biting finishes. The 18 teams that started the 2016 season...