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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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Fujitsu Frontiers put unbeaten record on the line against college football’s historic Kwansei Gakuin Fighters
For the second straight year and third time in four years, Japan’s X League champions, the Fujitsu Frontiers (9-0) will face the top college team...
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Fujitsu Frontiers stage second half rally to win 5th Japanese title
Trailing in the second half, the Fujitsu Frontiers scored two touchdowns and then held on to defeat the Panasonic Impulse 28-26 to win X Bowl...
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Japan’s X Bowl pits Fujitsu Frontiers and Panasonic Impulse in classic matchup
The last two teams to win the X Bowl in Japan, the Fujitsu Frontiers and Panasonic Impulse, square off Monday, December 16 at the Tokyo...
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Fujitsu QB Ready To Shine in X Bowl After Being Thrust Into Starting Role
By Ken Marantz Tsubasa Takagi might seem to have been preparing for this moment for four years. In reality however, the dream began way back...
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Road to X Bowl XXXIII: Al Rilwan Adeyemi on a journey of faith and committment
The call finally came. After all that time Al-Rilwan Adeyemi had spent keeping in shape over the two years since finishing college, never giving up...
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Will the Fujitsu Frontiers add another championship ring to collection?
When the Fujitsu Frontiers take the field Monday, December 16 at the Tokyo Dome against the Panasonic Impulse in X Bowl XXXIII, they will be...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan X League Semifinal – Fujitsu Frontiers v. Elecom Kobe Finies. Sat. Nov. 30, 1p (5a CET, 11p Nov. 29 ET)
The Fujitsu Frontiers (7-0) take on the Elecom Kobe Finies (3-4) Saturday, November 30 in the first of two semifinal matchups in Japan’s X League. The defending champion Frontiers waltzed...
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Japan: X League Final Four ready to kick off this weekend
Japan’s X League heads into its Final Four this weekend as the defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers will square off against the Elecom Kobe Finies while...
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Semifinal matchups loom in Brazil, Japan
Japan’s X League and the Brazilian Football Association, BFA, head into their semifinal rounds this weekend with familiar names in the second last round for...
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Japan: Fujitsu Frontiers block last second FG; beat Obic Seagulls
The Fujitsu Frontiers, winners of the past three X League championships, were pushed to the limit this past weekend by the Obic Seagulls and needed...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan XLeague – Game of the Season – Fujitsu Frontiers v. Obic Seagulls, Sunday, Nov. 17, 12 noon (4a CET, 10p Nov. 16 ET)
The unbeaten Obic Seagulls (6-0) take on the undefeated and defending champion Fujitsu Frontiers (6-0) in Japan’s Game of the Season, Sunday, November 17 in...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan XLeague – Fujitsu Frontiers v. Elecom Kobe Finies, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2p (7a CEDT, 1a EDT)
The unbeaten Fujitsu Frontiers (4-0) face the surprising 3-1 Elecom Kobe Finies Sunday, October 20 at Expo Flash Field Osaka as Japan’s XLeague heads into...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan XLeague – Fujitsu Frontiers v. Nojima Sagamihara Rise, Sat. Sept. 21, 2p (7a CEDT, 1a EDT)
The 2-0 Fujitsu Frontiers, defending X League champions, take on the 0-2 Nojima Sagamihara Rise, Saturday, September 21 in early round X League action. These...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan – Fujitsu Frontiers v. Panasonic Impulse, Sat. Sept. 7, 3p (8a CEDT, 2a EDT)
The Panasonic Impulse (1-0) take on the 1-0 Fujitsu Frontiers Saturday, September 7 as Japan’s XLeague enters the second round of play. The Frontiers opened...
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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: Fujitsu Frontiers dominate IBM Big Blue in XLeague opener
The Fujitsu Frontiers opened the 2019 XLeague season with a superb, dominating 55-13 win over their 2018 XBowl opponents, IBM Big Blue. It was an...
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LIVESTREAM: Japan – Championship Rematch – Futjitsu Frontiers v. IBM Big Blue, Sat., Aug. 24, 5p (10a CEDT, 4a EDT)
The defending and four-time champion Fujitsu Frontiers will open their season against the XBowl opponents August 24 when they take on the IBM Big Blue....
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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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Player’s Poll: Top 25 players in Japan’s X League in 2018
In a poll conducted by Inside Sport: Japan, the players in the 18 team X League in Japan, one of the top American football leagues...
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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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Japan: 72nd Rice Bowl pits Fujitsu Frontiers against Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters
Fujitsu Frontiers take on Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters in the 72nd edition of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan 3rd. The game has, since...
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JXB MVP Trashaun Nixon Powers Fujitsu To Third Straight Championship
Fujitsu Frontiers won their third straight XLeague championship and fourth title in five years when they beat IBM Big Blue 35-18 at Tokyo Dome on...
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Japan: X Bowl – Fujitsu Frontiers overwhelming favorites to beat IBM Big Blue
Remember Super Bowl XXXII? The defending champion Packers, overwhelming favorites after their third Super Bowl win one year earlier, were facing a Broncos side that...
