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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Fujitsu Frontiers Come From Behind To Win Thrilling Kawasaki Derby in Japan
Defending X League champions, the Fujitsu Frontiers won an absolutely enthralling game on Sunday, downing Asahi Beer Silver Star 45 – 23 after the underdogs had...
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Japan X League: Week 2 Matchups / Predictions promise fireworks
In week one the Lions failed to impress while the Bulls just failed. The fact that a quarter of fans think there is a possibility...
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Japan’s XLeague kicks off 2017 Season with wild, historic thriller
Week one of Japan’s 2017 XLeague season finished with a wild and exciting game at Tokyo Dome that saw IBM Big Blue defeat the Obic...
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Big 4 advance to semifinals in Japan’s Pearl Bowl
The stage is set for the semi-finals of the 2017 Pearl Bowl. On Sunday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki we will find out which two teams...
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Big 4 dominate as Japan’s Pearl Bowl kicks off
In a collaboration with InsideSport:Japan, AFI presents the first in a series of articles covering the annual spring American football tournament, the Pearl Bowl. Japanese...
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Fujitsu Frontiers Soar Past Kwansei Gakuin Fighters En Route To Rice Bowl Victory
The X League champion Fujitsu Frontiers led by American QB Colby Cameron (Louisiana Tech) defeated Japan’s collegiate champion the Kwansei Gakuin Fighters 30-13 in front of over...
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Japan’s Top College Team Challenges X League Champion In Rice Bowl
The last game of the Japanese football season sees college champion the Kwansei Gakuin Fighters take on X-League winner the Fujitsu Frontiers in the Rice...
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Fujitsu Frontiers Smother Obic Seagulls To Capture Japan X Bowl 30
The Fujitsu Frontiers broke their championship jinx against the Obic Seagulls Monday in the Tokyo Dome defeating their arch rivals 16-3 in front of 25,445...
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Countdown To Japan X Bowl 30 – Watch Interviews & Preview
Japan’s X Bowl kicks off Monday, December 12 at 7 PM at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. The Fujitsu Frontiers and Obic Seagulls will battle...
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Obic Seagulls, Fujitsu Frontiers Advance to the Japan X Bowl
So the 18 teams who started the season in Japan’s X League have been narrowed down to two. The Obic Seagulls and Fujitsu Frontiers survived...
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Japan’s X league Semifinals Promise Two Thrillers
The semi finals of the Japan X Bowl kick off simultaneously this Sunday in Kawasaki, where IBM Big Blue face Obic Seagulls, and Osaka, with...
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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,...
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Playoffs Kick Off In Japan With A Bang
Chris Boswell, the Pittsburgh Steelers kicker who botched a onside kickoff attempt last weekend against the Baltimore Ravens actually succeeded with a similar kick in...
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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...
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AFI’s Japan X League Top 10
November marks the start of playoff time in the X League, where the top 8 teams from the league’s Super 9 and the top 2...
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Fujitsu Frontiers Beat Panasonic Impulse in Rematch of Japan’s X Bowl
As the X League in Japan enters October, the key matchup this past weekend was the a battle of the undefeateds and the two 2015...
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Japan’s X-League underway with new format
Japan’s top American football league, the X League, is underway and has changed its format for the 2016 season. The goal of the move was to...
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Highlights From Japan: Lixil Deers Defeated Fujitsu Frontiers in Dramatic Style
The Lixil Deers overcame an 11 point third quarter deficit to clinch a 32-28 victory over the Fujitsu Frontiers at Fujitsu Stadium in Kawasaki, Japan...
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Japan’s X-League Spring Pearl Bowl Tournament Underway
Photographer/reporter John Gunning, attended a wonderful Sunday of American football in Japan as the X League annual Pearl Bowl tournament was in full swing. The...
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Panasonic Impulse Come From Behind To Capture X Bowl Title in Japan
Down 21-10 midway through the fourth quarter, the Panasonic Impulse rallied scoring two late touchdowns, one with a minute left, to stun the defending champion Fujitsu...
