Japan: XLeague – Powerhouses Obic and Fujitsu set to meet in JXB Semi-final

  2017 November 26 (Sun): Fujitsu Stadium (13:00) Japan’s XLeague semifinals this weekend feature a matchup between a pair of the country’s best teams. Number...

Japan XLeague: Interview with Obic Seagulls & Fujitsu Frontiers American players

On November 26th, Fujitsu Frontiers and Obic Seagulls will clash in an XBowl semifinal at Fujitsu Stadium in Kawasaki. T he same two teams contested...

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

Japan: XLeague – Obic Seagulls snag 6 picks in trouncing Nojima Sagamihara Rise in playoff action

Obic Seagulls came storming out of the gates and blew Nojima Sagamihara Rise away in a whirlwind opening period at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday in...

Japan: XLeague – Quarterfinals Offer Big Blue, Rise Chance For Revenge

The remaining eight teams do battle in Japan this weekend with rain forecast once again. Top seeded Panasonic Impulse should have no trouble getting past an...

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,...

JAPAN: Top 4 face off in regular season finale

The Xleague’s regular season comes to an end this week with playoff places and seeding up for grabs. The top four ranked sides meet at...

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...

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...

Showdown in Tokyo one of five key matchups in Japan XLeague’s 4th round

The fourth round of Japan’s XLeague closes out this weekend with five games including a pair of key matchups. The Lixil Deers (#8) and  Nojima Sagamihara Rise...

Intensity rises as 2nd round of Japan’s X league wraps up

Round two of Japan’s 2017 X League saw Obic Seagulls rebound from their opening day loss with a strong 14-0 win over Nojima Sagamihara Rise....

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 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...

Hawaii’s Charles Tuaau helped IBM Big Blue to historic win in Japan’s X League

IBM Big Blue made history last weekend when they defeated the Obic Seagulls in the first week of play in Japan’s top league, the X...

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...

Japan: Obic Seagulls win Pearl Bowl in a nail biter

Don’t tell anyone on the Obic Seagulls or IBM Big Blue that the Pearl Bowl is the preseason. Every player came to play in this nail...

Japan: X League Champs Face League’s Hottest Team In Pearl Bowl Final

The 2017 Pearl Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Monday at 7pm sees defending champion IBM Big Blue take on an Obic Seagulls team boasting both...

Obic Seagulls, IBM Big Blue advance to Pearl Bowl final in Japan

The Obic Seagulls used a rookie quarterback to defeat the Lixil Deers in the Pearl Bowl semifinals last weekend in Japan while IBM Big Blue...

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...

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...

A college football coaching odyssey from Japan to Stanford

By: David Lombardi, ESPN Staff Writer STANFORD, Calif. — Tsuyoshi Kawata stood outside Jim Harbaugh’s office, took a deep breath, knocked on the door, and entered....

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...

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...