J-League

Football
Media

Dentsu, the Japanese advertising agency heavily involved in sports marketing, has concluded a number of broadcast deals for the J.League ahead of the Japanese top flight’s resumption on July 4.
Athletics
Events

Swiss federal prosecutors are targeting former European football head Michel Platini in a widening of their probe into a CHF2m ($2.1m/€2.9
Baseball
Events

Japan’s biggest domestic sports league, Nippon Professional Baseball, commenced its 2020 season on June 19 following a three-month delay due to Covid-19.
Baseball
Esports

The Singapore-based Global Esports Federation has appointed a Brand, Marketing, Commercial and Communication Commission featuring an array of experienced sports industry executives
Football
Events

With Japan's state of emergency now lifted across the country, its top football league, the J-League, has announced it will resume games on July 4 after an almost four-month gap due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Baseball
Events

Japanese football's J-League is to resume first division matches on July 4, with the second and third divisions starting on June 27. Matches will be played behind closed doors
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The J-League, Japanese football's league body, has signed a "special sponsorship" with existing title sponsor Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Football
Events

Japanese football's J-League is aiming to restart its 2020 season on either June 27 or July 4, with a final decision on the schedule due Friday
Football
Events

Japanese football’s J-League is planning alternatives if play is unable to resume soon. All J-League games across three divisions -  J1, J2 and J3 -have been suspended since the end of February. T
Football
Events

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has insisted that cancelling this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo due to the Covid-19 outbreak is not under consideration.
Athletics
Other

Japanese football authorities have suspended J.League and Levain Cup matches until mid-March, due to the coronavirus outbreak
Football
Media

SNTV, the sports video news agency, is to manage the new international YouTube channel for Japanese professional football’s J.League.
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster i-Cable has acquired the exclusive media rights in Hong Kong for Japanese football's J.League. i-Cable has purchased the rights in a three-season deal covering 2020 to 2022
Football
Business

V. League 1 football club Sài Gòn FC and J.League club Tokyo FC have signed an agreement to establish a training academy in Vietnam.
Football
Media

Australian telco Optus has acquired rights for Japanese football's J.League in a three-year deal beginning with the 2020 season
Football
Fan Engagement

Former Barcelona star player Andres Iniesta, who is currently playing in the J-league's Vissel Kobe, was named the latest LaLiga Icon, a global marketing initiative fronted by ex-La Liga stars with strong…
Football
Marketing

Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has strengthened its ties with Rakuten by striking a collaboration agreement with Vissel Kobe, the Japanese J1 League team the e-commerce giant owns