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X-League (Japan)
The X-League () is the top-level professional gridiron football league in Japan. It was founded in 1971 as the Japan American Football League and organized the first X Bowl in 1987. The league changed its name to the X League in 1997. The league is divided into four divisions (X1 Super, X1 Area, X2, and X3) with promotion and relegation between them. Teams are split into different divisions or blocks, depending on the tier. There are two types of teams, one being a company team in which only employees of that particular sponsoring company may play, and the other being a club team for which anyone can try out. Game rules are based on those of the NCAA college division in the United States, with the exception of the length of quarters, which are 12 minutes instead of 15 during the first stage of the season. The Japanese national team, which has won the first and second editions of the American Football World Cup and was runner-up, finishing second to the American team, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gridiron Football
Gridiron football ( ),"Gridiron football" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved October 20, 2010. also known as North American football, or in North America as simply football, is a family of team sports derived from (and football, by extension) primarily played in the and . |
Recruit (company)
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (株式会社リクルートホールディングス, ''Kabushikigaisha Rikurūto Hōrudingusu'') is an HR Tech (human resources technology) holding company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Recruit Group, currently consisting of three autonomous Strategic Business Units (SBUs) and Recruit Holdings, was founded in 1960 by Hiromasa Ezoe, then an educational psychology student at the University of Tokyo, as ''Daigaku Shimbun Koukokusha'' (大学新聞広告社, University Newspaper Advertisement Company). It was a spin-off from ''the Todai Shimbun'' (the University of Tokyo's main student newspaper). In FY 2024, it reported sales of 3.56 trillion Yen and revenue of 678.8 billion Yen, with more than half of its sales generated overseas. Its flagship world-wide services include the job search engine Indeed and the employer review site Glassdoor. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a component of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX Core 30 indice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nojima Sagamihara Rise
The Nojima Sagamihara Rise are an American football team located in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. Similar to how fellow X-League member Elecom Kobe Finies's visual identity is inspired by the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys, the Nojima Sagamihara Rise's visual identity is inspired by the Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ..., primarily in respect to its colors (navy blue and orange), logo (A charging horse with a flame-like mane) and uniforms (The Rise's home jersey is navy blue with orange accents - similar to the Broncos' 1997-2011 home jersey/2012-present alternate jersey), though the shade of orange which the Rise uses is closer to red. Team history *2009 Team founded. First named Sagamihara Rise. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Kawasaki, officially Kawasaki City, is a Cities of Japan, city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the List of cities in Japan, eighth most populated city in Japan (including the Tokyo Metropolitan Area). , the city has an estimated population of 1,503,690, with 716,470 households, and a population density of 10,000 persons per km2. Kawasaki is the only city in Japan with more than one million inhabitants that is not a prefectural capital. The total area is . History Prehistoric and ancient era Archaeological evidence from the Japanese Paleolithic and Jōmon period can only be found in the northwest Tama Hills. The course of the Tama and the coast of the Bay of Tokyo have also changed in historical times, so that large parts of the urban area are geologically young. Classical era Nara period to the Sengoku period With th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujitsu Frontiers
The Fujitsu Frontiers are an American football team located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. The Fujitsu Frontiers play their home games at the 2,700-capacity Kawasaki Stadium is a stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The stadium was opened in 1952 and had a capacity of 30,000 people, but was demolished and rebuilt in 2003 as an American football venue and is now the home of the Fujitsu Frontiers of the X-League. .... Team history *1985 Team was founded by the Fujitsu Group. *1986 Promoted from X2 to X1. *1992 Pearl Bowl runner-up *2000 Won first divisional title. *2002 Japan X Bowl runner-up. *2005 Satoshi Fujita hired as head coach. *2006 Won 1st Pearl Bowl Championship. *2009 Japan X Bowl runner-up *2010 Won second Pearl Bowl Championship. *2014 Won 1st X-League title and 1st National title. *2015 Japan X Bowl Runner-up. *2016 Won 2nd X-League & National title. Seasons Head coaches Current Import Players Former Import Player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
is a Japanese bank holding and financial services company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. MUFG was created in 2005 by merger between and UFJ Holdings (株式会社UFJホールディングス; ''kabushikigaisha yūefujei hōrudingusu''). These two groups in turn brought together multiple predecessor banks including Mitsubishi Bank (est. 1880), Yokohama Specie Bank (est. 1880 as a policy bank, reorganized after World War II as Bank of Tokyo), Sanwa Bank (est. 1933 by merger of prior institutions), and Tokai Bank (est. 1941 by merger). MUFG holds assets of around US$2.7 trillion as of 2024 and is the parent company of fully-owned MUFG Bank (branded Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ or BTMU until July 2018), Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation; majority shareholder of Bank Danamon in Indonesia, Bank of Ayudhya in Thailand, and Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS in Japan; and a lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Mitsubishi Lions
The All Mitsubishi Lions are an American football team located in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League (Japan), X-League. Team history *2001 Team Founded. First named the Lions Finished 4th in the Central division (2 wins, 3 losses). *2002 Finished 3rd in the East Division (3 wins, 2 losses). *2003 New sponsorship with Mitsubishi Electric. Team renamed the All Mitsubishi Lions. Finished 4th in the Central Division (1 win, 3 losses, 1 tie). *2004 Finished 3rd in the East division (1 win, 2 losses, 2 ties). *2010 Finished 4th in the East division (2 wins, 3 losses). *2011 Finished 3rd in the East division (3 wins, 2 losses). Advanced to the 2nd stage ''Super9'' for the first time in team history. Lost 2nd stage matches to Obic Seagulls, Obic 0-49 and to Asahi Soft Drink Challengers, Asahi Soft Drinks 3-24. *2012 Finished 5th in the Central division (1 win, 4 losses). *2013 Finished 4th in the Central division (2 wins, 3 losses). Qualified for the 2nd stage ''Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Craft
Kevin Craft (born October 15, 1985) is a former American football quarterback and Head Coach for the IBM Big Blue in the Japanese X-League. He played college football at UCLA. Early life Craft attended Valley Center High School in Valley Center, California and was an excellent student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a three-year letterman and earned All-California Interscholatic Federation honors. Kevin Craft graduated from Valley Center High School in 2004. College career SDSU Craft originally attended San Diego State University, where his father, former SDSU Aztecs quarterback Tom Craft, was head coach. Arriving in 2005, Craft redshirted his first year; his father was fired at the end of the season and replaced by Chuck Long. Craft remained and, as a redshirt freshman, appeared in nine games and started five as the Aztecs went on to a 3–9 record in 2006; he had a 109.8 passer rating. In his first career start at San Diego Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiba, Chiba
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In March 2025, its population was 983,045, with a population density of 3,617 people per km2. The city has an area of . Chiba City is one of the Kantō region's primary seaports, and is home to Chiba Port, which handles one of the highest volumes of cargo in Japan. Much of the city is residential, although there are many factories and warehouses along the coast. There are several major urban centres in the city, including Makuhari, a prime waterfront business district in which Makuhari Messe is located, and Central Chiba, in which the prefectural government office and the city hall are located. Chiba is famous for the Chiba Urban Monorail, the longest suspended monorail in the world. Some popular destinations in the city include: Kasori Shell Midden, the largest shell mound in the world at , Inage Beach, the first art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IBM Big Blue (X-League)
The IBM Big Blue are an American football team located in the Tsukuba, Ibaraki. They are a member of the X-League. Team history *1976 Team founded as the IBM Thinkers. *1977 Joined the X-League. *1989 Team name changed to IBM Big Blue. *1996 Won X2 Central Divisional title. Defeated Penta-Ocean Construction Co. 28-27 in X2-X1 replacement game. *1997 Promoted from X2 to X1. *2010 Advanced to Final stage. Lost to Panasonic Impulse 28-31. *2014 Defeated the Lixil Deers in the Final stage to advance to the Japan X Bowl. Lost to the Fujitsu Frontiers The Fujitsu Frontiers are an American football team located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League. The Fujitsu Frontiers play their home games at the 2,700-capacity Kawasaki Stadium is a stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagaw ... 10-44. *2016 Celebrated 40th anniversary of team founding. Seasons Current import players Former Import Players See also IBM Big Blue (rugby union) References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
