{
  "id": 353523,
  "title": "JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | J.League Kicks Off 1st August-to-June Season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/japan-sports-notebook-j-league-kicks-off-1st-august-to-june-season",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-09T07:14:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Forward",
    "slug": "japan-forward",
    "url": "https://japan-forward.com/japan-sports-notebook-j-league-kicks-off-1st-august-to-june-season/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The J.League, established in 1992, previously had a February-to-December format. A switch was made to align with the European soccer calendar. The post JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | J.League Kicks Off 1st August-to-June Season first appeared on JAPAN Forward .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}