Editing Sports in Japan (section)

===American football===
{{Main|American football in Japan}}
The [[X-League (Japan)|X-League]] is the top league in Japan. It was founded in 1971, it has 60 teams split into four divisions. The final game is the [[Japan X Bowl]].

In 1999 Japan won the first ever [[1999 IFAF World Championship]], and also won in the [[2003 IFAF World Championship]]. Japan hosted the [[2007 IFAF World Championship]], but placed 2nd to the [[United States]]. Japan placed 3rd in the [[2011 IFAF World Championship]].

Additionally, Japan has eight major college football leagues. These leagues are the top level of college football in the country, with the East and West champions playing in the annual [[Koshien Bowl]] in [[Nishinomiya]]. The eight leagues are:
* [[Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association]]
* [[Hokkaido American Football Association]]
* [[Hokuriku Collegiate American Football League]]
* [[Kansai Collegiate American Football League]]
* [[Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association]]
* [[Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association]]
* [[Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association]]
* [[Tokai Collegiate American Football Association]]

The winners of the [[Japan X Bowl]] and [[Koshien Bowl]] play each other in the [[Rice Bowl]].