Mitsuru Nagata » J1 League 2015 2. Phase

Japan's professional football league has said an internal probe turned up no evidence to support suspicions that a recent match was fixed, as it wrestles with an embarrassing racism scandal.... more »

Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds were ordered to play their next home game in front of an empty stadium Thursday in an unprecedented punishment after fans hoisted a racist "Japanese only" banner.... more »

Japan's professional football league said Monday it was investigating after an apparently racist banner reading "Japanese only" appeared at a weekend match.... more »

Japan's professional football league said Monday it was investigating after a banner that read "Japanese only" appeared at a weekend match, stoking speculation the insult was aimed at a South Korean striker.... more »

Tsukasa Shiotani scored from a 95th-minute free-kick to give two-time defending J-League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima a 2-1 win over Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday.... more »