Japan national cerebral palsy football team
Japan national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Japan that represents the team in international competitions. The team has been active in recent years, and was ranked 16th in the world in 2016. At the 2015 IFCPF World Championships, they finished fifteenth. At the 2014 Asian Para Games, they finished second. Japan has never competed at the Paralympic Games.
American football in Japan
College football in Japan, often played at the club level, is made up of eight leagues, spanning all four islands. The East and West champions playing in the annual Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya.The winners of the Japan X Bowl and Koshien Bowl play each other in the Rice Bowl.