Resumption of J-League Further postponement Murai Chairman April 3 12:28

At the press conference after the "Measures Liaison Conference" to discuss measures against the new coronavirus in cooperation with professional baseball, soccer J League chairman Man Murai chairman is aiming for a phased restart from late this month. He acknowledged that the battle was "difficult to carry out the schedule".

The J-League was aiming for a step-by-step resumption based on the scale of the event: ▼ J3 from 25th of this month, J2 from 2nd of next month, and J1 from 9th of next month. An infectious disease expert suggested that the phase of infection has changed and the timing of resumption should be shifted back as far as possible.