japan j1 leagueJ1 League, also known as Meiji Yasuda J1 League, is a professional football league in Japan for men. There are overall 20 teams that compete for the title every year. The current holder ofThe Japanese football champions are the winners of the top league in Japan, the Japan Soccer League from 1965 to 1992 and the J.League since then.. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Tokyo