The J. League has grown steadily in the first two decades since its launch in 1993.
Now, over the next 20 years, the league is looking to go global.
In 2012, the top soccer league in Japan established its Asian Strategy Office, later renamed Asia Office, to map out its plans to expand its market by promoting its brand throughout the region. Last April, the league again changed the department's name, this time to the International Relations Department, in order to be able to respond to any overseas matters.
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