The J. League will offer logistical and promotional support toward Japan’s lagging COVID-19 vaccination efforts, with at least three of its clubs’ home stadiums set to be used as mass inoculation sites later this year.
League officials said Friday that Nagoya Grampus’ Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture as well as Machida Zelvia’s Machida Gion Stadium in western Tokyo had already been selected, with Vissel Kobe’s Noevir Stadium set to be confirmed soon.
The league will partner with the National Governors’ Association in order to assist the 40 prefectures that are home to the league’s 57 clubs, offering logistical and operational support as well as promotional efforts to encourage younger fans to get vaccinated once the shots are made available to the general public.
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