Japan's elite volleyball competition, rebranded as the SV.League, opened for business Friday when the previous season's runners-up avenged a 3-0 loss in last year's final with Osaka Bluteon defeating Suntory Sunbirds Osaka 3-0 in the men's league opener.Bluteon, which competed in the V-League under their corporate sponsor, Panasonic, rode dynamic performances from Yuji Nishida and U.S. Olympian Thomas Jaeschke to win the first two sets in comprehensive fashion, 25-17 and 25-19, but had to come from behind in the third to clinch it 25-21.In front of a raucous Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium cro…READ FULL ARTICLE