The J.League will kick off a new era Friday with its first August start to the season, bringing Japanese football into line with the top European leagues.Among the 20 top-tier J1 sides, Sanfrecce Hiroshima enjoyed a productive summer of transfers to put pressure on Kashima Antlers and Vissel Kobe, the finalists for the one-off 100 Year Vision League, staged in the first half of 2026 to fill the calendar ahead of the transition.Former Japan forward Takuma Asano left Mallorca to return to his first club Hiroshima, where he has been joined by former West Ham and Ajax striker Sebastien Haller f…READ FULL ARTICLE