Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU)

New Zealand Rugby is streets ahead of every other national union in its ability to generate sponsorship revenue, earning almost three times as much from its front-of-shirt deal as its next nearest rival.

The Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) and the top-tier Japan Rugby League One (JRLO) have teamed up with conglomerate Sony to establish a new marketing company

The Japan Rugby Football Union is preparing to usher in a new, more professional era of Japanese rugby union with the launch of the NTT League One on January 7