🇯🇵 Japanese Super Cup: TV channel, kick-off times and live streaming in the UK

The Japan Super Cup opens the Japanese season: a single match between the J1 champions and the Emperor's Cup winners, played in February. That date matters more than it looks, because Japan plays to the calendar year: the league starts at the end of the month, so this match is the first competitive fixture of the year in the country. It comes after a short break, and you see sides that have not found their rhythm yet, with new signings starting and systems being tried out in public - which is what makes it interesting and gives it a reputation for being unpredictable. The match is played on neutral ground, often at a large national stadium, in front of supporters who have travelled from both cities. If the champions also won the cup, the beaten cup finalist takes the vacant place. Kick-off is early afternoon, Japan time.