On June 18, the Partnership Agreement ceremony between J.LEAGUE and the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) was held at the FAM headquarters in Petaling Jaya.

Both parties have agreed to share know-how and host seminars concerning professional league and club management, to host competitions, friendly matches between clubs of Malaysia Super League, Premier League and J.LEAGUE, as well as to create and promote opportunities for Malaysian players to join J.LEAGUE clubs and for Japanese players to participate in the Malaysia Super League and Premier League clubs and other exchanges through the partnership.  

J.LEAGUE Chairman Mitsuru Murai said in his speech that “through this partnership, we are looking forward to accelerating the development of Malaysia Super League and J.LEAGUE, which will lead to the development of our national teams.”

On 1^st June, Ambassador Miyagawa attended the "Buy Japan Seminar" hosted by the Japan Exchange Group, Inc. for the second consecutive year, and delivered a speech.

(from left; FAM General Secretary YH Dato’ Hamidon bin HJ Mohd Amin, FAM Deputy President Dato’ Abdul Mokhtar Ahmad, J-LEAGUE Chirman Mitsuru Murai, and Minister Yoshinori Kodama of the Embassy of Japan)