Japanese FM radio station J-Wave (frequency: 81.3) will carry live game coverage of the Super Bowl XLIX, the company announced on Wednesday.
It will be the first time the NFL's championship game will be broadcast live on Japanese radio.
Bilingual sports anchor Yuji Kondo will be the play-by-play announcer while former Fuji TV female announcer Rio Hirai will also be a part of the broadcast for the February 2 (Japan time) contest between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The show will be held between 8 a.m. and noon in Japan.