The Japan Volleyball Organization (V. League) announced Wednesday it will launch a new league but said there would be no professional competition coming anytime soon.
The new league is tentatively called the "Super League," and starts in the fall of 2018 to replace the current V. Premier League and subdivisional Challenge League.
"The Super League is the first step toward starting a sports business in volleyball and making our league one of the top leagues in the world," V. League chairman Kenji Shimaoka said at a news conference.