The Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU; Japanese: 日本ラグビーフットボール協会, Nihon Ragubi- Futtobo-ru Kyo-kai) is the governing body for rugby union in Japan. It was formed November 30, 1926 and is currently one of only two federations from a "Tier 2" country with a seat on the International Rugby Board executive council, the sport's international governing body (the other is Rugby Canada). The IRB classifies the countries involved in the Northern Hemisphere Six Nations and the Southern Hemisphere The Rugby Championship competitions, as "Tier 1". The JRFU currently employs John Kirwan, the New Zealand-born former Italy coach, as the men's coach, while former Japanese prime minister Yoshirō Mori is the JRFU's current president.
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