Feb 5 (Reuters) - Officials are confident ‌that the J-League's biggest shake-up in its 33-year history will provide a career boost for the country's best ‌young talent as it begins the process of realigning its calendar with the game's leading nations from Friday.

The ‌season has largely been played from February to November since the J-League's inception in 1993, but that will change when the next edition kicks off in August and runs until May, mirroring the calendar in countries like England and Spain.