( CNN ) -- The Japanese J-League will resume its fixture list on April 23 , after all football was suspended following the earthquake and tsunami that hit the north-east of the country on March 11 . Just one round of matches had been played prior to the disaster , with the missing five rounds now due to take place in July -- a month where no fixtures were originally scheduled because of Japan 's national team commitments . However , it is still not certain whether the clubs that have been affected most be the disaster -- Kashima Antlers , Vegalta Sendai and Mito Hollyhock -- are able to resume their fixtures , or whether those games will be moved to a neutral venue because of damage to their stadiums . Meanwhile , the electricity shortages caused by the after-effects of the earthquake have resulted in the J-League confirming that all matches in April will take place during the day -- a measure that might be extended throughout the rest of the season . That measure has also been taken up by the Japanese baseball Pacific League , who have decided not to stage night games next month in the worse-affected regions of Kanto and Tohoku . In other sport affected by the disaster , Russia have made a bid to stage this year 's world figure skating championships . On Sunday , the Japan Skating Federation withdrew their offer to restage the event in October after the original March 21-27 competition in Tokyo was cancelled . Russia , who will stage the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , have proposed to host the event in Moscow from April 25 to May 1 . Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told reporters : `` We can help out our Japanese colleagues and the international federation by offering them the chance to host the world championships here . ''
The Japanese J-League will resume its football fixture list on April 23 . All football has been suspended since the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan . Hide Caption Russia bid to stage the world figure skating championships after Japan pulled out .