Nyorai kuenderera kwechikamu chino - Mushure memutambo wa2017, zvakaziviswa kuti mutambo uyu waizokura kusvika kumapoka gumi muna2019, uchitambwa nezvikwata zvisere kubvira mutambo wekutanga muna1990, kunze kwa2004, 2007, 2008, na2009, apo zvikwata zvisere zvakatamba. Gore ra2004
edition yakaratidza zvikwata zvipfumbamwe apo Japan yakasimudzirwa kubva muDivision II asi hapana timu yakadzikiswa kubva muDivision yepamusoro muna 2003, nekuda kwekubviswa kwemutambo wepamusoro muChina nekuda kwechirwere cheSARS. Zvikwata zviviri zvakaburitswa muTop Division muna 2004, zvichidzokera kuzvikwata zvisere muna 2005, asi nekuda kwekubudirira kwechikwata chemapoka mapfumbamwe muna 2004, IIHF yakafunga kuwedzera zvakare kusvika kumapoka mapfumbamwe muna 2007. IIHF yakadzokera kumapoka masere mushure memutambo wa2009, uye kutamba kwakaramba kuri muchimiro ichi kusvika pakuwedzera kwa2019.