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Musashi Suzuki, who was born of a Japanese mother and Jamaican father and raised in Japan, has endured bullying about his skin color and hair texture since childhood. Yet, confident of who he is inside, the talented soccer player has been able to rise above those detractors and demonstrate the leadership and integrity that inspires fans, teammates and especially the many mixtures of young half Japanese in today’s world.
This is the conclusion of a 2-part series for
JAPAN Forward
(Tokuma Shoten Publishing, 2021), and an article in the sports magazine NumberWeb
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Excerpts follow.
In November 2019, I was on the receiving end of a discriminatory message on social media.
J. League wraps up season of obstacles and new records Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Reysol striker Michael Olunga scores his league-best 28th goal of the season against Frontale on Saturday in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture. | KYODO
Kyodo Dec 20, 2020
The J. League first division brought down the curtain Saturday on a 2020 season marked by unprecedented challenges stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, and a record-breaking march to the title by three-time champion Kawasaki Frontale.
The season’s fate looked uncertain when the league suspended play with the J1 and J2 barely under way in February, before a wave of coronavirus infections spread across Japan.