He comes from a sporting family, with his father Yutaka being a former professional baseball player, notably for Yokohama BayStars, and younger brother Yoshiaki currently playing at FC Utrecht.
In his visit to the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa remarked to former president Bill Clinton (who had proposed international restriction on whaling) that the Maruha Corporation's decision was reflective of Japan's change in attitude towards whaling.
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