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He was the top athlete of his high school track and field team.

He is of mix Japanese (maternal) and Zainichi Korean (paternal) descent.

His mother is Japanese and his paternal grandparents were second-generation Zainichi Koreans, and his father became a naturalized Japanese citizen. Thus he automatically got Japanese citizenship when he was born.

His paternal grandparents were second-generation Zainichi Koreans, and his father, who was born with the legal status of Chosen-seki, meaning, legal resident with neither Japanese or Korean citizenship, became a naturalized Japanese citizen shortly before he was born with the help of his mother. Thus he automatically got Japanese citizenship when he was born.