As he prepares to kick off his final season, the oldest debutant in J. League history wants to send a positive message to victims of bullying and discrimination highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic.
"I want to teach people using my life as a lesson," said Takamasa Abiko, 42, who set the record last year as a substitute forward for third-division YSCC Yokohama.
Abiko plans to retire at the end of the upcoming J3 season, which will start on June 27 following a roughly four-month delay brought about by the public health crisis.