FOCUS: National rugby team building trumps Japanese citizens' rights

Three naturalized Japanese citizens found themselves on the wrong side of a decision that essentially restricts their ability to work as professional rugby players in their adopted homeland.The Japan Rugby Football Union on Friday confirmed that the three, including two who are eligible to play for Japan in the Olympics, will continue to be denied Japanese status within the Top League simply because they are not eligible to play for Japan's national rugby 15s side, the Brave Blossoms.The purpose of the rule passed in 2016 to restrict Japanese status to those eligible to play for the Brave B…READ FULL ARTICLE