Asylum-seeking Myanmar soccer player to join Japanese club as trainee

A Myanmar national soccer goalkeeper who refused to return home and is seeking refugee status in Japan will join a local team in Yokohama as a trainee following the approval of a six-month visa earlier in the month, his team said Saturday.YSCC Yokohama, currently in the J-League's third division, said it wanted to offer an opportunity for Pyae Lyan Aung to continue playing.The goalkeeper was granted a "designated activities" visa permitting him to stay and work in the country for six months, based on an emergency measure of the Japanese government to prevent Myanmar residents of Japan from …READ FULL ARTICLE