Japanese footballer who played in Ukraine reaches out to refugees

As the first Japanese soccer player ever to sign with a Ukrainian team, Yasuhiro Kato hopes to give something back to the country he considers his second home as it reels from its invasion by Russia.Now retired, Kato played for FC Hoverla-Zakarpattya Uzhhorod in the 2012-2013 season and also spent time at a club in neighboring Poland, which has become the destination for most of the refugees who have streamed out of Ukraine."To me, Russia's war on Ukraine isn't some problem occurring in a distant, foreign country," Kato, 36, told Kyodo News in a recent interview."As a person who has a deep …READ FULL ARTICLE