Supporters of foreign laborers and asylum seekers in Japan are trying to provide some welcome release from the stresses and strains of adjusting to everyday life in a foreign land by bringing people together and building communities through sports.The hope is that the initiative will help them feel more assimilated into Japanese society by enabling them to interact with local sports teams in their communities, organizers of the events say.Last summer, 22 teams consisting of more than 200 Sri Lankans gathered in a park in the town of Yachiyo, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, for a cri…READ FULL ARTICLE
