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at Nissan Global Headquarters on September 13, 2018 in Yokohama, Japan. Source: WireImage

It was a controversial US Open women’s final, causing a stir across the globe. But the winner, 20 year old Naomi Osaka, has created a different kind of conversation in her native Japan, where the young athlete has been celebrated, particularly among Japan’s bi-racial minority.


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It was a controversial US Open women’s final, causing a stir across the globe. But the winner, 20 year old Naomi Osaka, has created a different kind of conversation in her native Japan, where the young athlete has been celebrated, particularly among Japan’s bi-racial minority.


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