Kevin Jackson, one of the most successful U.S. players to have ever competed in Japan's football scene, is concerned about the lack of chances local players have to compete abroad with the ambition of one day playing in the sport's motherland.
He hopes late January will be the beginning of a new opportunity, when the Hawaiian island of Oahu hosts the Hula Bowl at Aloha Stadium.
Three Japanese players will be participating in the postseason college all-star competition, which will be played for the first time in 12 years.
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