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Who was the first Japanese recipient of the IFFHS Asia's Footballer of the Year award?

  • Shinji Kagawa

  • Hidetoshi Nakata

  • Yasuhito Endo

  • Kazuyoshi Miura

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Kazuyoshi Miura was the first Japanese recipient of the IFFHS Asia's Footballer of the Year award. He won the award in 1993, after leading Japan to the semi-finals of the 1992 AFC Asian Cup. Miura is considered one of the greatest Japanese footballers of all time, and is often referred to as "King Kazu".
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