Why grandmothers in Otsuchi had to improvise when ‘Japanese Messi’ Kubo’s jersey No. changed

3 min readJun 7, 2026 03:37 PM IST Takefusa Kubo is known as the Japanese Messi, for his swirling and swift runs along the right wing traditionally. The 25-year-old who plays for Real Sociedad in Europe, recently however pulled a feint-and-turn on an unsuspecting group […]