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VIE 04.09.2015
The link between LaLiga and Japan has extended again this season, after two new players with Japanese nationality have landed in the best championship in the world.
Takashi Inui, reinforcing SD Eibar, and Aria Hasegawa, Real Zaragoza new signing, are the two new Japanese players who become part of LaLiga history this season. Before them, another eleven players from Japan made their debut in Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante. Two of them even came to enjoy both categories.
Japanese players who played in Liga BBVA:
| Player | Club | Games | Goals |
| Shoji Jo | R. Valladolid CF (1999/00) | 15 | 2 |
| Akinori Nishizawa | RCD Espanyol (2000/01) | 6 | 0 |
| Yoshito Ōkubo | RCD Mallorca (2004/05, 2005/06) | 39 | 5 |
| Akihiro Ienaga* | RCD Mallorca (2010/11, 2011/12) | 18 | 2 |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki* | Sevilla FC (2011/12) | 1 | 0 |
| Shunsuke Nakamura | RCD Espanyol (2009/10) | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Havenaar | Córdoba CF (2014/15) | 5 | 0 |
Japanese players who played in Liga Adelante:
| Player | Club | Games | Goals |
| Sotaro Yasunaga |
UE Lleida (1997/98), Racing Club de Ferrol (2002/03) |
46 | 5 |
| Kenji Fukuda | CD Castellón (2005/06), CD Numancia (2006/07), UD Las Palmas (2007/08) | 71 | 15 |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki* | Girona FC (2008/09) | 6 | 0 |
| Sotan Tanabe | CE Sabadell (2013/14, 2014/15) | 64 | 5 |
| Akihiro Ienaga* | RCD Mallorca (2013/14) | 7 | 0 |
| Yukiya Sugita | Hércules CF (2013/14) | 16 | 2 |
* Footballers who played at least one match in both categories of LaLiga
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