Rémi Feutrier, head of Japan’s handball team and social networks heavyweight • FRANCE 24 English

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Now to Japan, where the #TokyoOlympics open in a few days. Just before entering his bio-secure bubble, one of the athletes spoke to us about his appearance on the world’s biggest sporting stage. Born in France, #RémiFeutrier is the captain of the Japanese Olympic #handball team. Although he plays a minor sport, he is a social media star in Japan and, as we discover, has a keen sense of humour. A report by Constantin Simon, Aruna Popuri, Ryusuke Murata and Justin McCurry.

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