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Iwate Pref. metal behind midfielder Tanaka's mettle

Ao Tanaka Samurai Blue Soccer

Ao Tanaka, center, holds a letter of appreciation given to him by Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso, left, with a display of Nambu Tekki ironware presented to him in the foreground on Wednesday in Tokyo. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Samurai Blue midfielder Ao Tanaka, 24, is a man of iron in the soccer world, as he incorporated Nambu Tekki ironware into his conditioning.

When Tanaka mentioned his unusual health hack on television, it sparked a surge of interest in the ironware, which is a traditional craft of Iwate Prefecture.

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