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In May 2018, a dirty tackle ordered by the American football head coach of Nihon University against the opponent's quarterback led to nationwide soul-searching in both the traditions of Japanese management culture and the future of American football in Japan.

defensive player of the American football team of Nihon University committed a late tackle against the opponent's quarterback under his coach's order. That cheap shot, which was videoed and played millions times in Japanese television.

Masato Uchida, other than being the head coach, is also an executive member of the board of directors of the university, in charge of personnel affairs. Uchida was actually the second most powerful figure in the university, the closest ally of the chair of board, Hidetoshi Tanaka, who had been accused of close connections with the Japanese mafia.

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