China-Japan connection in Zurich?

When Li Lei arrives in Switzerland to join Grasshopper Club Zurich after the new year, he will meet new teammates. One of them is also from East Asia: Hayao Kawabe, the Japanese international who moved to Grasshopper de Zurich this summer from Sanfrecce Hiroshima, have scored 4 goals for the first half of the season. When Hao Junmin was in Schalke 10 years ago, the latter day China NT captain is a good friend of Atsuto Uchida.