Osaka in Olympic spotlight but biracial Japanese face struggles

Torchbearer Emili Omuro, who is biracial, was thrilled by Naomi Osaka's star turn at the Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony, but the biracial teenager says Japan must do more to accept people of mixed heritage.Photos: AFP

Emili Omuro was thrilled by Naomi Osaka's star turn at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, but the biracial teenager says Japan must do more to accept people of mixed heritage.

Four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka, whose mother is Japanese and father Haitian, climbed a replica Mount Fuji on Friday to light the cauldron in the ceremony's crowning moment.