ˈæftɚɹ ɐ jˈɪɹ, hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə dʒəpˈæn ænd dʒˈɔɪnd vˈɜːdi kˌaʊəsˈɑːki lˈeɪɾɚ tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ vˈɜːdi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt æz ɐ tɹˈeɪniː, wˌɪtʃ mˈɛnt hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd nˈoʊ kˌɑːmpənsˈeɪʃən.
After a year, he returned to Japan and joined Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) in 1998 as a trainee, which meant he received no compensation.