"Proof that Ohtani's wife is the right choice": Fans "inspired" by Japanese soccer player's wife who endured solo parenting... "It's already hard enough to transfer"

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Recently, the wife of a Japanese national soccer team player faced public backlash after sharing her struggles with childcare on social media (SNS). The "SNS statement risk" for athletes' families has come to light.

On the 11th (local time), the Japanese outlet Joshi SPA reported on controversies surrounding the use of SNS by sports players' wives and the public's reaction.

According to the media, in early August, Yuhu Natsumi, wife of Japan national team striker Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord), expressed her feelings about "solo parenting" via her YouTube channel. She candidly revealed anecdotes such as feeling neglected by her husband during pregnancy while explaining hardships caused by postpartum hormonal changes.

Although the latter part of the video included a message saying, "Nevertheless, I am grateful for your best efforts in childcare," only the portion expressing dissatisfaction was extracted and spread on LINE. Consequently, some soccer fans strongly criticized her for tarnishing her national team husband's reputation at a critical time.

Ueda is currently enjoying his prime, having won the Eredivisie scoring title last season and scoring goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. While aiming to join the English Premier League (EPL), he has not received concrete offers and faces transfer pressure from his current club Feyenoord to move to the Turkish league, placing him at a critical juncture in his career.

Ultimately, Yuhu deleted the video, and the situation only calmed down after Ueda himself posted on SNS, "My family is my motivation."

Whenever such controversies arise, they are contrasted with the actions of Shohei Ohtani's wife, Mamiko Tanaka. Tanaka does not operate any personal SNS accounts and minimizes media exposure.

Local netizens praise her for giving up the ability to earn massive revenue even from daily videos, calling it "the best course of action for a sports player's wife to remain silent without showing off."

Model Lisa Miura, wife of soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura, is also cited as a positive role model. While actively working as a model, she posts only positive content about her husband and family on SNS. Even when rumors such as separation allegations circulated in the past, she never expressed dissatisfaction with her husband at public events or on SNS.

The media pointed out that "as influencer activities by sports players' wives increase, their private remarks are receiving excessive public attention." It further projected that controversies over the "SNS risk" for sports stars with influencer wives will continue in the future, as partial clips of remarks regarding marital relationships or childcare can be spread and directly lead to criticism of the athletes themselves.

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