Kenya Kasahara (笠原謙哉, born 15 May 1988) is a Japanese

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player and a member of the Japanese national team. He represented Japan at the

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and at the

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Club career

In July 2021, Kasahara signed with Hörður of the Icelandic 1. deild karla. He helped Hörður finish first in the 1. deild in 2022, and achieve promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. After spending the 2022–2023 season with

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, he returned to Hörður in July 2023.

Titles

* 1. deild karla: 2022

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kasahara, Kenya 1988 births Living people Japanese male handball players Handball players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Japan Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Japanese sportsmen Olympic handball players for Japan Expatriate handball players in Poland Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Poland