Rui Hachimura
Place of Birth: Toyama, Japan
Date of Birth: February 8, 1998
Ethnicity:
*Japanese (father)
*Beninese (mother)
Rui Hachimura is a Japanese professional basketball player. He was born in Toyama, to a Japanese mother, Makiko (麻紀子), and a Beninese father, Zakari Jabil. Rui was raised in Japan and speaks Japanese, and English as a second language. He stands 6 feet 8 inches tall or 2.03 meters.
His name Rui (塁) means “base” or “fortress” in Japanese.
Source: https://twitter.com
His mother’s first name is Makiko, his father is named Jabirou Zakari : https://www.facebook.com/BeninEmbTokyo/posts/2338520513136511?comment_id=2339500849705144&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D