What's the secret behind the extreme longevity of some J league players?

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In December 2023, Shinji Ono finally retired from football at age 44. Earlier this year, Yasuhito Endo retired at age 43. Eiji Kawashima is 41 years old and still playing as of this season. There are probably many other examples but none that I can think of right now. What's the secret behind this extreme longevity? In Europe, you do not see many 40 year olds still playing at the highest level. The only two recent examples I can think of are Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gianluigi Buffon who are now both retired. Ibrahimovic retired at 41 and Buffon retired at 45.

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