Olympic silver medalist Ota employed by Morinaga

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Ota, who won the men's foil silver in Beijing to become the first Japanese Olympic medalist in fencing, shows off his Morinaga & Co. name card in Tokyo on Oct. 23 as he has accepted a job offer from the confectionary manufacturer. Ota, 22, is scheduled to start working as a marketing official on Nov. 1, while continuing his fencing career with an eye on competing in the London Olympic Games in 2012.

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