[3][4] In 2018, Kazuma Murata was signed to the Canberra Lakers as an import player for the 2018 edition of the Australian Hockey League.

[7] Murata made his debut for the Japan national team in 2014, during a test series against New Zealand in Wellington.

[8] He won his first medal at a major tournament in 2018, at the Asian Games in Jakarta.

The team won gold, and also secured qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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