With just hours to go before BVB's friendly with Kawasaki Frontale, Mats Hummels, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mitsuro Maruoka and Kalle Riedle gave an autograph signing session in LaLaport Yokohama, where they were given a warm welcome by over 1,000 fans.

At 10 o'clock this morning (local time) there were already several hundred fans waiting for the BVB contingent, which included a Shinji Kagawa double as a surprise guest, to arrive. Mitsu engaged the fans at the scene in a game of "rock-paper-scissors", while the others diligently signed autographs or BVB shirts. 500 BVB shirts were purchased during the event alone.

The successful autograph signing session was initiated by Evonik & Lawson.

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