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The Japan national badminton team (Japanese: 日本代表バドミントンチーム) represents Japan in international badminton team competitions. The Japanese women's team have won the Uber Cup 6 times, with their most recent being the 2018 Uber Cup .
Pages in category "Japanese female badminton players" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
At the All Japan Badminton Championships, which took place in Tokyo on 25-30 December 2024, Miyazaki won the women's singles title. Her path to the championship began with a win over Asuka Takahashi in the quarterfinals, [ 14 ] followed by a win over Riko Gunji in the semifinals. [ 15 ]
Nozomi Okuhara (奥原 希望, Okuhara Nozomi, born 13 March 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. A former World's number 1 in the BWF rankings for the women's singles, she is well known for her speed, agility and endurance.
Wakana Nagahara (永原 和可那, Nagahara Wakana, born 9 January 1996) is a Japanese badminton player. [2] She is a two-time world champion in the women's doubles. Nagahara attended Aomori Yamada High School, and was part of the Japanese national junior team that won the bronze medals at the 2013, 2014 Asian and 2014 World Junior Championships.
At the 2022 All England Open, Yamaguchi defeated Korea's An Se-young in straight sets (21–15, 21–15) to win the women's singles title at the All England Open for the first time. [70] She became the fourth Japanese women's singles player to win the All England Championship after Hiroe Yuki, Etsuko Takenaka and Nozomi Okuhara.
Misaki Matsutomo (松友 美佐紀, Matsutomo Misaki, born 8 February 1992) is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist. [2] She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic women's doubles alongside Ayaka Takahashi.
Kie Nakanishi (中西 貴映, Nakanishi Kie, born 24 December 1995) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Biprogy team. [1] She won the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Championships with her partner Rin Iwanaga.