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At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan won the silver medal, the nation's first Olympic basketball medal (for men or women) and became the first Asian team to reach the podium in women's basketball since China in 1992. [3] The Japanese, which were coached by Tom Hovasse, excelled in an 87–71 win over France in the semi-finals before coming short ...
She ran for a seat in the Japanese legislature in 1950 and in 1956, was president of the League of Women Voters of Japan, [8] and represented Japan at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women [9] and at General Assembly. [2] She served in the Labor Ministry from 1951 to 1955, as director of the Women’s and Children’s Bureau. [5 ...
Women in Japan were recognized as having equal legal rights to men after World War II. Japanese women first gained the right to vote in 1880, but this was a temporary event limited to certain municipalities, [6] [7] and it was not until 1945 that women gained the right to vote on a permanent, nationwide basis. [8]
Mamiko Tanaka (田中 真美子, Tanaka Mamiko, born 11 December 1996) is a Japanese former professional basketball player. She played four seasons for the Fujitsu Red Wave of the Women's Japan Basketball League from 2019 to 2023. She represented Japan at the international youth and collegiate level.
The federation is responsible for the Japan national basketball team and the Japan women's national basketball team and their Under-age teams. It also manages the B.League commenced in October 2016. [1] As of April 2021, its president has been Yuko Mitsuya. [2]
The Japan women's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is the national basketball team of Japan and is governed by the Japan Basketball Association. [ 1 ] It represents the country in international under-19 and under-18 (under age 19 and under age 18) women's basketball competitions.
Pages in category "Japanese women's basketball players" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The New Women's Association (NWA, also known as New Women's Society [1] 新婦人協会, Shin-fujin kyōkai) was a Japanese women's rights organization founded in 1919. [2] The organization strove to enhance women's rights in the areas of education, employment, and suffrage. [ 3 ]