Japanese Women's National Team

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Rio Olympics player pool named:

http://www.trendingpod.com/entertainment/sports/rio2016-japan-womens-national-basketball-training-roster-named/

Ai Mitani - Fujitsu Red Wave
Asami Yoshida - JX Eneos Sun Flowers
Asako O - Mitsubishi
Mika Kurihara - Toyota
Maki Takada - Denso Iris
Yuka Mamiya - JX Eneos
Ramu Tokashiki - JX Eneos / Seattle Supersonics
Chinatsu Yamamoto - Fujitsu Red Wave
Mio Shinozaki - Fujitsu Red Wave
Kaede Kondo - Toyota
Sanae Motokawa - Chanson Magic
Rui Machida - Fujitsu Red Wave
Yuki Miyazawa - JX Eneos
Naho Miyoshi - Chanson Magic
Moeko Nagaoka - Fujitsu Red Wave
Manami Fujioka - Tsukuba University
Evekyn Mawuli - Aisin AW
Sakura Akaho - Denso Iris

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Japan's WNT jerseys featured alongside the men's team.

[carlo]

Women's NT will face the visiting Australian NT in three games to be played on May 7 (Nagaoka) and on May 9 and 10 (Tokyo).

http://www.basketball.net.au/jayco-australian-opals-name-team-warm-tour-japan/

[carlo]

Game 1 result: Australia-Japan 80-41

http://www.basketball.net.au/jayco-australian-opals-win-first-game-japan-style/

Game 2: Australia-Japan 81-55

https://twitter.com/BasketballAus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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Game 3: Japan lost to Australia 84-73. Maki Takada has been good for Japan in the series against the Opals.

Also, Japan U23 swept the visiting Korean WKBL club, KDB Life Bank. Yuka Nakamura I think was the best player of the team and second was Saki Hayashi.

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Japan wins versus France 70-67. Up next the Serbian national team.

[carlo]

Just a friendly, but that's a stunning result!

[carlo]

In another major upset, Japan clearly beat Serbia 87-62 (40-34 at ht), winning Angers tournament.

[carlo]

Japan's final 12:

Kaede Kondo
Mika Kurihara
Rui Machida
Yuka Mamiya
Yuki Miyazawa
Naho Miyoshi
Sanae Motokawa
Moeko Nagaoka
Asako O
Maki Takada
Ramu Tokashiki
Asami Yoshida

http://www.fiba.com/olympicswomen/2016/news/japan-coach-utsumi-chooses-12-players-for-rio-games

[carlo]

Japan NT continues his succesful european campaign at Czech Republic tournament. After trouncing Canada "B" team 81-49 yesterday beat Czech Republic "B" with nearly same result, 81-50. Kurihara 15 pts, Motokawa 14, Mamiya & Nagaoka with 13 topscored for JPN.

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Great run by the women's NT. They will be back strong in Tokyo 2020.

The Women's Hayabusa 2020 Program will churn out good players as per continuity. By 2020, am expecting the Mawuli sisters to be featured with the NT alongside Rina Hill.

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Tom Hovasse ( coach of JX Eneos ) has been named as the head coach of the Women's NT. His contract runs from April this year until the end of 2020.

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Tokashiki will skip the WNBA season to focus on the World Cup campaign with Japan. Seattle has already filed to list off her contract.

[regvan]

Someone knows why manami Fujioka did play only 10 mn in the first 2 games and never plays the last 34 matchs on JBL this season ? Has she a problem with her coach and could her join the NT ?

[regvan]

Someone knows why manami Fujioka did play only 10 mn in the first 2 games and never plays the last 34 matchs on JBL this season ? Has she a problem with her coach and could her join the NT ?

Motokawa 1992 ( who makes a good season in JBL ) Osaki(= Mamiya )1990 and ..... Yoshida 1987 ?! aren't yet in NT . Of course the coach prepares OG in Tokyo but they aren't so old . Big surprises ....