Thread about Japanese Players

[Catenaccio]

You can the results of Japanese players at the Contender in Lagos here.

It seems that Togami signed up, but he is not playing.

 

[Catenaccio]

The events each athlete has entered for the Asian Games to be held in Aichi in September have been announced

MS: Harimoto and Matsushima
WS: Harimoto and Hayata
MD: Harimoto/Shinozuka and Matsushima/Togami

Interesting that Togami/Shinozuka are not playing together

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

The events each athlete has entered for the Asian Games to be held in Aichi in September have been announced

MS: Harimoto and Matsushima
WS: Harimoto and Hayata
MD: Harimoto/Shinozuka and Matsushima/Togami

Interesting that Togami/Shinozuka are not playing together

i think the problem is that Harimoto and Matsushima don't go along together

 

[ai_yo]

i think the problem is that Harimoto and Matsushima don't go along together

what makes you say that?

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

what makes you say that?

just my feeling. Im watching Japanese TV programs, the team matches etc...
they are rivals, not the same generation, both are a bit "special", especially the younger one...

and in terms of play style they are the opposite as well...

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Cocona Muramatsu / Sachi Aoki take the WD title 3-0 and WTT Feeder Hennebont. Reina Aso / Joo Cheonhui take the WD title at Contender Lagos 3-1 over Shibata / Sato. Satsuki Odo is just too good against choppers and takes down Honoka Hashimoto 4-1 in the finals of WS at Lagos. I believe this puts Satsuki as the 2nd highest ranked Japanese woman with 10 points over Hina in the next rankings update.

 

[driversbeat]

Cocona Muramatsu / Sachi Aoki take the WD title 3-0 and WTT Feeder Hennebont. Reina Aso / Joo Cheonhui take the WD title at Contender Lagos 3-1 over Shibata / Sato. Satsuki Odo is just too good against choppers and takes down Honoka Hashimoto 4-1 in the finals of WS at Lagos. I believe this puts Satsuki as the 2nd highest ranked Japanese woman with 10 points over Hina in the next rankings update.

What's stopping Denso from signing Sato and sending them to doubles? They could literally change Japanese table tennis history.

 

[zeio]

What's stopping Denso from signing Sato and sending them to doubles? They could literally change Japanese table tennis history.

Plot twist: Hashimoto, Sato and Shibata are still sponsored by Miki House...

https://sports.mikihouse.co.jp/playerlist/
https://web.archive.org/web/20250330043257/https://sports.mikihouse.co.jp/playerlist/

 

[driversbeat]

Plot twist: Hashimoto, Sato and Shibata are still sponsored by Miki House...

https://sports.mikihouse.co.jp/playerlist/
https://web.archive.org/web/20250330043257/https://sports.mikihouse.co.jp/playerlist/

Did they forget to update the website? 😂

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

Did they forget to update the website? 😂

Miki House continues to sponsor Honoka in addition to being sponsored by Denso.

 

[NextLevel]

Miki House continues to sponsor Honoka in addition to being sponsored by Denso.

Good news or bad news for vehement Miki House opponents?

 

[zeio]

Did they forget to update the website? 😂

Well, their social media pics couldn't be more clear...

https://weibo.com/5229334406/R11lxAEky
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Denso Polaris is a JTTL team. Sato and Shibata extending their contracts with Mallets (many coaches and players are also affiliated with Miki House) shows they have not severed their connection entirely, unlike Hashimoto.

橋本帆乃香がデンソーポラリスに加入＜2025年度日本卓球リーグ新加入選手・女子編＞
https://rallys.online/read/20250401nihonleaguewoman/

p.s.
Looking into it more, Sugasawa and Abe (now a manager) were also under either Shitennoji or Miki House or both at one point...

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...-be-revamped-for-paris-2024.24977/post-440959
https://polaris.denso.com/news/6996/
https://polaris.denso.com/team/player/
https://polaris.denso.com/team/staff/

 

[JackJohnson]

Miki House continues to sponsor Honoka in addition to being sponsored by Denso.

Does Miki House own the T.league team Nippon Paint Mallets as well or is it just a partnership/sponsorship with them?

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

I remember reading an article when Honoka made the switch to Denso. She mentioned how grateful she was to Miki House for continuing to support her after the switch.

Here she is at 2026 WTT Contender Lagos sporting her outfit prominently displaying both Denso *and* Miki House despite what Tiebans want you to believe.

Source:

https://flic.kr/p/2seS4VH

Magnified:

 

[JackJohnson]

I remember reading an article when Honoka made the switch to Denso. She mentioned how grateful she was to Miki House for continuing to support her after the switch.

Here she is at 2026 WTT Contender Lagos sporting her outfit prominently displaying both Denso *and* Miki House despite what Tiebans want you to believe.

Source:

https://flic.kr/p/2seS4VH

Magnified:

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This is the first time seeing her wear both Denso and Miki House on the playing shirt. I don’t think she had this before so maybe recently she had a special agreement between the 2 that allowed her to wear both logos on the playing shirt.

In the past I’m pretty sure it was just the Denso logo only.

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

This is the first time seeing her wear both Denso and Miki House on the playing shirt. I don’t think she had this before so maybe recently she had a special agreement between the 2 that allowed her to wear both logos on the playing shirt.

In the past I’m pretty sure it was just the Denso logo only.

Well, I'm not sure what time frame you were looking at, but here she is from 2025 Contender Taiyuan in April of last year so it's not a recent occurrence:

https://flic.kr/p/2qXhNih

 

[Catenaccio]

This is the first time seeing her wear both Denso and Miki House on the playing shirt. I don’t think she had this before so maybe recently she had a special agreement between the 2 that allowed her to wear both logos on the playing shirt.

In the past I’m pretty sure it was just the Denso logo only.

She has been playing with both the Denso and the Miki House logos after she switched to Denso Polaris last year (except when she is wearing the uniform of the JNT).

 

[driversbeat]

I remember reading an article when Honoka made the switch to Denso. She mentioned how grateful she was to Miki House for continuing to support her after the switch.

Here she is at 2026 WTT Contender Lagos sporting her outfit prominently displaying both Denso *and* Miki House despite what Tiebans want you to believe.

Source:

https://flic.kr/p/2seS4VH

Magnified:

View attachment 41736

Good to have multiple sources of income in this economy

 

[NextLevel]

what makes you say that?

I have a different opinion from Takkyu, the Matsushima-Harimoto pairing is serviceable but this is not thebtike to play pnly serviceable pairings as you need to test. Since it is likely yhat only one of Shinozuka and Togami will make LA 2028 if either does, it will come down to doubles so you have to collect data points.

 

[Catenaccio]

I remember reading an article when Honoka made the switch to Denso. She mentioned how grateful she was to Miki House for continuing to support her after the switch.

I read the same thing, probably in this article. However, I cannot verify it because I am currently not subscribed to TT Kingdom.