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In her collection, Tempest actually has a video clip of Matsuzaki quite upset, in tears, sitting outside after a row with Ito a few yrs ago.

The JNT menu - Miyazaki is a short-order cook but heading a fine Japanese restaurant. Watanabe is a family doctor finding himself in the operating/surgery room. Hayata is stew from a crockpot slow-cooker. Hirano is stir-fry, somehow stuck into the fridge, just now defrosting. Ito is beef...

In the same Table Tennis Kingdom issue with Hirano’s interview, the Editor-in-chief also did an in depth one with Ito Mima, a full 7 pages long (pg130-137). The following are some excerpts. Q: you’re always cool, unflappble, but there were tears when you didn’t make it after the Trials… Ito: at...

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This is why I think there is a fundamental flaw in the JNT internal Trials system ( and Korea’s similar decision earlier, which they rescinded). You can knock out all the Japanese players (thru exhausting fracticide) but at the Olympics, you’re up against players from all over the world, not...

Good match Hayata ! 0-3 at Busan, 2-3 a month later. Progressing at her own career-wise slow-cooker pace, but always improving nonetheless. JJH’s was an uplifting match too, tenacious, no hold back, fearlessly attacking even when behind, throwing in everything including the (leaking) kitchen...

Table Tennis Kingdom, 2024-May (a ¥880 magazine that costs $30 in Vancouver) Some excerpts from a 5 page interview (pg 124-129) with Hirano. (This is a ”gist of” translation). Q: when did you feel the Trials would be difficult? H: in the 2nd Trial (‘22-09), I lost to Hayata in the QF, and also...

edit: deleted post…sober now🤣

Goodness! Other than their XD pair which made it to the semifinal, with only 5 months to go, the entire Japan Paris contingent has been wiped out by R16. Other than Ito…

Is this a Butterfly ad ? Tibhar taste awful eh?…try our inverted, calms your nerve when boosted…prevents cavities too… Or is Ibrahim Hamadtou his new coach 🤣

Ito Minami who hasn’t sat on Ito’s bench since primary school was her coach today. 😄

🤣”…the Women coach is bad, it should be replaced, the Men’s team is just weak, so it can’t be helped.”

You’re quite right in this regard I think. Also it may well be how the media have hyped-up Miwa as the ‘wonder girl’, and the ‘magic bullet’ that Miyazaki always seems to be looking for. There were pressure to use her right now. Whilst it’s true she has huge potential, way above other 15 yrs...

From Ito’s Instagram: Thank you for supporting the Japanese team until late at night every day. It seems like there are people who don't like the way I cheer for the players, and I think everyone has their own way of cheering. It's not like you can just say “Wow”. I'm just trying to support the...

compassion & kindness…all heart…

speaking of Kato Miyu…of the graduates of JOC Elite Academy, since Rira Ishikawa , Kato Miyu down to lately Nagasaki, Kihara, who has actually made it to/near the top than Hirano Miu ?

In Japanese the Mi-美 is often used in girls’ given names as a descriptive/qualifier. As in ： Mi-u 宇(Miu Hirano) Mi-ka 香(Mika Baba) Mi-ma 誠(Mima Ito) Mi-yuu 柚(Miyuu Kihara) Mi-yu 悠(Miyu Nagasaki) Mi-sora 空(Misora Izumo) Mi-suzu 鈴(Misuzu Takeya) Mi-wa 和(Miwa Harimoto) Mi-saki 咲 (Misaki Morizono)...

I’m with you on this. Kihara is getting to be a great/dependable partner in doubles. Unfortunately she was out before the semi. But the bandwagon is about WS, and there’re a lot of hype on Miwa now (unhealthy for a 15 yr old…hope she won’t crash). However this is a TEAM competition, they’re...

I knew it !! Hirano’s constant blowing of her nose, even during tournaments was a allergic reaction to her pet’s danders. But I thought Hirano has a cat instead called Kitty something, no? 🧐 IMHO, in this particular tournament, once she got thru to the quarters, and with Ito’s demise, she has...