2025 All Japan (Emperor's/Empress's Cup) 1/21-1/26

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Here are the past records of this tournament from 2021 to 2024 for your reference. Please note that the Romanized names of Japanese players were partially generated using automated translation, which may not always be accurate. Since this was done in a short amount of time by one person, we ask for your understanding. With the revision of Japan's family registration law scheduled for May this year, which will require not only the written names but also their pronunciations to be recorded, it is expected that the accuracy of automated translations will improve afterward.

All Japan Table Tennis Championships 2021 WS

Japanese version​

 

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All Japan Table Tennis Championships 2022 WS

Japanese version​

 

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All Japan Table Tennis Championships 2023 WS

Japanese version​

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

They're good, no doubt. Satoshi Aida made it to round of 32 tho where he ran into Harimoto.

That seems about right as he's #1 in power rankings in MLTT and is a T-League player.

 

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All Japan Table Tennis Championships 2024 WS

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All Japan Table Tennis Championships 2021 MS

Japanese version​

 

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All Japan Table Tennis Championships 2022 MS

Japanese version​

 

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All Japan Table Tennis Championships 2023 MS

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All Japan Table Tennis Championships 2024 MS

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[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

 

[NextLevel]

ビートダウン
Bītodaun

 

[NextLevel]

Should Butterfly go back to the lab?

 

[zeio]

Out of curiosity, I looked at the links in your link. In what article does she say her style is boring (ugly) because I searched for "boring" and "ugly" and did not find it? Or is that just what you think of her style?

Start learning Japanese instead of just relying on machine translation. I've already quoted the entire passage. I'm not gonna waste my time to spell this out.

p.s.
For future reference so that some folks understand why I come across as "rude". Chinese (as well as Japanese and Korean and Vietnam inside the Sinosphere) are high-context cultures whereas American is a low-context culture. High-context culture is also the exact reason the performance of Hirano in WT of Paris 2024 is more valued by Murakami.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-context_and_low-context_cultures

High-context cultures often exhibit less-direct verbal and nonverbal communication, utilizing small communication gestures and reading more meaning into these less-direct messages.[4] Low-context cultures do the opposite; direct verbal communication is needed to properly understand a message being communicated and relies heavily on explicit verbal skills.[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-...ultures#History_of_differing_context_cultures

High-context defines cultures that are usually relational and collectivist, and which most highlight interpersonal relationships. Hall identifies high-context cultures as those in which harmony and the well-being of the group are preferred over individual achievement.[2] In low context, communication members' communication must be more explicit, direct, and elaborate because individuals are not expected to have knowledge of each other's histories or backgrounds, and communication is not necessarily shaped by long-standing relationships between speakers. Because low-context communication concerns more direct messages, the meaning of these messages is more dependent on the words being spoken rather than on the interpretation of more subtle or unspoken cues.[7]

https://global-foresight.net/5-ways-to-understand-cultural-differences-between-u-s-china/

1. Context

This describes the totality that people rely on when they are making decisions. A low context culture relies on verbal information in the moment to interact and make decisions. A high context culture is one that needs to keep abreast of relationships in the environment at all times. This culture does not rely on verbal information in the moment as the main source of information with which to make decisions but rather a larger context that includes information and relationships removed from the immediate interaction. Americans are a low context culture, while the Chinese are a high context culture.Cultures are relatively different on the context dimensions as displayed in Figure 2.

https://www.researchgate.net/public...tures_A_Case_Study_of_Finland_Japan_and_India

In a high context (HC) culture, internal meaning is usually em-
bedded deep in the information, so not everything is explicitly stated in writ-
ing or when spoken. In an HC culture, the listener is expected to be able to read
“between the lines”, to understand the unsaid, thanks to his or her background
knowledge.

https://japanjunky.com/understanding-japans-high-context-culture/

Study Japanese Language

If you’ve studied or are studying Japanese, you might understand that a lot of Japanese words are difficult to translate to English in just one word — that all play a part with their high context culture. Specific words have their own nuances that when Japanese people hear, they can pick up on the non-verbal cues already.

https://thesaltyegg.net/a-low-context-dude-in-a-high-context-culture/

Often Chinese-speakers, when speaking English, will seek to make English as obscurantist as Chinese. English doesn’t work that way. When you try to hide your real meaning in English, it is obvious and you are quickly perceived as a liar. Failing to be reasonably direct and frank is impolite. Chinese is the opposite—of course. Stating your meaning too directly and clearly in Chinese is rude.

 

[turbozed]

Start learning Japanese instead of just relying on machine translation. I've already quoted the entire passage. I'm not gonna waste my time to spell this out.

The whole point of quoting is for precise attribution. If you need people to first learn a foreign language in order for them to understand the point you're making, then you're being an incredibly ineffective communicator.

 

[Takkyu_wa_inochi]

ビートダウン
Bītodaun

ボコボコ
Boko Boko

 

[zeio]

The whole point of quoting is for precise attribution. If you need people to first learn a foreign language in order for them to understand the point you're making, then you're being an incredibly ineffective communicator.

I assume pongfugrasshopper did that when he deliberately misquoted in an attempt to smear me?

 

[pongfugrasshopper]

I assume pongfugrasshopper did that when he deliberately misquoted in an attempt to smear me?

Deliberately misquote? No, I expanded the context of your quote.

 

[fore.n.back]

I wonder if the fact that Sora won all japan champs that he will go up in the pecking order over Togami. Japan can’t drop Shinozuka since he just made the final. It seems this should be the japanese pecking order now

Tomokazu Harimoto
Hiroto Shinozuka
Sora Matsushima
Shunsuke Togami
Yuta Tanaka
Yukiya Uda
Maharu Yoshimura
Ryoichi Yoshiyama

I will still never understand why the Japanese coaches never select Uda anymore and prefer Tanaka. By world ranking Uda is the 4th best Japanese! And imo Uda is far better than Tanaka

Thing is Uda style wasn't align with JPN tt philosophy which favors backhand over forehand, so I can see the coaching staff won't have enough focus to develop his strength.

 

[zeio]

Deliberately misquote? No, I expanded the context of your quote.

Don't make laugh. You skipped the parts at the very start of their responses that set the tone and make up the core part of the argument, which you and a few others have not been able to rebut while accusing me of having an agenda. What a joke.

And this comes from a guy who insisted on calling Miku Misora. So please, go learn some Japanese for a start.

 

[zeio]

I wonder if the fact that Sora won all japan champs that he will go up in the pecking order over Togami. Japan can’t drop Shinozuka since he just made the final. It seems this should be the japanese pecking order now

Tomokazu Harimoto
Hiroto Shinozuka
Sora Matsushima
Shunsuke Togami
Yuta Tanaka
Yukiya Uda
Maharu Yoshimura
Ryoichi Yoshiyama

I will still never understand why the Japanese coaches never select Uda anymore and prefer Tanaka. By world ranking Uda is the 4th best Japanese! And imo Uda is far better than Tanaka

The next NT roster to be released this coming April will likely contain 6 men at the very least.

Harimoto
Togami
Shinozuka
Yoshimura M.
Matsudaira Kenji
Matsushima S.

Matsushima will likely come in last for not qualifying for WTTC 2025. No way will he be placed above Togami just for winning one Zennihon Takkyu.

Tanaka got placed 5th below Matsushima in the current roster because he finished 4th (QF 0-4 Togami at Zennihon Takkyu 2024) in the Race to Paris selection but Matsushima who finished 14th (R16 3-4 Shinozuka at Zennihon Takkyu 2024) was selected as the P Athlete (by favoritism). Uda finished 7th (QF 2-4 Harimoto at Zennihon Takkyu 2024).