Q & A

When and where you began playing, and why this sport?
"She began the sport at age nine in Yatsushiro, Japan."

Sporting awards / Honours (so far)?
"She and her partner Sayaka Hirota received the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year Award from the Badminton World Federation [BWF]. The pair also received a Fighting Spirit Award at the 2015 All Japan Business Association Championships."

Sporting ambitions?
"To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo."