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Mitsubishi Electric Koalas
The Mitsubishi Electric Koalas are a basketball team based in Nagoya, Aichi, playing in the Women's Japan Basketball League. Notable players *Teresa Edwards * Maki Eguchi * Michiko Miyamoto *Risa Nishioka , nicknamed Haku, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Mitsubishi Electric Koalas of the Women's Japan Basketball League . She also plays for Japan women's national 3x3 team. Personal Her father Tsuyoshi Nishioka is ... * Asako O * Chika Sakuragi * Asami Tanaka Coaches * Hiroko Tanabe Practice facilitiesMitsubishi Electric Nagoya Gymnasium References {{Reflist External links
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Women's Japan Basketball League
The Women's Japan Basketball League is the premier women's basketball league in Japan. History Chanson Cosmetics was a dominant team in the early 1990s, winning 6 championships in a row. Teams Teams : * Aisin Wings * Chanson V-Magic * Denso Iris * Fujitsu Red Wave * Haneda Vickies * Himeji Egrets * Hitachi High-Technologies Cougars * JX-Eneos Sunflowers * Mitsubishi Electric Koalas * Niigata Albirex BB Rabbits * Toyota Antelopes * Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits * Yamanashi Queenbees * Prestige International Aranmare Akita The Prestige International Aranmare Akita are a women's basketball team based in Akita, Akita that will play in the Women's Japan Basketball League. Aranmare also has a volleyball team in Sakata, Shonai, and a handball team in Imizu, Toyama. ... Champions * 1999-00: Chanson V-Magic * 2000-01: JOMO Sunflowers * 2001-02: JOMO Sunflowers * 2002-03: JOMO Sunflowers * 2003-04: JOMO Sunflowers * 2004-05: Chanson V-Magic * 2005-06: Chanson V-Ma ...
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Dolphins Arena
, also known as , is a multi-purpose gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ..., built in 1964. Overview Located on the site of the secondary enclosure of Nagoya Castle, it is host to numerous concerts and events. The gymnasium has 4,375 fixed seats, and can accommodate an additional 3,032 on the floor for certain events, giving it a total maximum capacity of 7,407. In 1966 it won the 7th annual Building Contractors Society Award. Sumo, Professional Sumo's July honbasho, Grand Sumo Tournament is held here every year from the second until the fourth Sunday in July. It is the home arena of the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the B.League. Nagoya Diamond Dolphins, Dolphins acquired its naming rights (JPY 25 million, three years) in 2018. File:Sumo, ...
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Nagoya, Aichi
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. It is the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million in 2020. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by the p ...
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Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ...
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Teresa Edwards
Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964) is an American former women's basketball player and four time Olympic gold medalist. In 2000, ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine placed her as 22nd of the "100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century". She played for, and graduated from, the University of Georgia. The US Olympic Committee appointed Edwards as chef de mission for the 2012 Olympic Games. In 2010, Edwards was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. in 2013, she was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. In 2021, Edwards published an autobiographical audio book titled “Black Gold” about her basketball career, with a focus on her Olympic experiences. High school Born in Cairo, Georgia, Edwards attended Cairo High School, where she was a four-year starter. In her junior and senior years, the Syrupmakers were 58–3. She scored 1,982 points in her high school career, and was honored as the Georgia High School Player of the Year in 1982. College years Edwards began h ...
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Maki Eguchi
Maki Eguchi (江口真紀, born 14 October 1978) is a Japanese former basketball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References 1978 births Living people Japanese women's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Japan Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{Japan-basketball-bio-stub ...
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Risa Nishioka
, nicknamed Haku, is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for Mitsubishi Electric Koalas of the Women's Japan Basketball League . She also plays for Japan women's national 3x3 team. Personal Her father Tsuyoshi Nishioka is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and Hanshin Tigers, as well as Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins. Nishioka played in the 2006 ... is a former professional baseball pitcher. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nishioka, Risa 1997 births Living people 3x3 basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Japanese women's 3x3 basketball players Japanese women's basketball players Olympic 3x3 basketball players of Japan Sportspeople from Nara Prefecture ...
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Asako O
, born Wang Cenjing (), is a Chinese-born Japanese basketball player. She became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 2013 and represented Japan in the basketball competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 .... References Japanese women's basketball players Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Japan 1987 births Living people Centers (basketball) Basketball players from Tianjin Chinese emigrants to Japan Chinese expatriate basketball people in Japan Chinese women's basketball players Naturalized citizens of Japan Japanese sportspeople of Chinese descent Mitsubishi Electric Koalas players {{Japan-basketball-bio-stub ...
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Mitsubishi Electric Koalas 100218
The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries. Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 to 1946. The company was disbanded during the occupation of Japan following World War II. The former constituents of the company continue to share the Mitsubishi brand and trademark. Although the group of companies participate in limited business cooperation, most famously through monthly "Friday Conference" executive meetings, they are formally independent and are not under common control. The four main companies in the group are MUFG Bank (the largest bank in Japan), Mitsubishi Corporation (a general trading company), Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (both diversified manufacturing companies). History The Mitsubishi company was established as a shipping firm by Iwasaki Yatarō (1834–1885) in 1870 under the ...
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