Naomi Yashiro (矢代直美, born 30 December 1977) is a Japanese former

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. She has been working as a cabin crew at the

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and joined its team JAL Rabbits.

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Yashiro was selected for 1999

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while she was an undergraduate at

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(4th). Entered

as a

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in 2000, then joined their basketball team

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Rabbits to become the Rookie of the Year at the second W League of the

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, contributing to the team's third rank. Yashiro was the women's free throw champion in the season of 2002-'03. Competed in the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women (13th),

and 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women (3rd, Level 1.) Yashiro was appointed as a playing assistant coach from 2009-'10 Women's Regular League, W League for her team, and retired in 2011 when the team was dismissed. She has worked full-time as a cabin crew.

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