Japan
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ese
football
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Akashi Akashi may refer to:
People
*Akashi (surname)
Places
*Akashi, Hyōgo
*Akashi Station, a Japanese railroad station on the Sanyō Main Line
*Akashi Strait
*Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, crossing the former
*Akashi Castle
*Akashi Domain
* Akashi, the name ...
on November 16, 1977. In 1990, she was 13 years old, she joined for Tasaki-Shinju Kobe (later ''Tasaki Perule FC''). She previously played midfielder. However, when she entered Japan national team, she became a right back. After success at this position, she remained a defender when she transferred to
Nippon TV Beleza
is a women's football team which plays in Japan's WE League.
History
The club was founded as named ''Yomiuri SC Ladies Beleza'' as women's club of Yomiuri SC (currently ''Tokyo Verdy'') by Yomiuri Shimbun in 1981.L.League title with her first club in 2003 and three
Empress's Cup
, since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" ( ja, 皇后杯 JFA 全日本女子サッカー選手権大会) or The Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be ...
s, and two other titles with her second one. She was also selected Best Eleven 5 times (
2000
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2002
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2003
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2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...
and
2005
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Chinese Taipei
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Due to the One-China principle stipulated by the ...
. She played at
2001
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2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 ...
. She was also a member of Japan for 2003 World Cup and the
2004 Olympic Games
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. She played 48 games for Japan until 2005.Japan Football Association /ref>
After retirement
After retiring from international football in 2005 and from football the following year, Kawakami became a commentator for NBS at the 2007 World Cup qualification round. She then commented the final tournament for
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network Sys ...
. In 2011, she was commentator for
NHK
, also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestr ...
5 times in the best eleven: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Club
Tasaki Perule FC
* 1 L.League championship title: 2003 (runners-up in 2001 and 2002)
* 3
Empress's Cup
, since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" ( ja, 皇后杯 JFA 全日本女子サッカー選手権大会) or The Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be ...
: 2000, 2003, 2004
Nippon TV Bereza
* 2 L.League championship title : 2005, 2006
* 1
Empress's Cup
, since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" ( ja, 皇后杯 JFA 全日本女子サッカー選手権大会) or The Empress's Cup, is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be ...