is a Japanese

softball Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...

player who won the gold medal at the

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. She plays as an

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...

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1982 births Japanese softball players Living people Olympic softball players of Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan Softball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in softball Asian Games medalists in softball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Softball players at the 2010 Asian Games Softball players at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-softball-bio-stub