Mayu Okawa (Japanese: 大川 茉由; born March 10, 2000) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for Honda…Mayu Okawa (Japanese: 大川 茉由; born March 10, 2000) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for Honda Reverta. She has represented Japan in international softball competitions, including the 2026 Asian Games, where she won a gold medal as a member of the Japanese women's national team.
Hotaru Tsukamoto (Japanese: 塚本 蛍, Tsukamoto Hotaru; born 17 October 1999) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an…Hotaru Tsukamoto (Japanese: 塚本 蛍, Tsukamoto Hotaru; born 17 October 1999) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an outfielder for Honda Reverta and the Japan women's national softball team. She has won gold medals at the 2022 Asian Games, the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup and the 2026 Asian Games.
Kanna Kudo (Japanese: 工藤 環奈; born 3 April 1999) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for Bic Camera…Kanna Kudo (Japanese: 工藤 環奈; born 3 April 1999) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for Bic Camera Takasaki Bee Queen and the Japan women's national softball team. She has won gold medals at the World Games, the Asian Games and the Women's Softball World Cup. Her domestic honours include an East Division Most Valuable Player award, a batting title and two Best Nine selections in the Japan Diamond Softball League.
Yui Nakamizo (Japanese: 中溝 優生, Nakamizo Yui; born 29 October 1998) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an…Yui Nakamizo (Japanese: 中溝 優生, Nakamizo Yui; born 29 October 1998) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for Denso Bright Pegasus and the Japan women's national softball team. She won gold medals in the women's softball tournament at the 2022 Asian Games and the 2026 Asian Games.
Sakura Miwa (Japanese: 三輪 さくら; born 1 October 1998) is a Japanese softball pitcher who plays for SHIONOGI in the Japan…Sakura Miwa (Japanese: 三輪 さくら; born 1 October 1998) is a Japanese softball pitcher who plays for SHIONOGI in the Japan Diamond Softball League and represents Japan internationally. She has won gold medals at the Asian Games and the Women's Softball World Cup and a silver medal at the World Games.
Kyoko Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川 恭子; born 28 May 1996) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for the…Kyoko Ishikawa (Japanese: 石川 恭子; born 28 May 1996) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder for the Toyota Red Terriers and the Japan women's national softball team. She has won three Asian Games gold medals and a Women's Softball World Cup title with Japan.
Hitomi Kawabata (Japanese: 川畑瞳) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder. She represented Japan at the…Hitomi Kawabata (Japanese: 川畑瞳) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.
Haruka Agatsuma (我妻 悠香, Agatsuma Haruka, born 18 December 1994) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020…Haruka Agatsuma (我妻 悠香, Agatsuma Haruka, born 18 December 1994) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.
Minori Naito (内藤実穂, born 26 April 1994) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and won…Minori Naito (内藤実穂, born 26 April 1994) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.
Yuka Ichiguchi (市口侑果, Ichiguchi Yuka) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder. She helped Japan qualify…Yuka Ichiguchi (市口侑果, Ichiguchi Yuka) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder. She helped Japan qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Nodoka Harada (原田 のどか, Harada Nodoka, born 9 August 1991) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020…Nodoka Harada (原田 のどか, Harada Nodoka, born 9 August 1991) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.
Nayu Kiyohara (清原 奈侑, Kiyohara Nayu) is a Japanese softball player who plays as a catcher. She represented Japan at the…Nayu Kiyohara (清原 奈侑, Kiyohara Nayu) is a Japanese softball player who plays as a catcher. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.
Atsumi Mana (渥美万奈, born 1 June 1989) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder. She represented Japan at…Atsumi Mana (渥美万奈, born 1 June 1989) is a Japanese softball player who plays as an infielder. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal. She participated at the 2013 Canada Cup and the 2016 Women's Softball World Championship. Atsumi was a member of Japan's gold medal winning team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She helped turn a clutch double play in the 6th inning of the gold medal game against the American team, to maintain Japan's 2-0 lead.
Yu Yamamoto (山本優, Yamamoto Yū, born 20 August 1988) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer…Yu Yamamoto (山本優, Yamamoto Yū, born 20 August 1988) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.
Yukiyo Mine (峰 幸代, Mine Yukiyo; born 26 January 1988 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese softball player who plays as a catcher.…Yukiyo Mine (峰 幸代, Mine Yukiyo; born 26 January 1988 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese softball player who plays as a catcher. She won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Naho Emoto (江本奈穂) (born August 25, 1985 in Kyoto) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008…Naho Emoto (江本奈穂) (born August 25, 1985 in Kyoto) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Naoko Sakamoto (坂本 直子, Sakamoto Naoko; born 11 May 1985 in Osaka) is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze medal…Naoko Sakamoto (坂本 直子, Sakamoto Naoko; born 11 May 1985 in Osaka) is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Ayumi Karino (狩野 亜由美, Karino Ayumi) (born 6 November 1984 in Hyogo Prefecture) is a Japanese softball player who won…Ayumi Karino (狩野 亜由美, Karino Ayumi) (born 6 November 1984 in Hyogo Prefecture) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Rei Nishiyama (西山 麗, Nishiyama Rei; born 8 March 1984 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese softball player who won the…Rei Nishiyama (西山 麗, Nishiyama Rei; born 8 March 1984 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Eri Yamada (山田 恵里, Yamada Eri; born 8 March 1984) is a Japanese former softball player who won the gold medal at the…Eri Yamada (山田 恵里, Yamada Eri; born 8 March 1984) is a Japanese former softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics. At Beijing, Yamada hit .344 in the tournament while belting two home runs and driving in five for Japan. In the gold medal game she went 2-3, including a solo shot off Cat Osterman.
Emi Inui (乾 絵美, Inui Emi; born 26 October 1983) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer…Emi Inui (乾 絵美, Inui Emi; born 26 October 1983) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Mika Someya (染谷 美佳, Someya Mika; born 2 June 1983 in Atibaia, Brazil) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold…Mika Someya (染谷 美佳, Someya Mika; born 2 June 1983 in Atibaia, Brazil) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Masumi Mishina (三科 真澄, Mishina Masumi) (born 12 March 1982 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold…Masumi Mishina (三科 真澄, Mishina Masumi) (born 12 March 1982 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Satoko Mabuchi (馬渕 智子, Mabuchi Satoko; born 17 February 1982) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at…Satoko Mabuchi (馬渕 智子, Mabuchi Satoko; born 17 February 1982) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She plays as an outfielder.
Megu Hirose (廣瀬芽) (born April 23, 1981 in Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the…Megu Hirose (廣瀬芽) (born April 23, 1981 in Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Motoko Fujimoto (藤本索子; born December 25, 1980 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal…Motoko Fujimoto (藤本索子; born December 25, 1980 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Yuki Sato (佐藤 由希, Satō Yuki; born 3 November 1980 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze…Yuki Sato (佐藤 由希, Satō Yuki; born 3 November 1980 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Rie Sato (佐藤 理恵, Satō Rie) (born 14 August 1980) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008…Rie Sato (佐藤 理恵, Satō Rie) (born 14 August 1980) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Mariko Masubuchi (増淵 まり子, Masubuchi Mariko) (born January 24, 1980) is a Japanese softball player who played as a…Mariko Masubuchi (増淵 まり子, Masubuchi Mariko) (born January 24, 1980) is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher. She won the silver medal for Japan in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Emi Naito (内藤 恵美, Naitō Emi) (born October 6, 1979) is a Japanese softball player who won two medals for Japan in the…Emi Naito (内藤 恵美, Naitō Emi) (born October 6, 1979) is a Japanese softball player who won two medals for Japan in the Olympic Games. In 2000 she played in 2nd base, where she won the silver medal for the team. In 2004 she played as a shortstop, in which her team received a bronze medal.
Yumi Iwabuchi (岩渕 有美, Iwabuchi Yumi; born September 10, 1979 in Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese softball player who won a…Yumi Iwabuchi (岩渕 有美, Iwabuchi Yumi; born September 10, 1979 in Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese softball player who won a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Hiroko Sakai (坂井 寛子, Sakai Hiroko; born 3 November 1978 in Fukui) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal…Hiroko Sakai (坂井 寛子, Sakai Hiroko; born 3 November 1978 in Fukui) is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is 177 cm (5-9.5) tall and weighs 73 kg (161 lbs).
Kazue Ito (伊藤 良恵, Itō Kazue) (born 22 December 1977 in Kanagawa / grew up in Tatebayashi, Gunma) is a Japanese softball…Kazue Ito (伊藤 良恵, Itō Kazue) (born 22 December 1977 in Kanagawa / grew up in Tatebayashi, Gunma) is a Japanese softball player at first base. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Juri Takayama (高山 樹里, Takayama Juri; born October 21, 1976) is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher…Juri Takayama (高山 樹里, Takayama Juri; born October 21, 1976) is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher between 1996 and 2004 in the Olympic Games. She won two medals for Japan.
Miyo Yamada (山田 美葉, Yamada Miyō) (born September 11, 1976) is a Japanese softball player who played as a catcher. She…Miyo Yamada (山田 美葉, Yamada Miyō) (born September 11, 1976) is a Japanese softball player who played as a catcher. She won the silver medal for Japan in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Taeko Ishikawa (石川 多映子, Ishikawa Taeko) (born October 14, 1975) is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher.…Taeko Ishikawa (石川 多映子, Ishikawa Taeko) (born October 14, 1975) is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher. She won the silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Hiroko Tamoto (田本 博子, Tamoto Hiroko) (born January 3, 1974) is a Japanese softball player who played as a Center Field.…Hiroko Tamoto (田本 博子, Tamoto Hiroko) (born January 3, 1974) is a Japanese softball player who played as a Center Field. She won the silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Shiori Koseki (小関 しおり, Koseki Shiori) (born June 30, 1972) is a Japanese softball player who played in the 2000 Summer…Shiori Koseki (小関 しおり, Koseki Shiori) (born June 30, 1972) is a Japanese softball player who played in the 2000 Summer Olympics mostly as a Left field, but on one occasion played as a Pinch Runner in the game against New Zealand. She won the silver medal for Japan.
Yumiko Fujii (藤井 由宮子, Fujii Yumiko) (born April 24, 1972) is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher. She…Yumiko Fujii (藤井 由宮子, Fujii Yumiko) (born April 24, 1972) is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher. She won the silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Tomoko Watanabe (渡辺伴子, Watanabe Tomoko; born 14 April 1971) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the women's…Tomoko Watanabe (渡辺伴子, Watanabe Tomoko; born 14 April 1971) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Misako Ando (安藤 美佐子, Andō Misako) (born March 21, 1971) is a Japanese softball player who plays as a shortstop. She won…Misako Ando (安藤 美佐子, Andō Misako) (born March 21, 1971) is a Japanese softball player who plays as a shortstop. She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Noriko Yamaji (山路 典子, Yamaji Noriko) (born September 17, 1970) is a Japanese softball player who played first base and…Noriko Yamaji (山路 典子, Yamaji Noriko) (born September 17, 1970) is a Japanese softball player who played first base and as a catcher in the Olympic Games from 1996 to 2004. For the team she won a silver medal in 2000 and the bronze medal in 2004. She also served as a coach for the gold medal winning team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Chika Kodama (児玉千佳, Kodama Chika; born 19 March 1970) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the women's…Chika Kodama (児玉千佳, Kodama Chika; born 19 March 1970) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Haruka Saito (斎藤 春香, Saitō Haruka) (born March 14, 1970, in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese softball player. She…Haruka Saito (斎藤 春香, Saitō Haruka) (born March 14, 1970, in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese softball player. She played in the Hitachi softball club from 1994 to 2006 and represented Japan as part of the Japan women's national softball team in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic Games. In 2000 and 2004, she played in the teams that won the bronze and silver medals, respectively.
Yoshimi Kobayashi (小林 良美, Kobayashi Yoshimi) (born August 11, 1968) is a Japanese softball player who played for three…Yoshimi Kobayashi (小林 良美, Kobayashi Yoshimi) (born August 11, 1968) is a Japanese softball player who played for three different positions in the 2000 Summer Olympics: The pinch hitter, left field and right field. She won the silver medal for team Japan.
Naomi Matsumoto (松本 直美, Matsumoto Naomi) (born February 24, 1968) is a Japanese softball player who played as a Right…Naomi Matsumoto (松本 直美, Matsumoto Naomi) (born February 24, 1968) is a Japanese softball player who played as a Right field in the 1996 Summer Olympics and then the Pinch Runner in the 2000 Summer Olympics (except for the first game against Cuba, where she played in 2nd Base). She won the silver medal for Japan in 2000.
Sayaka Mori (森 さやか, Mori Sayaka, born 29 September 1988) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer…Sayaka Mori (森 さやか, Mori Sayaka, born 29 September 1988) is a Japanese softball player. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.
Miu Goto (後藤 希友, Gotō Miu; born 2 March 2001) is a Japanese softball left-handed pitcher for the Japan women's national…Miu Goto (後藤 希友, Gotō Miu; born 2 March 2001) is a Japanese softball left-handed pitcher for the Japan women's national softball team. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal.
Yukiko Ueno (上野 由岐子, Ueno Yukiko; born July 22, 1982) is a Japanese professional softball pitcher for Bic Camera…Yukiko Ueno (上野 由岐子, Ueno Yukiko; born July 22, 1982) is a Japanese professional softball pitcher for Bic Camera Takasaki Bee Queen and Japan women's national softball team. She won a bronze and two gold medals from the 2004, 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics, respectively. She became the first pitcher ever to throw a perfect game at the Olympics, against China in Athens. With a fastball that tops out at 128 km/h (80 mph), she is widely recognized as the fastest pitcher in women's softball, although her signature pitch is her change-up, which is often cited as the best in the world.
