- Description
- Miyuki Komiya is Badzine's correspondent in Japan. She joined the Badzine team in 2008 to provide coverage of the Japanese badminton scene. She has played badminton for more than 30 years and has been a witness to the modern history of Japanese badminton, both watching players become stronger on court and hearing the players comment on their increasing success over the years. Contact her at: miyuki @ badzine.net
![Kento Momota appeared on court last week, his first outing since the car accident in Malaysia last January but Yuta Watanabe again won twice as many national titles as the […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/All-Japan-2020-archive-MS-PC_rotator-115x115.jpg "ALL JAPAN CHAMPS – Momota makes victorious return, but Watanabe doubles that again")
![Two–time women’s doubles World Champions Nagahara and Matsumoto grabbed their first All Japan tournament title, while Watanabe picked up two and Momota repeated as national champion. Story and photos by […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/All-Japan-XD3_rotator-115x115.jpg "ALL JAPAN CHAMPS 2019 – Nagahara and Matsumoto take their first title")
![Momota shed tears after defending his title at the 2019 Japan Open but for the 3rd straight year, Japan had 3 finalists and failed to win 3 titles at home. […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190728_1333_JapanOpen2019_BPYL8784_rotator-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2019 Finals – Momota defends but Japan denied 3 titles")
![The women’s singles title is already assured to stay in Japan, but the home shuttlers may take two extra titles on Sunday. By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent live in Tokyo. […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190727_1100_JapanOpen2019_BPYL4292-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2019 SF – Home heroes target three titles")
![Canada’s Michelle Li sent off current world #1 Tai Tzu Ying and started off a string of top seed defeats in the quarter–finals while Jonatan Christie succeeded in changing his feelings […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190726_1114_JapanOpen2019_BPYL0985_rotator-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2019 QF – 3 top seeds toppled")
![The good run ended for Kanta Tsuneyama on Thursday but Japan secured some good wins on their home soil to set them up for the quarter-finals. By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190724_1206_JapanOpen2019_BPYL1403-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2019 R16 – Ups and downs for Japan")
![Following one reigning Olympic champion out of the 2019 Japan Open were London winners Li Xuerui and Lin Dan, with Soniia Cheah and Jan Jorgensen doing the honours. By Miyuki […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190724_1625_JapanOpen2019_BPYL3087-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2019 Day 2 – More Olympic gold medallists ousted")
![World #17 Kanta Tsuneyama, in the opening match of the 2019 Japan Open, cut short Rio Olympic gold medallist Chen Long’s last appearance here before the Tokyo Olympics. By Miyuki […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20190723_1059_JapanOpen2019_BPYL6787-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2019 Day 1 – Rio champion’s Olympic rehearsal cut short")
![Chae Yu Jung / Seo Seung Jae became the only repeat mixed doubles Aussie champions during its Sydney era. Shi Yu Qi and Ou Xuan Yi / Liu Yu Chen […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20221120_1349_AustralianOpen2022_BPLV0036_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN Finals – Historic repeat the feat"){kind=small}
![Blink or leave your seat to buy fast food and it would turn out to have a different outcome from what you were initially led to believe in more than […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20221119_1522_AustralianOpen2022_BPLV0034_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF – Fancy seeing you on Sunday"){kind=small}
![In doubles, at a baseline level the pair needs to be reliable and then have something special on top of that to make it further. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/2022-QF-WD1-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF – Finding that little bit extra"){kind=small}
![Drama mixed with entertainment fueled the marquee singles matches. By Aaron Wong, Badzine Correspondent live in Sydney. Photos: Badmintonphoto (archives) World #3 vs world #27 The ultra-popular and charismatic 2021 […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20220715_2118_SingaporeOpen2022_BPYL4448_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN R16 – What actually happened in the last match of the night?"){kind=small}
![It was like a final in the first round as Seo Seung Jae and Kang Min Hyuk took on recent Hylo Open winners Lu/Yang in Sydney. By Aaron Wong, Badzine […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/cr_20220705_1622_MalaysiaMasters2022_BPES3440_rotator-36x36.jpg "AUSTRALIAN OPEN R32 – Wish it were longer"){kind=small}
