- 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
![As Wednesday continued at the Japan Open with the opening rounds of men’s and women’s doubles – featuring Japan’s 4 World Championship medallists – the question becomes: who can beat […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180912_1012_JapanOpen2018_RAPL2153_rotator-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2018 Day 2 – Adapt and win!")
![Most of the badminton world’s top 32 in 3 disciplines gathered to kick off the 2018 Japan Open, in a new hall “Musashi Forest Sports Plaza” in Chofu City, Tokyo. […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20180911_0800_JapanOpen2018_RAPL9643_rotator-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2018 Day 1 – Momota begins Testing of Tokyo Olympic venue")
![Japan’s second tier gathered in Saitama for the Ranking Circuit Competition, to put the national B team under pressure and impress the coaches. Story and photos by Miyuki Komiya, live […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/JapanCircuit2018-MD2_rotator-115x115.jpg "Japan Ranking Circuit – NTT sends 2 players, 3 pairs to the final")
![On December 12, the Nippon Badminton Association (NBA) announced its national team members for 2018, adding mostly finalists from the 2017 Canada Open. By Miyuki Komiya. Photos: Yves Lacroix / […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20170716_1810_CanadaOpen2017_YVES2108_rotator-115x115.jpg "Japan announces its 2018 national team")
![As all eyes in the All Japan Championships were on Kento Momota, wondering whether he would make it back to the national team, Yuta Watanabe picked up two national titles. […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/All-Japan-2017-MD3_rotator-115x115.jpg "All Japan Champs – Yuta takes 2, Momota returns to the fold")
![Kento Momota not only returned to the badminton court for his first domestic tournament after his ban for gambling, he also returned to winning ways as he grabbed the title […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Momota3bis-115x115.jpg "Momota wins first tournament on return from ban")
![Former world #2 Kento Momota is back in action this weekend, playing in a domestic tournament for the first time in over a year. Story and photos by Miyuki Komiya, […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/Momota-vs-Shu-Wada-115x115.jpg "Momota back on court in Saitama")
![If the suspension of Japanese badminton star Kento Momota is indeed lifted next month, how seamless a transition can he really make to international competition? By Miyuki Komiya. Photos: Badmintonphoto […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20151112_1636_ChinaOpen2015_Yves4296_rotator-115x115.jpg "Post-comeback complexities for Kento Momota?")
![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}
