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- 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
![Badminton fans filled Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo with cheers on Sunday as Tonami and Saishunkan battled against strong Unisys teams on the last day of Japan’s top badminton league. […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/SJ-League-The-moment-of-win-of-Saishunkan_rotator-115x115.jpg "Saishunkan loses tie, but wins Japan League title")
![On December 14th, Nippon Badminton Association announced the members of its national team for 2017. By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent Men’s singles Kenta Nishimoto Takuma Ueda Kazumasa Sakai Yu Igarashi […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/AllJapan2016-MSwinner-1-115x115.jpg "Japan names its 2017 national squad")
![New singles winners at the All Japan Championships filled the gaping holes left by the injured Nozomi Okuhara and the disappearance of the men’s singles Big 3, whilst Takeshi Kamura […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/AllJapan2016-WS_Sato１_rotator-115x115.jpg "All Japan Champs – Singles new, doubles defended, mixed again")
![Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long spoke to Badzine recently about his successful transition from junior doubles champion to seasoned singles veteran. Interview by Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent. Photos: Badmintonphoto Additional […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20151022_1827_FrenchOpen2015_DSC_6619_rotator-115x115.jpg "Ng Ka Long – From prodigy to seasoned pro")
![Some veterans from the over-30 club banked on their experience to qualify for the quarter finals of the Japan Open while some new young talented players will be facing them […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160922_1019_JapanOpen2016_BPYL2272-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2016 R16 – Veterans and newcomers shine")
![The first World Superseries tournament after the Olympics kicked off in Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Tuesday. German young players Lamsfuss and Seidel created a big upset against 1st seeded China’s veteran in […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/20160921_1534_JapanOpen2016_BPRS2733-115x115.jpg "JAPAN OPEN 2016 R32 – Germans upset top seeds")
![With the big guns off to China for the Thomas Cup, 18-year-old Yuta Watanabe was impressing the coaches with two titles at the Ranking Circuit event in Saitama. Story and […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/ngg_featured/JPN-Ranking-Circuit-2016-MD-115x115.jpg "Japan decides the best of the rest")
![Misaki Matsutomo won as the favourite but not as the defending champion as Japanese shuttlers closed out their 2015 domestic season with the all-important All-Japan Championships. Story and photos by […]](https://www.badzine.net/wp-content/uploads/Newsflash-thumbnail.png "ALL JAPAN CHAMPS – All defending champions beaten")
![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}
