Japan Women's NT 2023

    Wada seems intimately familiar with where that far corner is

    Belgium seems to be hot garbage right now. I doubt they'll be much of a challenge. The hurdle starts when they meet Turkey.

    Hinotori NIPPON Captain Koga Sarina


    Koga was originally scheduled to retire in 2022. However, but at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which they had prepared for, Koga was injured in the first match and left the competition, resulting in the team losing in the qualifying rounds for the first time in 25 years.


    And Paris2024 will be Koga last Olympic Games!!!

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    Hinotori NIPPON Captain Koga Sarina


    Koga was originally scheduled to retire in 2022. However, but at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which they had prepared for, Koga was injured in the first match and left the competition, resulting in the team losing in the qualifying rounds for the first time in 25 years.


    And Paris2024 will be Koga last Olympic Games!!!

    I think it will largely depend on whether or not this team can survive Paris especially after their Tokyo disaster. On top of that, Koga has only achieved 1 global award - Best Receiver during the 2015 World Cup hosted by Japan. Btw Saori came a close 2nd in that category. After that nothing. It doesn't seem like she has any plans of playing in another major league overseas or for an Elite European club which is a dead stop considering she can definitely still do that at her age. It's also not common in Japan for married athletes to both stay active in their career which is why 99% of athlete couples usually wait for one of them to retire to get married and announce stuff.

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    I think it will largely depend on whether or not this team can survive Paris especially after their Tokyo disaster. On top of that, Koga has only achieved 1 global award - Best Receiver during the 2015 World Cup hosted by Japan. Btw Saori came a close 2nd in that category. After that nothing. It doesn't seem like she has any plans of playing in another major league overseas or for an Elite European club which is a dead stop considering she can definitely still do that at her age. It's also not common in Japan for married athletes to both stay active in their career which is why 99% of athlete couples usually wait for one of them to retire to get married and announce stuff.

    is there a law against married athletes to both have active careers once married?

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    is there a law against married athletes to both have active careers once married?

    As far as I know, there isn't a law that denies that choice. But Koga and Nishida's choice to get married while still active is also rare in Japan. I would say they're the 1%. It could be a PR strategy I don't know but there's a big chance that since it's not a common thing in Japan there could also be a lot of limitations that come with that choice especially for athletes representing their country.


    Here's a reference https://www.gender.go.jp/engli…hitepaper/pdf/ewp2018.pdf

    Whats ironic to me is how Nishida's popularity and hype fell the moment they announced their marriage not that it has anything to do with them getting together no one's hating but if you really thinkg about it, it was gonna be him and Ishikawa but now that Ran may be following Ishikawa's ITALY ONLY route, Nishida is the third wheel. It was never a trinity with the men's team it was THE TOP 2. It was Yanagida and Ishikawa then youtube haikyu sensation and Ishikawa and now it's just ACEshikawa and Ran the heartthrob. You can't deny this when everything revolves around those 2 now, VBW is the only one left riding the Nishida train.

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    is there a law against married athletes to both have active careers once married?

    Because marriage for women in Japan meant they'll be homemakers (mostly). Work is quite hostile towards women after they gave birth over there. It's common for other nationalities to still continue playing after marriage or even after having a child. But never in Japan.

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    Whats ironic to me is how Nishida's popularity and hype fell the moment they announced their marriage not that it has anything to do with them getting together no one's hating

    eerily similar to kpop actors who lose roles the moment they get married (as one particular actor said). Probably an east Asian thing. They project their aspirations to these idols they have.

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    eerily similar to kpop actors who lose roles the moment they get married (as one particular actor said). Probably an east Asian thing. They project their aspirations to these idols they have.

    What do you know about that? It's like your stuck in WW2 lmao


    The most paid volleyball player in Japan is Saori Kimura who gave birth and is oh STILL WORKING LMAO. Her agency charges a hefty fine just for her appearances on TV LMAO


    Erika Araki returned to playing after she gave birth LMAO IS SHE A JOKE TO YOU. She's an advocate for that cause. DID YOU JUST KNOW ABOUT THAT NOW lmaO


    Tominaga gave birth AND CAME BACK TO PLAY FOR AGEO AND IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE NT WIDE ROSTER. She's the current captain of the Asian Games.


    There are plenty more mothers in V2 and there's that girl that came back and is now part of Toray again after giving birth and taking some time to raise her child.


    Why do you keep returning to this narrative that you so blindly push LMAO. The only one projecting here is you and your insecurities for being malaysian.