is a former

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

international

table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...

player. He won five

World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ...

medals in five consecutive championships.

References

Japanese male table tennis players Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan World Table Tennis Championships medalists {{Japan-tabletennis-bio-stub

See also

References