is a Japanese female professional squash player who represents Japan women's national squash team internationally. She achieved her career-highest PSA ranking of World No. 127 in January 2018 during the 2017-18 PSA World Tour.

Career

She entered the

Professional Squash Association The Professional Squash Association, or simply the PSA, is the governing body for the men's and women's professional Squash (sport), squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP and the ...

in 2017 and competed in the Nissan Open Championships as a part of the 2016-17 PSA World Tour. Her best result at a PSA World Tour came at the Greater Bendigo International Open 2019 which was part of the

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where she reached quarterfinals of the event and lost to Australia's Sarah Cardwell. She was part of the Japanese squad which competed at the Women's World Team Championships in

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

and in

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

. Risa also represented Japan at the 2018 Asian Games, making her Asian Games debut appearance and claimed a bronze medal with the team in the women's team event at the

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along with Misaki Kobayashi and

Satomi Watanabe is a Japanese professional squash player. She reached a career high ranking of number 9 in the world during April 2025. Career Watanabe has won multiple junior and professional PSA tournaments and has represented Japan internationally. ...

. At the 2019 Women's Asian Individual Squash Championships, she progressed to round two of the event and lost to Malaysia's Wen Li Lai.

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* * 1994 births Living people Japanese female squash players Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists in squash Squash players at the 2018 Asian Games Squash players at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Sportspeople from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-squash-bio-stub