Japan received its first gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles as the host country’s team smashed China’s winning streak. A surprising turn of events: Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito bested China’s Xu ...

For only the second time since 1992, a country besides China has claimed gold in an Olympic table tennis event. Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito interrupted China’s decades-long run of dominance in ...

SINGAPORE - Pop star Katy Perry sings in her song Firework that "after a hurricane comes a rainbow", and that would also be the ethos that guides Japan's women's table tennis world No. 3 Mima Ito ...

(Reuters) - Japan's Mima Ito is not intimidated by China's formidable table tennis reputation in Olympics and the 15-year-old paddler will head to next month's Rio Games determined to make her mark.

July 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Mima Ito is not intimidated by China's formidable table tennis reputation in Olympics and the 15-year-old paddler will head to next month's Rio Games determined to make her ...

TOKYO — Yu Mingyu's quest for an Olympic medal in the table tennis women's singles event ended on Thursday (Jul 29) evening, after the Singaporean went down to Japan's Mima Ito in the bronze medal ...

Japanese table tennis star Mima Ito said she's ready to play without fans at the Tokyo Olympics, as long as it means the ... Already a Barron's subscriber? Sign In ...

The 20-year-old Ito, who already helped the host nation win their first-ever Olympic table tennis gold earlier this week, was soundly beaten by China's Sun Yingsha. TOKYO: Japanese table tennis star ...

Mima Ito of Japan and Jun Mizutani of Japan (in red) in action against Xu Xin of China and Liu Shiwen of China on July 26, 2021, Tokyo, Japan. [Photo/Agencies] TOKYO -- Japanese pair Jun Mizutani/Mima ...

Mima Ito of Japan plays in the women's singles quarterfinals at the table tennis world championships in Houston on Nov. 27, 2021. (Kyodo) HOUSTON (Kyodo) -- Japanese medal favorites Mima Ito and ...