The Japanese team for the 14th World Kendo Championships to be held this year in Brazil has been announced on June 1st (Japanese here). I am sure you will spot many familiar names, in both the mens and ladies teams.
Its not surprise that the mens team mainly consists of police, and not a few of the ladies team either. What is slightly different from before is the more experienced age of the ladies team, however.
Team leader: Inoue (Nara)
Mens manager: Kato (Tokyo)
Mens coach: Furukawa (Hokkaido)
Mens team:
1. Uchimura, 29, 5dan, Tokyo, Police (Keishicho)
2. Kiwada, 30, 6dan, Osaka, Police
3. Shodai, 28, 5dan, Kanagawa, Police
4. Takanabe, 32, renshi 6dan, Kanagawa, Police
5. Teramoto, 34, renshi 6dan, Osaka, Police
6. Nakano, 29, 5dan, Kyoto, Police
7. Furusawa, 31, renshi 6dan, Kumamoto, Police
8. Hojo, 33, renshi 6dan, Kanagawa, Police
9. Matsuwaki, 30, 6dan, Tokyo, Police (Keishicho)
10. Wako, 32, renshi 6dan, Hokkaido
Ladies manager: Kanzaki (Osaka)
Ladies coach: Ishida (Osaka) [renshi 7dan]
Ladies team:
1. Otsuji, 26, 5dan, Osaka, Police
2. Kondo, 30, 6dan, Osaka, Police
3. Sakuma, 23, 4dan, Yamagata, Teacher (high school)
4. Shimokawa, 28, 5dan, Kagoshima, Teacher (university)
5. Shojima, 32, renshi 6dan, Tokyo, Police (Keishicho)
6. Shinzato, 27, 5dan, Nigata, Sports Association worker
7. Takami, 23, 4dan, Chiba, Teacher (private)
8. Tsubota, 28, 5dan, Okayama, Police
9. Murayama, 34, renshi 6dan, Saitama, Police
10. Yamamoto, 20, 4dan, Osaka, Police
[...] Team leader: Inoue Shigeaki (Nara-8th dan hanshi)Mens manager: Kato Koji (Tokyo-8th dan hanshi)Mens coach: Furukawa Kazuo (Hokkaido-8th dan)Mens team:1. Uchimura Ryoichi, 29, 5th dan, Tokyo, Police (Keishicho)2. Kiwada Daiki, 30, 6th dan, Osaka, Police3. Shodai Kenji, 28, 5th dan, Kanagawa, Police4. Takanabe Susumu, 32, renshi 6th dan, Kanagawa, Police5. Teramoto Shōji, 34, renshi 6th dan, Osaka, Police6. Nakano Takahiro, 29, 5th dan, Kyoto, Police7. Furusawa Tsuneomi, 31, renshi 6th dan, Kumamoto, Police8. Hojo Masaomi, 33, renshi 6th dan, Kanagawa, Police9. Matsuwaki Shinsuke, 30, 6th dan, Tokyo, Police (Keishicho)10. Wako Daisuke, 32, renshi 6th dan, HokkaidoLadies manager: Kanzaki Hiroshi (Osaka-8th dan kyōshi)Ladies coach: Ishida Mariko (Osaka-renshi 7th dan)Ladies team:1. Otsuji, 26, 5th dan, Osaka, Police2. Kondo, 30, 6th dan, Osaka, Police3. Sakuma, 23, 4th dan, Yamagata, Teacher (high school)4. Shimokawa, 28, 5th dan, Kagoshima, Teacher (university)5. Shojima, 32, renshi 6th dan, Tokyo, Police (Keishicho)6. Shinzato, 27, 5th dan, Nigata, Sports Association worker7. Takami, 23, 4th dan, Chiba, Teacher (private)8. Tsubota, 28, 5th dan, Okayama, Police9. Murayama, 34, renshi 6th dan, Saitama, Police10. Yamamoto, 20, 4th dan, Osaka, PoliceFonte http://kenshi247.net/blog/2009/06/03/wkc14-brazil-japanese-team-announcement/ [...]