Table Tennis Team World Championship: Japanese women to play against China for the first time in 53 years for “gold”. Japan's 15-year-old Miwa Harimoto was the first player to play, and they were forced into a corner by taking two games in advance.

Japan, whose three players have been selected to represent the Paris Olympics, showed their competitive strength, defeating Hong Kong 3-0 and advancing to the finals. On the 24th, Japan will play against. China, who have won the tournament for theFirst time in. 53 years, for their first gold medal.