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Akiko Takeda is a Japanese international table tennis player. [1]
She won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's doubles with Mayu Kishi-Kawagoe.
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Akiko Takeda is a Japanese international table tennis player. [1]
She won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's doubles with Mayu Kishi-Kawagoe.
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