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- ↑ "Team Roster - Japan - FIVB World Grand Prix 2015". 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ↑ Ikezawa, Hiroshi (15 April 2015). "High school student added to Japan's national volleyball team". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763 . Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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