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Perls Yamanaka: "Grateful for All the Encounters I've Had" - Former Women's Rugby Olympic Representative Ends 21-Year Competitive Career

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Mio Yamanaka (30), a back from Osaka Prefecture and a member of the women's rugby team "Pearls" based in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, who represented Japan at both the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, announced her retirement this month, bringing an end to her 21-year rugby career. Despite her petite stature at 156 cm tall and weighing 56 kg, she used her speed to make her debut for the Japanese national team in 2016 …
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Mio Yamanaka (30), a back from Osaka Prefecture and a member of the women's rugby team "Pearls" based in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, who represented Japan at both the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, announced her retirement this month, bringing an end to her 21-year rugby career. Despite her petite stature at 156 cm tall and weighing 56 kg, she used her speed to make her debut for the Japanese national team in 2016 …

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伊勢新聞 broke the news in on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
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