Ali Fukuhara in Japanese league team

Ai Fukuhara, 20-year-old Waseda University student will join the league's upper division team. She is not going to play her University matches.A schedule clash between international tournaments abroad and student tournaments in Japan is behind the decision.
"There are high-level players in the Japan league, including those who come from China," said Sanritsu team manager Kinji Kondo, who was the head coach of the Japan women's team at the Beijing Olympic Games. "She can practice at a higher level in the league ahead of the London Olympic Games, and her participation will also energize the league."Ai Fukuhara will play in the Japan Table Tennis League for "Sanritsu Corp".