Japanese team announced the list of participating in the World Paris Championships, Okuhara hopes that Watanabe Yuki is not selected

According to the official announcement of the Japanese Badminton Association on July 4, the list of Japanese teams participating in the 2025 World Badminton Championships has been confirmed. The biggest highlight of this list is the absence of many famous players, especially the female singles star Hokage and Olympic third-place athlete Yuya Yamato Igarashi Arisa were all out of the election, marking that the Japanese badminton team has entered a significant stage of alternating between the old and new.

Core List Analysis

Men's Singles: Naraoka Koda, Nishimoto Futata, Watanabe Kotoshi, Tanaka Yusu

is led by Naraoka Kotoshi, Nishimoto Futata, Watanabe Kotoshi and Tanaka Yusu

. Nishimoto Futata, Watanabe Kotoshi and Tanaka Yusu were selected. This list continues the current backbone of Japanese men's singles, and Tanaka Yusu has the opportunity to exercise as a young player.

Women's Singles: Aka Yamaguchi, Tomoka Miyazaki, and Renhei Natsuki, the world champion Aka Yamaguchi who returned from injury is still the absolute core. The most popular ones are the selection of two new generation young players: Tomoka Miyazaki and Natsuki Renhei. What is surprising is that the 2017 World Championship champion and experienced Hope Okuhara failed to appear on the list. This marks the official entry of the Japanese women's singles to use Akane Yamaguchi as the transition and strive to cultivate new stars.

As one of the iconic figures of the Japanese women's singles, 29-year-old Hokage has suffered injuries in recent years and his condition has declined. The Japan Badminton Association chose to give precious places to the rapidly rising quota to Miyazaki Tomoka and Renhei Eizuki, who were in a rapid growth momentum, sending a clear signal of accelerating the renewal. Okuhara missed the World Championships, marking the gradual end of an era.

Men's Doubles: Jokira Yokoro/Kobayashi Yugo, Kenya Mihashi/Okamura Yokihiro

Japanese ace combination Jokira Yokoro/Kobayashi Yugo was selected without any suspense. Another pair of combinations is Kenya Mihashi/Yoki Okamura.

Women's Doubles: Nami Matsuyama/Shida Chiyo, Rei Iwanaga/Teii Nakanoshima, Yuki Fukushima/Masuke Matsumoto

The strength combination Nami Matsuyama/Shida Chiyo continues to lead the team. This game is also their last partner, and it is worth looking forward to whether they can make a breakthrough. The new combination Iwanaga Rei/Nakanashi Takae and the reorganized veteran partner Yuki Fukushima/Masuke Matsumoto also qualified, showing that Japan still retains its thickness and changes in the women's doubles event.

Mixed Doubles: Milkawa Daiki/Saito Natsuki, Shizumikori Yuichi/Ayasuka Ohara

Mixed Doubles list changes the most violently. With Yuda Watanabe withdrawing from the national team and Aiza Igarashi focusing on women's doubles, the Japanese team only sent two pairs this time: Midorigawa Daiki/Saito Natsuki and Shizumikoshi/Ayaaka Okahara. Watanabe Yuda was expected to miss the list of the World Championships due to poor performance in the international competitions he participated in.

This article is written by Feng Ge