2015.09.22
On September 10, Chikage Yoshirin, a third-year student at the Faculty of Policy Management, was selected for the Japan Women's National Futsal Team. Ms. Yoshirin will compete in the AFC Women's Futsal Championship Malaysia 2015, which will be held in Malaysia in late September. The Japan national team will play its first match against Vietnam on September 21.
Comment from Chikage Yoshirin
This tournament is the long-awaited inaugural event for the Asian women's futsal community, and it marks the first step toward a new stage for women's futsal in Japan. I personally took a leave of absence from the university for about a year and a half, starting from January 2014, to train in the demanding environment of the Spanish league to improve my skills. After such an experience, I am very happy to have been selected as a member of the Japan national team for this very important tournament, and at the same time, I feel the responsibility of representing Japan. Based on the spirit I have learned at Keio University, I am determined to fight with all my might to build a new history. I ask for everyone's support.