Japan drop table tennis star Mima Ito, could axe Sora Matsushima-Miwa Harimoto partnership

SCMP Culture · October 16, 2026

Former Olympic champion Mima Ito has been dropped from Japan’s latest national table tennis squad, replaced by 28-year-old breakthrough player Hitomi Sato, who finished runner-up at the recent WTT China Smash. Across the

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