Just over a year after giving birth to her first child, Yuka Osaki decided to return to the court with the goal of representing her home country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The provisional Japan women's national team is currently holding a training camp at Tokyo's National Training Center leading up to the upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Japan, which has already secured a spot for the Tokyo Games as the host, will compete in Belgium, one of four venues for the event. The world's 10th-ranked Akatsuki Five have been assigned to the same group as Belgium, Canada and Sweden. The tournament will be held Feb. 6-9.