Japan names its 2017 national squad

[See image gallery at www.badzine.net]On December 14th, Nippon Badminton Association announced the members of its national team for 2017.
By Miyuki Komiya, Badzine Correspondent
Men’s singles
Kenta NishimotoTakuma UedaKazumasa SakaiYu Igarashi
After the issue of illegal casino last April, Japan’s men’s singles shuttlers have been unable to get any good results.  Former stars Kenichi Tago and Kento Momota even had their names removed from the BWF ranking lists when the Nipp