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“Ah, so that’s why it’s table tennis.” Does table tennis help prevent and improve dementia!? T-NEXT steps up its experiments

AUGUST 2026 | O-KOKU editor's room

Table tennis is an “exercise that activates the brain” T-NEXT and MITS confirm activation of the prefrontal cortex in joint research on dementia prevention and improvement

The honor earned by the king without a crown. The title of “King of Comebacks” awarded to LIANG Jingkun

JULY 2026 | Taro Yanagisawa

The Japanese women’s team, ranked No. 2 in the world, and head coach Rui Nakazawa say: “China is still a high wall. But it is by no means an insurmountable one.”

JULY 2026 | Rui Nakazawa

The growth of new ace Miwa Harimoto and Hina Hayata, the team’s indispensable pillar

Japan’s men, runners-up at World Table Tennis London: Head coach Seiya Kishikawa says, “Not a single player, myself included, was satisfied just to make the Final”

JULY 2026 | Seiya Kishikawa

Japan’s men, runners-up at World Table Tennis London: Head coach Seiya Kishikawa says

What is O-KOKU? And Why? Sharing table tennis information with the world in 14 languages

JUNE 2026 | Noboru Konno

Sharing table tennis information with the world in 14 languages

Dang Qiu and Annett Kaufmann are the new German Champions

JUNE 2026 | Manfred Schillings

Dang Qiu and Annett Kaufmann are the new German Champions

Shin Yubin: “I want to build up my skills and be a truly good person as a human being myself too. And I want to become a Player who can keep giving it my all every day.”

JUNE 2026 | Noboru Konno

In Korea, a “Table tennis boom” erupted, and Shin Yubin became so popular that she was called the “nation’s little sister.” We asked her, now an Olympic medalist, to look back on the frenzy of the Paris Olympics

The “WTT Yokohama Frenzy” — cheers that cross borders. The story of “oshi-katsu” that crossed the sea

JUNE 2026 | Ayano Yo