Japanese Olympic team member Chire Koyama prevailed 3-2 over fellow Chinese expatriate Junko Haneyoshi on Saturday to win her eighth women's singles title at the table tennis national championships.
Koyama defeated Haneyoshi 22-24, 21-18, 21-14, 8-21, 21-17 at Nagoya Sports Complex to edge past Mika Hoshino for the most championships won in the women's singles event at the national meet.
Hoshino won seven titles between 1983 and 1990.
Meanwhile, in men's doubles, Akira Kito and Naotaka Nohira upset six-time champion pair Hiroshi Shibutani and Koji Matsushita 21-18, 11-21, 21-16 for their first championship.