![Japan's Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino (not pictured) in action against Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai during day four of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at the Utilita Arena Japan's Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino (not pictured) in action against Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai during day four of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at the Utilita Arena](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J0HKMC/japans-yuta-watanabe-and-arisa-higashino-not-pictured-in-action-against-thailands-dechapol-puavaranukroh-and-sapsiree-taerattanachai-during-day-four-of-the-yonex-all-england-open-badminton-championships-at-the-utilita-arena-birmingham-picture-date-saturday-march-19-2022-2J0HKMC.jpg)
Japan's Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino (not pictured) in action against Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai during day four of the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at the Utilita Arena
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Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan. 22nd Sep, 2016. Yuta Watanabe (JPN), SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 - Badminton : Yonex
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![Badminton Asia on X: "Yet another victory for Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino! The Japanese mixed doubles made their way to the semifinals after defeating their compatriot Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsumoto 21-14, 21-19 🔥🏸 #badminton # Badminton Asia on X: "Yet another victory for Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino! The Japanese mixed doubles made their way to the semifinals after defeating their compatriot Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsumoto 21-14, 21-19 🔥🏸 #badminton #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FG27mZiXsAYixN4.jpg)
Badminton Asia on X: "Yet another victory for Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino! The Japanese mixed doubles made their way to the semifinals after defeating their compatriot Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsumoto 21-14, 21-19 🔥🏸 #badminton #
![Badminton Asia on X: "Another weekend, another finals for Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino 😎🏸🇯🇵 The Japanese pair beat Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei from Malaysia 🇲🇾 21-17, 24-22 today in the semifinals of Badminton Asia on X: "Another weekend, another finals for Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino 😎🏸🇯🇵 The Japanese pair beat Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei from Malaysia 🇲🇾 21-17, 24-22 today in the semifinals of](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyQv8rNaIAAG42e.jpg)
Badminton Asia on X: "Another weekend, another finals for Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino 😎🏸🇯🇵 The Japanese pair beat Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei from Malaysia 🇲🇾 21-17, 24-22 today in the semifinals of
![Badminton Updates on X: "Presenting you the first Badminton medalists! Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino #JPN win the Bronze Medal 🥉 in the Mixed Doubles category. #Badminton #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/NAA8mQKg1C" / X Badminton Updates on X: "Presenting you the first Badminton medalists! Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino #JPN win the Bronze Medal 🥉 in the Mixed Doubles category. #Badminton #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/NAA8mQKg1C" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7hYQ9ZVIAMFFyv.jpg)
Badminton Updates on X: "Presenting you the first Badminton medalists! Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino #JPN win the Bronze Medal 🥉 in the Mixed Doubles category. #Badminton #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/NAA8mQKg1C" / X
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