Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko te mahi a Kawabuchi ki te tiimata i te roopu karapu wahine, me ana mahi hei waahanga o te Komiti Orimipia o Hapani, i kitea he mea nui ki te whakataetae hockey hukapapa wahine tuatahi i te Olympics Winter 1998 i Nagano. I whakangungu hoki ia i te kapa motu wahine i nga Taakaro Orimipia o te tau 1998, a ko ia te kaiako me te kaiwhakahaere o te kapa i te
Ko te 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship.