Sii wadida faqradan - wuxuu la shaqeeyay Rie Arikawa ugu dambeyn 1995. Ka dib markii ay ku guuleysteen horyaalka Japan ee da'yarta, waxaa loo diray tartanka 1996 World Junior Championships
Waxay ku guuleysteen koobkii Brisbane ee Australia ayagoo kaalinta 22-aad gaaray. Xilli ciyaareedkii xigay, waxay kaalinta labaad ka galeen tartanka Japan Junior Championships. Waxay dib u heleen horyaalkoodii qaran ee da'yarta ka hor inta aysan dhigin 16-aad 1998 World Junior Championships ee Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.