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Born | March 24, 1973 Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Obihiro CC, Obihiro & Tokoro CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member Association | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 5 (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 4 (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic appearances | 1 (1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Akemi Niwa (丹羽 明美, Niwa Akemi, born March 24, 1973 in Kitami, Hokkaido) is a Japanese curler,[1] a three-time Pacific-Asian champion (1993, 1997, 1998) and a three-time Japan women's champion (1997, 1998, 1999).
She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in fifth place.[2]