[3] Against her father's wishes, she arrived in Japan in 1988 and played for Hitachi Takasaki, which was managed by Taeko Utsugi.

[3] Utsugi could not participate in the 1996 Summer Olympics as a Japanese representative, despite being naturalised in 1995.

China refused, realising the competitive threat that Utsugi posed.

Since retiring as an athlete she has managed the softball team of Renesas Electronics.

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