[1] She won the 2010 Longines Prize for Elegance[2] and competed at the 2012 London Olympics.

[3][4] Tanaka was awarded the Longines Prize for Elegance at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam.

[5] Tanaka won the all-around at the NHK Cup in May 2012 with a score of 55.650, securing her spot on the Olympic team.

[3][4] Kazuhito and Yusuke won silver for Japan in the men's team competition.

[5] Tanaka qualified for the individual all-around, where she finished 16th[7] with a score of 55.632: 14.166 on vault, 14.500 on uneven bars, 13.700 on balance beam and 13.266 on floor exercise.