Her sister Miyuu Yamamoto is female wrestler and mixed martial artist who won three world titles and one Asian Wrestling Championship in her career.

Because she lost at the Japan Queen's Cup to Saori Yoshida, she was unable to participate at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

In 2013, she participated in the "submission fighting" competitions sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Combat Club.

[7] In 2006 she married team handball player Hideaki Nagashima and briefly retired.

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