Atsuko Tokuda is a retired female badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. She shared a number of major international doubles titles in the late 1970s and the 1980s including the All-England

All England Open Badminton Championships

The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

 women's doubles title with Mikiko Takada in 1978 and the Danish (Denmark) Open in 1981 with Takada, and with Yoshiko Yonekura Tago

Yoshiko Yonekura

Yoshiko Yonekura is a retired female badminton player of Japan who won Japanese national and international titles in the late 1970s and early 1980s.-Career:...

 late in her career in 1988. She won a bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships

1980 IBF World Championships

-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Women's doubles:-Mixed doubles:-Medal table:-External links:*http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19800528.1.26.aspx...

 in women's doubles with Yonekura. She
helped Japan to win world titles in the Uber Cup

Uber Cup

The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956-1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contested every two years since 1984 when its scheduled...

 (women's team) competitions of 1978 and 1981 by compiling a strong winning record in her individual matches.