JAPANESE BOWLING PIONEER RITSUKO NAKAYAMA, FIRST WOMAN TO BOWL PROFESSIONAL PERFECT GAME, DIES AT 84
Ritsuko Nakayama, who achieved the first perfect game in women's professional bowling, died at 84 after helping ignite Japan's 1970s bowling boom.
Jonathan Sterling
Chief Washington Correspondent • Nov 8, 2026
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Japanese bowling pioneer Ritsuko Nakayama, first woman to bowl professional perfect game, dies at 84 — via Fox News Desk.
Ritsuko Nakayama, who achieved the first perfect game in women's professional bowling, died at 84 after helping ignite Japan's 1970s bowling boom.
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