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Japanese bowling pioneer Ritsuko Nakayama, first woman to bowl professional perfect game, dies at 84

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Ritsuko Nakayama, a Japanese bowling standout who helped spark the sport’s boom in the 1970s, died Saturday. She was 84.

Nakayama’s death was announced by the Japan Professional Bowling Association , which said she had been receiving medical treatment for an unspecified health condition.…

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