is a Japanese badminton player. Together with Shizuka Yamamoto, she won the women's doubles national champion in 2000 and 2003. Yamada competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Shizuka Yamamoto. They were defeated by Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty of Malaysia in the round of 32. She is currently ranked #7 in Japan.
Achievements
IBF World Championships
Women's doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | 2003
| align="left" | National Indoor Arena,<br />Birmingham, England
| align="left" | Shizuka Yamamoto
| align="left" | Wei Yili <br /> Zhao Tingting
| align="left" | 9–15, 11–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze
|}
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
Women's doubles
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
! Ref
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2012
|align="left"|Iran Fajr International
|align="left"| Ayumi Tasaki
|align="left"| Rie Eto<br/> Yu Wakita
|align="left"|15–21, 21–23
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Runner-up
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
|align="center"|2009
|align="left"|Lao International
|align="left"| Yuka Hayashi
|align="left"| Aki Akao<br/> Yasuyo Imabeppu
|align="left"|21–15, 11–21, 14–21
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Runner-up
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2005
|align="left"|French Open
|align="left"| Shizuka Matsuo
|align="left"| Elodie Eymard<br/> Weny Rahmawati
|align="left"|12–15, 17–14, 6–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Runner-up
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2003
|align="left"|Western Australia International
|align="left"| Shizuka Yamamoto
|align="left"| Rebecca Gordon<br/> Sara Runesten-Petersen
|align="left"|15–3, 15–5
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Winner
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|2003
| align="left"|Waikato International
| align="left"| Shizuka Yamamoto
| align="left"| Ai Hirayama<br/> Akiko Nakashima
| align="left"|15–1, 17–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white"| Winner
| style="text-align:center; background:white"|
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
|align="center"|2003
|align="left"|Mauritius International
|align="left"| Shizuka Yamamoto
|align="left"| Nicole Grether<br/> Juliane Schenk
|align="left"|9–15, 4–15
|style="text-align:left; background:white"| Runner-up
|}
: BWF International Challenge tournament
: BWF International Series tournament