The scoreboard was 4-2 for Japan. In the end, the Japanese defended their junior world mixed team title from 2023. The next ...

But his accomplishments have rarely been talked about in Japanese judo circles until now. Ikuko Yoshida, who published a biography of Kawaishi in 2004, recalled, “I had a hard time finding ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has Japan’s judo authorities grappling with calls from the public to take Russian President Vladimir Putin to the mat and strip him of his high-ranking belt.

South Korea’s Kim Ji-youn has paid the penalty in the women’s open category competition. She receives three shido penalties ...

Japan, the birthplace of judo, dominates the all-time Olympic medal table. Japan's 48 gold medals and 96 medals overall are far and away the most of any country. France (16 gold medals, 57 total ...

PARIS, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's judo veteran Hifumi Abe successfully defended his Olympic title in the men's 66kg category at Paris 2024, while Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan claimed the ...

Happily, Canadian judo also has a large presence in Ottawa. Its base is the Takahashi Dojo. This dojo has played a remarkable role in the development of judo nationwide. Takahashi Dojo’s tatami mats ...

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Seven more people from the All Japan Judo Federation (AJJF) have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections within the federation to 16. Japan's judo governing body ...

Chizuru Arai is the latest Japanese judoka to claim a medal at the Tokyo Olympics ... Naohisa Takato, Hifumi Abe, Shohei Ono, and Takanori Nagase had claimed judo gold on the men's side, while Uta Abe ...

Judo finals for the day end in the same manner as they began. A Japanese judoka with the surname Tatsukawa winning gold. This ...