Uta Abe made a triumphant return following her shock Paris Olympics exit as Japanese judoka swept five divisions Friday at ...

Japan dominated Day 1 of the Baku Grand Slam, claiming gold in all five weight categories. Highlights included Tsunoda ...

He was awarded his medal by Mr. Shinichi Nakamura, All Japan Judo Federation President. At -52kg a moment of brilliance from Kisumi Omori saw her take the title. Mr Haruki Uemura, Kodokan President, ...

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 ...

And the gold rush by Japan's dominant judo team is the biggest reason there's plenty to celebrate in Tokyo this weekend. Japan's 14 judo players put on the greatest collective performance in the ...

A Ukrainian judo team visited Japan in September to train. The 18 athletes, aged 14 to 23, aim to represent their country in Los Angeles at the 2028 Summer Olympics. Their two coaches joined them.

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 ...

Yumi Oba It was the first time for Ms Tonaki to teach judo outside of Japan. The 27-year-old says the experience of teaching the sport to judoka of various ages, gender and level allowed her to ...

25 election. No Golds Leads to New Japanese Judo Coach Kosei Inoue will reportedly serve as the new head coach of the Japanese men’s judo team. Inoue will replace Shinichi Shinohara after Japan ...