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

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 Japanese judokas won all seven gold medals on the first day of the Tokyo Grand Slam, which will conclude the 2024 World ...

Hifumi Abe of Japan retained his Olympic title in the judo men's 66kg, while Diyora Keldiyorova claimed the first Olympic judo gold for Uzbekistan. PARIS, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's judo veteran ...

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.

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.

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

Happily, Canadian judo also has a large presence in Ottawa. Its base is the Takahashi Dojo. This dojo has played a remarkable ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japanese judo heavyweight Tatsuru Saito will be driven by the memory of his famous father when he goes for Paris Olympic gold. Hitoshi Saito was a judo great who triumphed at consecutive Olympics ...