Judo in Japan is popular. Judo was founded in Tokyo in the Kodokan. Japan is the best judo country in the world. With 40 Olympic judo titles and 125 judo world titles Japan hosts many great judoka. Tadahiro Nomura, Ryoko Tani, Kosei Inoue, Yashuhiro Yamashita are some of the great names of the past. Current Olympic Champions are Shohei Ono, Mashu Baker and Haruka Tachimoto. In 2020 Japan hosts the Olympic Games in Tokyo. In Rio Japan won 12 medals, never a single country won so many medals in judo. All teams of Japan are World Champion. Japan hosted the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo. The Grand Slam will be held in Osaka.
Judo legends B S G
- Ryoko Tani 3210
- Masae Ueno 108
- Noriko Anno 016
- Naoya Ogawa 415
- Mika Sugimoto 326
Ryoko Tani - Super star
Tadahiro Nomura - Idol
Last 365 days of judo B S G
- Yoko Ono 002
- Soichi Hashimoto 011
- Shori Hamada 011
- Ryoko Takeda 001
- Natsumi Tsunoda 001
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Last results
Judo event | Type | Place | Date |
All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo | NC | Tokyo | 26 Dec 2020 |
Kodokan Cup Chiba | NT | Chiba | 31 Oct 2020 |
Grand Slam Osaka | GSL | Osaka | 22 Nov 2019 |
Kodokan Cup Chiba | NT | Chiba | 2 Nov 2019 |
All Japan U21 Championships Saitama | NJun | Saitama | 14 Sep 2019 |
Birthdays
Name | Birthdate | Age |
Yuri Matsunobu | 22 Jan 1993 | 28 years |
Shinichi Shinohara | 23 Jan 1973 | 48 years |
Daiki Tanii | 24 Jan 1993 | 28 years |
Honami Yoshizawa | 24 Jan 1980 | 41 years |
Natsuko Sano | 24 Jan 1975 | 46 years |
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