Judo
Judo is a nonaggressive Japanese martial art that developed in the late nineteenth century, split into rival approaches in the last half of the twentieth century and eventually became a global co...
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Keiji Suzuki's hopes of claiming a third consecutive men's
100-kilogram title were left in tatters after an early exit at the
judo world championships Thursday.
Kosei Inoue also crashed to...
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Yusuke Kanamaru won a bronze in the 73-kilogram weight category
Saturday, ending a medal drought for Japan's men at the judo world
championships.
After Japan was cut out of the medals on t...
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Japan's Ryoko Tani captured gold in the women's 48-kilogram
category Sunday to win her seventh career title at the judo world
championships.
It was the 32-ye...
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Athens Olympic champion Ayumi Tanimoto had to settle for the
women's 63-kilogram bronze medal while it was another woeful day for
Japan's men as they failed to medal for the second day in a r...
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Ryoko Tani, back to action after a two-year maternity leave, was
defeated by rival Tomoko Fukumi in the women's 48-kilogram final at
the national weight-cla...
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Ryoko Tani, back to action after a two-year maternity leave, was
defeated by rival Tomoko Fukumi in the women's 48-kilogram final at
the national weight-class i...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:
INTERNATIONAL JUDO GROUP (IHT/Asahi as translated from the
Japanese-language Asahi Shimbun's editorial published Sept. 14)
Judo, both...
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An Osaka hospital has successfully transplanted a tendon donated
by a 28-year-old man to his 24-year-old sister who tore her knee
ligament while practicing judo, according to hospital officia...
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Soccer: Miyama's late scorcher secures Japan draw with England
SHANGHAI - Aya Miyama scored a dramatic equalizer with the last
kick of the match to give Japan a 2-2 draw with Eng...
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An Iranian-born German soccer player's refusal to play in Israel has sparked a public outcry in Germany, with some Jewish leaders calling Tuesday for his exclusion from the German national team.Ash...
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Judo
Judo: Japan winless on opening day of judo worlds
