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The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (40): Shori Hamada (JPN)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...

Book
Olympism and the Samurai - Coubertin and Kano

In this work by Philippe-Martial Moreau, more than 260 pages are devoted to two men who revolutionised ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (38): Kosei Inoue (JPN)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...

Athlete Stories
Akira Nakajima: Getting Stronger is the Goal, For Me and For Uganda

Akira Nakajima is 21 years old and just arriving on the World Judo Tour having not had a junior career ...

The Olympic Champion Series
The Olympic Champions (36): Aaron Wolf (JPN)

Interviewing an Olympic champion is something special and always delivers thought-provoking words and ...

Abu Dhabi WC 2024
Japan 2.0 En Route to Abu Dhabi

Japan have such depth that only one member of their nominated team for this summer’s Olympic Games, ...

Coach Stories
Ebinuma in a New Role

Masashi Ebinuma, one of Japan’s greats, is known for his professional calmness, unshakeable focus and ...

Antalya GS 2024
The Abes’ Legend Status is Written in Golden Letters

The first day of competition at the Antalya Grand Slam 2024 has just ended with the indisputable victories ...

International Women's Day 2024
Japan and France Celebrate IWD

As the Upper Austria Grand Prix is unfolding in Linz, the judo family also gather together on the other ...

What a Year that Was!

After the second day of the Tokyo Grand Slam, the curtain fell on twelve months of competition on the ...

Tokyo GS
+100kg: Bashaev Activates Beast Mode

With 6 of the world’s top 10 athletes in the +100kg category present at the Tokyo Grand Slam 2023, ...

Tokyo GS
-48kg: Tsunoda Knows No Equal

Japan’s Natsumi Tsunoda is the current and 3-time consecutive world champion at -48kg, and her recent ...