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Tokyo GS
-90kg: Murao Outclasses Everyone

Though Japan continues to dominate in certain weight categories on the world stage, it has been some ...

Tokyo GS
Azerbaijan, Canada, Korea, Netherlands and Japan Shine in Tokyo

The first day of the Tokyo Grand Slam ended with titles divided between five countries: Azerbaijan, Canada, ...

Tokyo GS
+78kg: Junior World Champion Arai Steps Up At Home

Despite the absence of current Olympic champion Akira Sone and former world champion Sarah Asahina at ...

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-81kg: Lee Gets the Better of Casse

Final results

Tokyo GS
-70kg: Van Dijke Powers to 6th Grand Slam Gold

The number 1 seed at -70kg for the Tokyo Grand Slam 2023 was the Netherlands’ Sanne Van Dijke, one ...

Tokyo GS
-73kg: Heydarov Sets the Record Straight

Last year’s Tokyo Grand Slam winner at -73kg, Soichi Hashimoto, has already secured his place at the ...

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-57kg: Deguchi Leads the Way

In our preview for the Tokyo Grand Slam 2023, we noted that the ongoing battle for supremacy and an Olympic ...

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Lisa Allan and Hedvig Karakas Graduated at the Kodokan

As the Tokyo Grand Slam was about to begin, an important event took place at the Kodokan premises in ...

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Tokyo is Ready to Close the Season

The last draw of the season took place on Friday 1st December without a hitch.

Tokyo GS
The Preview: Four Things to Get Excited About

This weekend the IJF World Judo Tour heads to Japan, the home of judo, for the final stop on this year’s ...

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Diversity and Spectacle in the Home of Judo

There are 88 nations inscribed for this weekend’s Tokyo Grand Slam and many of them we don’t meet ...

Jigoro Kano: Who Was He Really?
The Vision (10)

As we have seen from a very young age, Kano Jigoro Shihan was attracted to and passionate about education, ...