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Japan
JPN
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
Judoka
 
Ryoko Tani 10 2 3
Shohei Ono 6 2 0
Naohisa Takato 7 0 2
Masae Ueno 8 0 1
Noriko Anno 6 1 0
Last 365 days of judo
Judoka
 
Ryuju Nagayama 3 0 0
Natsumi Tsunoda 3 0 0
Shiho Tanaka 2 1 0
Miku Takaichi 2 1 0
Saki Niizoe 2 0 2
Last results
Judo event Type Place Date
1 Grand Slam Tokyo GSL Tokyo 2 Dec 2023
2 Kodokan Cup Chiba NT Chiba 4 Nov 2023
3 All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo NC Tokyo 28 Apr 2023
4 All Japan Judo Championships Fukuoka NC Fukuoka 1 Apr 2023
5 Grand Slam Tokyo GSL Tokyo 3 Dec 2022
1.
Judo event Grand Slam Tokyo
Type GSL
Place Tokyo
Date 2 Dec 2023
2.
Judo event Kodokan Cup Chiba
Type NT
Place Chiba
Date 4 Nov 2023
3.
Judo event All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo
Type NC
Place Tokyo
Date 28 Apr 2023
4.
Judo event All Japan Judo Championships Fukuoka
Type NC
Place Fukuoka
Date 1 Apr 2023
5.
Judo event Grand Slam Tokyo
Type GSL
Place Tokyo
Date 3 Dec 2022
Birthdays
Name Birthdate Age
1 Yuri Kinjo 29 Mar 1998 26 years
2 Toshimasa Ogata 29 Mar 1996 28 years
3 Akihiro Murayama 29 Mar 1980 44 years
4 Taigo Sugimoto 30 Mar 1998 26 years
5 Shun Saito 30 Mar 1985 39 years
1.
Name Yuri Kinjo
Birthdate 29 Mar 1998
Age 26
2.
Name Toshimasa Ogata
Birthdate 29 Mar 1996
Age 28
3.
Name Akihiro Murayama
Birthdate 29 Mar 1980
Age 44
4.
Name Taigo Sugimoto
Birthdate 30 Mar 1998
Age 26
5.
Name Shun Saito
Birthdate 30 Mar 1985
Age 39
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