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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
Hifumi Abe 6 0 1
Masae Ueno 8 0 1
Last 365 days of judo
Judoka
 
Sanshiro Murao 3 2 0
Tatsuki Ishihara 2 2 1
Tatsuru Saito 2 2 0
Aaron Wolf 2 1 1
Takanori Nagase 2 1 1
Last results
Judo event Type Place Date
1 Grand Slam Tokyo GSL Tokyo 7 Dec 2024
2 Kodokan Cup Chiba NT Chiba 2 Nov 2024
3 All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo NC Tokyo 29 Apr 2024
4 All Japan Judo Championships Fukuoka NC Fukuoka 6 Apr 2024
5 Grand Slam Tokyo GSL Tokyo 2 Dec 2023
1.
Judo event Grand Slam Tokyo
Type GSL
Place Tokyo
Date 7 Dec 2024
2.
Judo event Kodokan Cup Chiba
Type NT
Place Chiba
Date 2 Nov 2024
3.
Judo event All Japan Judo Championships Tokyo
Type NC
Place Tokyo
Date 29 Apr 2024
4.
Judo event All Japan Judo Championships Fukuoka
Type NC
Place Fukuoka
Date 6 Apr 2024
5.
Judo event Grand Slam Tokyo
Type GSL
Place Tokyo
Date 2 Dec 2023
Birthdays
Name Birthdate Age
1 Honoka Araki 13 Dec 1997 27 years
2 Kazunori Kubota 13 Dec 1975 49 years
3 Kensuke Sakamoto 15 Dec 1993 31 years
4 Masaru Tanabe 16 Dec 1972 52 years
5 Shogo Futami 17 Dec 1996 28 years
1.
Name Honoka Araki
Birthdate 13 Dec 1997
Age 27
2.
Name Kazunori Kubota
Birthdate 13 Dec 1975
Age 49
3.
Name Kensuke Sakamoto
Birthdate 15 Dec 1993
Age 31
4.
Name Masaru Tanabe
Birthdate 16 Dec 1972
Age 52
5.
Name Shogo Futami
Birthdate 17 Dec 1996
Age 28