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HIFUMI ABE

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May 9, 2023
Siblings Uta and Hifumi Abe defend crowns at judo worlds
With their parents watching from the stands, the Tokyo Olympic gold medalists each picked up a second consecutive and fourth career world title.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Day 2 recap: From skateboarding to judo, Japan brings home the gold
Japanese judoka Uta and Hifumi Abe became the first siblings to win gold medals on the same day, while Yuto Horigome bagged skateboarding's first gold.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
What to watch on Day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics
The first swimming medals of these Games are set to be handed out Sunday morning, while skateboarding and Naomi Osaka make their long-anticipated debuts.
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Jul 22, 2021
Little-known Japanese athletes the world should watch at the Tokyo Games
A number of the country's lesser known stars look set to make a splash on the world stage at the Olympics.
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Jun 25, 2021
Athletes on edge with Tokyo Olympics less than 1 month away
Many athletes remain torn between wanting to live out their Olympic dreams and potentially playing a role in an unfolding public health disaster.
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Dec 13, 2020
Marathon man: Hifumi Abe clinches Olympic judo berth in epic playoff
Hifumi Abe booked his place in the Tokyo Olympics next summer with a yusei win in a grueling 24-minute bout against reigning world champion Joshiro Maruyama on Sunday in the men's 66-kg division playoff.
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Feb 22, 2020
Abe siblings shine on first day of Dusseldorf Grand Slam
Japan won three gold medals Friday on the opening day of the Dusseldorf Grand Slam, with siblings Uta and Hifumi Abe both topping the podium.
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Aug 21, 2019
Inoue sets ambitious goal for Japan's judoka
Japan's national men's judo team coach Kosei Inoue said he will be using the world championships starting Sunday at Tokyo's famed Nippon Budokan as a springboard to success at the 2020 Summer Games.
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Apr 7, 2019
Rio Olympic judo champ Shohei Ono among national invitational winners
Shohei Ono, Olympic champion in the men's 73-kg division, defeated 2017 world champion Soichi Hashimoto to win his third title at the national invitational weight class judo championships on Sunday.
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Sep 22, 2018
Abe siblings capture gold medals on same day at world championships
Uta Abe won her first World Judo Championships gold medal on Friday, while her brother Hifumi defended his men's under-66 kg title.
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Jul 28, 2018
Naohisa Takato, Ai Shishime claim titles on first day of Zagreb Grand Prix
Reigning world champions Naohisa Takato and Ai Shishime each won their respective divisions on Friday to give Japan an early lead at the Zagreb Grand Prix, a three-day judo tournament in Croatia.
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Apr 12, 2018
Judo legend Tadahiro Nomura to manage Hifumi Abe
Reigning 66-kg world champion Hifumi Abe has agreed to a management contract under a new company established by three-time Olympic judo champion Tadahiro Nomura, the company announced Thursday.
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Dec 3, 2017
Hifumi Abe and sister Uta top podium at Grand Slam Tokyo
Hifumi Abe defended his men's 66-kg division title at Grand Slam Tokyo on Saturday while his sister Uta earned her first career Grand Slam gold medal.
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Aug 30, 2017
Shishime, Abe claim gold at judo worlds
Ai Shishime defeated Natsumi Tsunoda in an all-Japan final of the women's 52-kg competition at the world judo championships Tuesday, while countryman Hifumi Abe claimed the gold medal in the men's 66 kg.
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Aug 24, 2017
Abe aims high at world championships
Hifumi Abe said Thursday he hopes to take a first step toward a coveted Olympic gold as he looks to shake off not being selected for the Rio Olympics by becoming the 66-kg world judo champion.
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May 2, 2017
Japan judo coach Inoue unveils new-look national squad for worlds
National team coach Kosei Inoue is upbeat over the depth of Japanese judo and heated competition among domestic athletes as 10 of his 18 selected members will make their world championships debut in Budapest starting in August.
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Apr 2, 2017
Abe cruises to invitational judo title
Youngster Hifumi Abe blazed to secure his second straight national invitational weight class championship on Saturday, posting three straight ippons in the men's 66-kg category.
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Feb 12, 2017
Takato, Abe, Hashimoto capture gold at Grand Slam Paris
Rio Games bronze medalist Naohisa Takato won the men's 60-kg category at the Grand Slam Paris on Saturday, while fellow Japanese Hifumi Abe and Soichi Hashimoto also claimed the 66- and 73-kg categories, respectively.
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Dec 2, 2016
Abe triumphs over Hashiguchi at Grand Slam Tokyo
Nineteen-year-old Hifumi Abe won his second Grand Slam Tokyo title on Friday in the men's judo 66-kg division at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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Oct 6, 2016
Japan Sports Council selects sprinter Sani Brown, six other athletes for new overseas training program
The Japan Sport Council said Thursday it has chosen up-and-coming male sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and six other promising Japanese athletes to participate in a new intensive overseas training program eyeing major competitions such as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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