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JUDO 3

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2016
Shohei Ono breaks Japan's judo gold drought after team bags five bronze
Reigning world champion Shohei Ono has claimed Japan's first judo gold of Rio 2016 on Monday, ending a run of five bronze medals in the sport over the first three days of the Games.
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Aug 6, 2016
Tokyo awarded 2019 judo worlds
Tokyo was selected to host the 2019 World Judo Championships following an International Judo Federation executive committee meeting on Friday.
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May 31, 2016
Japan locks up spots in all judo divisions for Rio Games
Japan has once again secured berths in all 14 judo weight categories for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as the International Judo Federation released the latest world rankings on Monday.
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May 28, 2016
Nakamura, Kondo victorious at World Judo Masters
Japan's Rio de Janeiro Olympic women's team members Misato Nakamura and Ami Kondo both prevailed to win their respective weight divisions at the World Judo Masters in Mexico on Friday.
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Apr 29, 2016
Ojitani captures national title; Harasawa earns Rio berth
Takeshi Ojitani captured his second open-weight National Judo Championship on Friday, while beaten semifinalist Hisayoshi Harasawa was chosen for the over-100-kg division for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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Feb 20, 2016
Matsumoto, Shishime nab titles
Kaori Matsumoto and Ai Shishime won their respective weight categories Friday, giving Japan two gold medals on the opening day of the Judo Grand Prix.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2016
Female Japanese judoka coaching Brazil team at Rio Olympics
A Japanese judo instructor working for Brazil's national team is bringing cultural and technical experience to her pupils as they ramp up their training program for the 2016 Olympics.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2015
Abe cited 'judo draw' compromise in November talks with Putin over isles row
In the hope of making progress in a long-standing bilateral territorial dispute with Russia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cited the spirit of hikiwake, a martial arts term for a draw or tie, in his previous talks with President Vladimir Putin in November, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.
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JAPAN / Society
Oct 29, 2015
Despite labor crunch, Japanese firms slow to accept disabled applicants
Law graduate Yusuke Hatsuse says he thought his college degree and national sports success would make him an attractive recruit for Japan's best-known employers. When none invited him for interviews, he applied for virtually every job he could find.
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Oct 2, 2015
Abe, Oshima nab titles in Tashkent
Hifumi Abe and Yuma Oshima secured titles on the first day of the Judo Grand Prix event on Thursday.
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Aug 31, 2015
Japan earns team sweeps on final day at worlds
Japan concluded the World Judo Championships in style on Sunday, winning both the men's and women's team competitions at the same meet for the first time.
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Aug 31, 2015
Judo icon Nomura announces retirement
Three-time Olympic men's 60-kg champion Tadahiro Nomura announced his retirement on Monday, saying his body has finally given in.
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Aug 29, 2015
Three-time judo Olympic champ Nomura exits final tournament of career
Retiring three-time Olympic men's 60-kg champion Tadahiro Nomura bowed out of his final tournament on Saturday, losing in the third round of the All-Japan Corporate Individual Championship.
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Aug 27, 2015
Nagase claims under-81-kg world title
Takanori Nagase defeated Frenchman Loic Pietri to win the men's under-81-kg gold medal at the World Judo Championships on Thursday.
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Aug 26, 2015
Matsumoto captures 57-kg title at world championships
London Olympic gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto defeated Romania's Corina Caprioriu to win the women's 57-kg gold medal at the World Judo Championships on Wednesday.
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Aug 25, 2015
Judoka Nakamura earns 52-kg gold at worlds
Misato Nakamura won Japan's first gold medal at these World Judo Championships, capturing the women's 52-kg title on Tuesday.
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Sep 24, 2014
Japan women win gold in inaugural judo team competition
Japan's women staved off South Korea in a heated battle to win the inaugural judo team event at the Asian Games on Tuesday night.
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Sep 22, 2014
Japan claims two golds in judo
Japan took two of the top podium spots of the five gold medals on offer in the judo competition, but still fell below expectations at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Monday.
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Sep 20, 2014
Judoka Nakamura collects Japan's first gold medal at Asian Games
This was anything but the day Japan expected on Saturday, the first day of the judo competition at the 17th Asian Games.
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Aug 31, 2014
Judoka Shichinohe grabs silver in over-100 kg division at worlds
Ryu Shichinohe won a silver medal on Saturday in the men's over-100 kg division at the World Judo Championships.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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