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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
Kisumi Omori 3 0 0
Tatsuru Saito 2 2 0
Takanori Nagase 2 1 1
Hifumi Abe 2 1 0
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 Genta Tanaka 8 Feb 1997 28 years
2 Misaki Shimoda 8 Feb 1991 34 years
3 Sayaka Tsuruoka 8 Feb 1986 39 years
4 Shinya Yoshinaga 8 Feb 1983 42 years
5 Daigo Kagawa 9 Feb 1997 28 years
1.
Name Genta Tanaka
Birthdate 8 Feb 1997
Age 28
2.
Name Misaki Shimoda
Birthdate 8 Feb 1991
Age 34
3.
Name Sayaka Tsuruoka
Birthdate 8 Feb 1986
Age 39
4.
Name Shinya Yoshinaga
Birthdate 8 Feb 1983
Age 42
5.
Name Daigo Kagawa
Birthdate 9 Feb 1997
Age 28
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