What is the reason for giving up competing? "The more I win, the more I hate judo," said Ono. "When I came from Japan last ...

After mustering only two medals at the Paris Olympics, the Japanese women's judo team faces a difficult road as it seeks to reassert its dominance at the world championships in June. Japan's ...

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose weight are driving large ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has Japan’s judo authorities grappling with calls from the public to take Russian President Vladimir Putin to the mat and strip him of his high-ranking belt.

In the end, the Japanese defended their junior world mixed team title from 2023. The next generation of Judo looks safe in the hands of this outstanding team. The Gold medals were handed out by ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- After mustering only two medals at the Paris Olympics, the Japanese women's judo team faces a difficult road as it seeks to reassert its dominance at the world ...