TOKYO (AP) — Japan is the home of judo, and the 19th-century martial art is sure to get more attention at home than any other sport at next year's Tokyo Olympics. But it’s also drawing unwanted ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Aaron Wolf and Shori Hamada grabbed gold medals in their respective judo finals on Thursday, taking the host nation's tally to eight golds from the sport at the Tokyo Games ...

The 6th day of the Judo World Championship in Abu Dhabi marks an exhilarating day featuring the mixed team competition. A dynamic 6 vs 6 showdown, embodying the essence of teamwork, with three men and ...

Christa Deguchi’s gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics was one of the greatest achievements of her career. She was born and ...

New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that Japanese Judo Olympic gold medalist Aaron Wolf is the newest addition to their roster. On June 23rd, New Japan Pro-Wrestling held a sudden press conference to ...

PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda won the gold medal in the women's under 48 kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, while Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan won gold in the men's under ...

PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Takanori Nagase retained the Olympic under 81kg judo title he won in Tokyo three years ago before Andreja Leski triumphed in the women's under 63kg final to hand ...

When did judo become an Olympic sport? The art of judo derives from the ancient Japanese martial art of jiu-jitsu. The credit for the formal founding of Judo, which means “the gentle way,” goes to Dr.

Aaron Wolf of Japan gave his nation an eighth judo gold in Tokyo with a win in golden score over Cho Gu-ham of South Korea on Thursday. Japan can top the record it set in Rio for most judo medals won ...

Japan's retired double Olympic judo gold medallist Masato Uchishiba, pictured here in 2008, was fired as a university coach Tuesday for sexually harassing a female student Japan's retired double ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s judo federation says head coach Ryuji Sonoda used violence against athletes at a training camp before the London Olympics. The Kyodo news agency reported that the federation’s ...