CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Feb. 17, 2022) – Leading up to her appearance in the judo competition at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Shori Hamada knew her coach would only be completely satisfied with one result.

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 26: Bilal Ciloglu (white) of Turkey competes with Shohei Ono (blue) of Japan in the judo men’s -73kg last 16 round during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan on July 26, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a record haul of 27 gold medals, far exceeding the previous high of 16 at the 2000 Athens Olympics. Mitsugi Ogata, general manager ...

Proudly sporting the red belt marking him out as one of the 15 highest-ranked Japanese judo masters in history, 97-year-old Ichiro Abe hopes the sport's homecoming at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be ...