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 ...

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 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Hifumi Abe retained his men's under-66kg crown before Diyora Keldiyorova, who ended Abe's sister's Olympic title defence earlier on Sunday, won Uzbekistan's first ...

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.

Natsumi Tsunoda continued Japan's judo supremacy by defeating Mongolia's Baasankhuu Bavuudorj in the 48kg gold medal bout at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming ...

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 ...