using a chokehold that forced her opponent to pass out on the mat at the Nippon Budokan. The powerful move put Arai in the gold medal match, meaning Japan is guaranteed yet another judo medalist on ...

Fast-forward almost eight years and the two made their father's dream come true, with both making the talented Japanese judo Olympic squad ... Uta stepped on the mats for her gold medal match ...

One strong foundation of Japan-Canada relations has been ... a remarkable role in the development of judo nationwide. Takahashi Dojo’s tatami mats have produced four Olympic athletes, 18 ...

Japan's Takanori Nagase won the men's -81kg judo gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics ... foot wheel to throw Mollaei down on the tatami mats to earn a waza-ari sudden death overtime victory.

Japanese judoka Uta Abe said Wednesday, ahead of her first competition since her shock second-round loss at the Paris ...