Born in Tokyo to a Korean father and a Japanese mother, judoka Huh Mi-mi now wears the South Korean flag with pride.

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 ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - Teddy Riner of France reacts after defeating Hisayoshi Harasawa of Japan, not shown, in their men’s ...

Japanese judoka pose for a photo after winning the mixed teams event at the judo world championships in Abu Dhabi on May 24, 2024. (Photo courtesy of the International Judo Federation/Kyodo ...

Japan ultimately won 4 - 1 through some brilliant judo, and progressed to the gold medal match. The France VS Georgia semi-final was a much closer contest with back and forth wins for the first ...

South Korea has been shut out of gold medals in judo at each of the past two Olympics. At the Tokyo Games three years ago, ...

Japan's brother-and-sister Olympic judo champions Hifumi and Uta Abe said Tuesday that they are spurring each other on in their bid to defend their titles at this year's Paris Games. The siblings ...

On this Y Wednesday, the YMCA of Marquette County is getting ready for its summer programs, which start up next week.

Storylines to Follow Teddy Riner of France, top, reacts while competing against Aaron Wolf of Japan during their gold medal match in team judo competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday ...

Three years after the Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s Hifumi Abe and his sister Uta want to go for gold again in Paris 2024 Olympics. Hifumi Abe (R), poses with his sister and fellow Olympic judo gold ...

Japan ultimately won 4 - 1 through some brilliant judo, and progressed to the gold medal match. View this post on Instagram A post shared by International Judo Federation (@judogallery ...

Judo begins on July 27 and concludes on Aug ... Men’s 60 kg: Naohisa Takato, Japan. —Men’s 66 kg: Hifumi Abe, Japan. —Men’s 73 kg: Shohei Ono, Japan. —Men’s 81 kg: Takanori Nagase ...