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 ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has challenged Russian President and judo enthusiast Vladimir Putin to throw down on the mat with Olympic gold medallist Yasuhiro Yamashita in the homeland of the ...

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 ...

MOSCOW, December 13 /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is looking forward to his Japanese trip because of his great interest in that country and judo, which he described as his "first ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that judo is his "first love" ahead of a presidential visit to Japan. In an interview with Japanese state media ahead of his visit, transcribed by the ...

Here’s your inspiring video of the day: a sample clip from the upcoming doc Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful, which profiles the life of 98-year-old judo master Keiko Fukuda. Her destiny down the ...

LOS ANGELES - Keiko Fukuda, the Japanese-born granddaughter of a samurai who learned judo from its founder and became the highest-ranked woman in the martial art, has died at age 99 in San Francisco, ...

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