Judo is coming home at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Japanese team is under a world of pressure. Fortunately for the host nation, this powerhouse group of athletes is eager to rise to the momentousness ...

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 ...

The birthplace of judo is struggling to stay on top of the sport. Judo is a source of national pride in Japan, where the martial art originated. But the country's judo ego has been bruised in recent ...

TOKYO (AFP) – World judo champion Shohei Ono has been suspended from his university for physically abusing junior members of the judo squad, an official said Friday, reigniting controversy over ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and France advanced to the final of the first mixed judo team event at the Olympics on Saturday, with three male and three female judokas joining forces for a final showdown at ...

With a tear of his right calf muscle, Yasuhiro Yamashita’s lifelong dream was surely over. The Japanese heavyweight judoka had envisaged himself atop the Olympic podium ever since he was “deeply moved ...

The nearly 800 judoka who descended upon Tokyo from all over the globe last week to compete in the 27th World Judo Championships arrived with one objective in mind: to win. And though few had any ...