Daiki Nishiyama (西山 大希, Nishiyama Daiki; born 20 November 1990 in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima) is a Japanese judoka. He…Daiki Nishiyama (西山 大希, Nishiyama Daiki; born 20 November 1990 in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima) is a Japanese judoka. He won the silver medal in the middleweight (90 kg) division at the 2010 and 2011 World Judo Championships. Because of Nishiyama's ranking and recent form it has come as even more of a surprise that he was not included in the Japan squad for the 2012 Olympics. The Japanese judo association instead went with the more experienced Masashi Nishiyama in the –90 kg category.
Shohei Shimowada (born 23 October 1990) is a Japanese judoka. He is the bronze medallist of the 2016 Judo Grand Slam…Shohei Shimowada (born 23 October 1990) is a Japanese judoka. He is the bronze medallist of the 2016 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo in the -100 kg category.
Hiroaki Hiraoka (平岡 拓晃, Hiraoka Hiroaki; born 6 February 1985 in Hiroshima City) is a Japanese judoka. He won a silver…Hiroaki Hiraoka (平岡 拓晃, Hiraoka Hiroaki; born 6 February 1985 in Hiroshima City) is a Japanese judoka. He won a silver medal at the 2009 World Judo Championships and the 2011 World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2010 World Judo Championships. Hiroka also won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics at London, in the men's under 60 kg extra-lightweight category.
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japanese: 中村和裕 , born July 16, 1979) is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist who competed as a…Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japanese: 中村和裕 , born July 16, 1979) is a Japanese retired mixed martial artist who competed as a middleweight in DREAM, and is a former DEEP middleweight champion. He fought out of the Yoshida Dojo and also competed in the Pride Fighting Championships, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the Sengoku Raiden Championship. His primary style was judo, in which he holds a third dan black belt under Hidehiko Yoshida.
Koichiro Mitani (三谷 浩一郎, Mitani Kōichirō; born 18 November 1968) is a retired Japanese judoka. Mitani is from Fukuyama…Koichiro Mitani (三谷 浩一郎, Mitani Kōichirō; born 18 November 1968) is a retired Japanese judoka. Mitani is from Fukuyama, Hiroshima and began judo at the age of a first grader. He belonged to Japan Highway Public Corporation after graduation from Kinki University in 1991. Mitani was good at Ippon seoi nage, Osotogari and Uchi mata sukashi. In 1993, he won a gold medal at the Asian Championships held in Macau and at the East Asian Games held in Shanghai. He also participated in the All-Japan Championships 9 times from 1990 to 2000. After retirement, Mitani coached judo at Japan Highway Public Corporation and All-Japan Youth Team.
Yasuhiko Moriwaki (森脇 保彦, Moriwaki Yasuhiko; born 7 May 1952) is a retired Japanese judoka. Moriwaki is from Kake…Yasuhiko Moriwaki (森脇 保彦, Moriwaki Yasuhiko; born 7 May 1952) is a retired Japanese judoka. Moriwaki is from Kake, Hiroshima and began judo at the junior high school days. When he was a member of judo club at Sotoku high-school (崇徳高校, Sōtoku Kōkō), alongside Takao Kawaguchi and Yoshiharu Minami. In 1974, When Moriwaki was a student of Kokushikan University, he won a gold medal at the World University Championships held in Brussels. He took office as the coach of Kokushikan University after graduation from there. In 1979, Moriwaki won a bronze medal of World Championships held in Paris. He was also expected to get medal of Olympic Games in 1980 but he couldn't because the 1980 Summer Olympic Games was boycotted by the Japanese Government. Moriwaki won a gold medal at the World Championships in 1981 at the age of 29. As of 2010, he coaches at Kokushikan Women's Judo Club.
Yoshiharu Minami (南 喜陽, Minami Yoshiharu; 10 September 1951 – 29 December 2024) was a Japanese judoka. He competed in…Yoshiharu Minami (南 喜陽, Minami Yoshiharu; 10 September 1951 – 29 December 2024) was a Japanese judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was World Champion in 1973 and 1975, and Asia Champion in 1974.
Takehide Nakatani (中谷 雄英, Nakatani Takehide; born 9 July 1941) is a retired judoka who won the first gold medal ever…Takehide Nakatani (中谷 雄英, Nakatani Takehide; born 9 July 1941) is a retired judoka who won the first gold medal ever awarded in judo at the Summer Olympics as the Japanese competitor in the lightweight division (–68 kg).