By KOGO SHIOYA/ Staff Writer
June 16, 2022 at 10:30 JST
Tatsuru Saito, right, the 20-year-old son of late judoka and Olympic gold medalist Hitoshi Saito, wins the All Japan Judo Championship in April. The tourney remains a popular event, but the number of people who practice judo has declined sharply in recent years. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Even a record nine gold medals bagged by the national judo team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was not enough to reverse the fortunes of one of only two monthly magazines that specialize in the sport and put it on the path toward profitability. [Read More]
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