By KOGO SHIOYA/ Staff Writer
June 16, 2022 at 10:30 JST
The Japanese national judo team bags a historic nine gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics held in summer 2021. Uta Abe, left, wins a gold medal in the women’s 52-kg division. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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