Japan National Judo Team

The Japan national judo team represents the country where judo was created by Jigoro Kano in the late nineteenth century, and it has been the most successful national program in Olympic and World Championship judo since the sport joined the Olympic program in 1964. Japanese judoka have won more Olympic judo medals than any other nation across the sport's weight divisions, and Japan's dominance reflects both the sport's cultural centrality at home and a deep competitive infrastructure feeding the national team.