The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games, were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Games held in China.
The Taipei Arena is a multi-purpose stadium located in Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan, and it is operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC). Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo, karate, taekwondo and wrestling.
The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Olympic judo competition. The championships are held once every year by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries. Team competitions have also been held since 1994. The men's championships began in 1956, though the format and periodicity of the championships have changed over time. The last edition of the championships took place in Tokyo, Japan in 2019.
Robert William Smith was an American martial artist and writer, most noted for his prodigious output of books and articles about the Asian martial arts and their masters. Smith's writing was an important factor in the spread of Asian martial arts such as judo, karate, and taijiquan into the postwar United States.
Throwdown is a 2004 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Johnnie To and starring Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying and Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film is one of To's most personal to date; he dedicated it to the late Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa and, in making it, had drawn upon elements of Kurosawa's debut feature, Sanshiro Sugata. Throw Down had its premiere at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
Asian Judo Championships is the Judo Asian Championship organized by the Judo Union of Asia.
The 2008 East Asian Judo Championships was contested in seven weight classes, seven each for men and women.
The 2009 Asian Judo Championships were held at Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan from 23 May to 24 May 2009.
East Asian Judo Championships is the Judo East Asian Championship organized by the Judo Union of Asia.
Kim Kyong-Jin is a North Korean judoka, who played for the extra-lightweight category. He won two medals, silver and bronze, for the 60 kg division at the Asian Judo Championships.
Liu Shu-yun is a Taiwanese judoka, who competed in the women's middleweight category. She captured two bronze medals in the 70-kg division at the Asian Games, and represented her nation Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Shinzo Takagaki (1893–1977) was a pioneer in judo.
Asia Pacific Deaf Games is a deaf multi-sport event established in 1984 which is held every 4 years in the Asia Pacific region. It is the successor to the "Far Eastern Deaf Football Championship" which was held in Taipei in 1983. The inaugural games was held in 1984 in Hong Kong. At that time, the games was known as the Asia Pacific Deaf Football Championship which was held biennially until 1988. In 1988, the games' governing body Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation was formed during the 3rd Championship in Melbourne, Australia with Ms. Wendy Home as its first administrator. The games changed its name to its present name, the Asia Pacific Deaf Games when the games was held in Seoul, South Korea in 1992 after Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation passed a resolution to change the name of the games, which has since been held once every four years.
Judo was contested at the 2017 Summer Universiade from August 20 to 24 at the Hsinchu County Gymansium in Zhubei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also its tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. Neither the common name "Taiwan" nor the official name "Republic of China" can be used due primarily to opposition from the People's Republic of China. It will also be the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Saki Niizoe is a Japanese judoka. In 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's 70 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Yang Yung-wei is a Taiwanese Paiwan judoka. In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is the current silver Olympic medalist in the Extra Lightweight event.
Lee Jeong-yun is a South Korean judoka.
Chen-Hao Lin is a Taiwanese judoka. She competed in the women's 48 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Chou Yu-Ping is a Taiwanese former judoka. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where judo was for women a demonstration sport, in the extra-lightweight event. At the 1987 World Judo Championships she won the bronze medal in the -48 kg category. At the 1991 Asian Judo Championships she won the bronze medal in the -52 kg category.
Takao Kawaguchi (JPN)
Yoon Gong-Hwa (KOR)
Chi (ROC)
Hardjasa (INA)
Geronimo Dyogi (PHI)
Kan (SIN)