The Nippon Budokan, often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests, the arena has gained additional fame as one of the world's most outstanding musical performance venues. The Budokan was a popular venue for Japanese professional wrestling for a time, and it has hosted numerous other sporting events, such as the 1967 Women's Volleyball World Championship. Most recently, the arena hosted the Olympic debut of karate in the 2020 Summer Olympics, as well as the judo competition at both the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Satoshi Yuki is a Japanese professional Go player.
Akiru Miyashita, better known by his ring name Danshoku Dino, also written Danshoku Dieno, is a Japanese professional wrestler. Dino has spent most of his career competing for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he plays an overly exaggerated homosexual character. His ring name comes from the Japanese name for the character Baron Dino from the manga series Sakigake!! Otokojuku.
Yuki Ota is a Japanese foil fencer, gold medallist at the 2006 Asian Games, silver medallist at the 2008 Summer Olympics, team silver medallist at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and individual gold medallist at the 2015 World Fencing Championships. He is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The 1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the first Asian Championship, which took place from 26 March 4 April 1977 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The games were played outside at the Al-Sadiq school station. The IHF was represented by president Paul Högberg, general secretary Max Rinkenurger and the Asian representative Kazumi Watanabe.
Yūki Nagasato, known from 2012 to 2016 as Yūki Ōgimi, is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Houston Dash. She is the first female footballer to play for the first-team of a Japanese men's club.
Yuki Tanabe is a Japanese handballer for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team.
Yūki Ishikawa is a Japanese male professional volleyball player from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.
The Japan men's national volleyball team represents Japan in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Japan Volleyball Association.
Konosuke Takeshita is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to both the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), and the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is a member of the Don Callis Family.
Yuki Kaneko is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Unisys team. He won his first senior international title at the Romanian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Takuto Inoue.
The Japan Handball Association (JHA) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Japan. JHA is affiliated to the Asian Handball Federation (AHF), Japanese Olympic Committee and International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1952.
Daisuke Watanabe is a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Japan was the host nation of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 but postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1912, Japanese athletes have appeared at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, to which they were not invited due to the nation's role in World War II, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, as part of the United States-led boycott. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for Japan are basketball player Rui Hachimura and wrestler Yui Susaki. Karateka Ryo Kiyuna is the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony.
Cesson Rennes Métropole Handball, is a team handball club from Cesson-Sévigné, France. The club was formed in 1968 being called OC Cesson. In 2011 a new club was created with a new name.
Yuki Soma is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Machida Zelvia, and the Japan national team.
Yuki Kubo is a Japanese handball player for Daido Steel and the Japanese national team.
Naomi Yoshimura is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Dramatic Dream Team (DDT).
Yuki Yoshidome is a Japanese female handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team.
Saran Loiret Handball is a French handball team based in Saran, that plays in the LNH Division 1.
