is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

ka. He won a gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

 4 times at the World Championships

World Judo Championships

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...

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He is from Higashikagawa, Kagawa

Higashikagawa, Kagawa

is a city located in Kagawa, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 36,988 and a population density of 241.45 persons per km². The total area is 153.19 km²....

. After graduation from Tenri University

Tenri University

is a Japanese private university in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, an independent part of the secular mission of Tenrikyo. It was established in February 1925 as the coeducational , enrolling 104 students, and was reorganised as a university in April 1949...

 in 1973, he belonged to Kuraray

Kuraray

is a Japanese manufacturer of chemicals, fibers and other materials founded in Kurashiki, Okayama, but based in Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo and Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka . , Kuraray was the sole worldwide producer of Vectran liquid crystal polymer fibre....

. One year after, He got a job at Kyoto Sangyo University

Kyoto Sangyo University

is a private university in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.- History :The university was established in 1965. The founder was an astronomer named Toshima Araki , who intended to nurture students so that they could have their spiritual foundation upon the traditions of Japanese culture and contribute...

 and among his students was Olympic Games champion in 1984, Yoshiyuki Matsuoka

Yoshiyuki Matsuoka

is a retired judoka from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the gold medal in the men's half-lightweight division , after having defeated South Korea's Hwang Jung-Oh in the final by Seoi Nage learned from Shozo Fujii, 4...

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As of 2010, Fujii coaches judo at his alma mater, Tenri University, where he previously studied as an undergraduate.