Japan's Miku Takaichi claimed the women's 63-kilogram division at the judo World Masters in Jerusalem on Dec. 21, downing Laura Fazliu of Kosovo by ippon in the final.
Japan have won their fifth mixed team gold medal on the final day of
the World Judo Championships in Tashkent following a six-bout thriller
against Tokyo 2020 champions France.
Japan ended the International Judo Federation Paris Grand Slam on top
of the standings with seven gold medals while France and Mongolia made
up the podium with three and two golds, respectively.
The Japanese team, which did not include any participants from this summer's Tokyo Olympics, finished the 50th edition of the IJF event with seven gold, two silver and two bronze.