was a Japanese

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ka. Born in

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, he received a silver medal at the 1956 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, behind winner Shokichi Natsui. He won the

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three times.

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* 1920 births 1988 deaths Japanese male judoka 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-judo-bio-stub