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Heavyweight Suzuki eager to return to int'l stage

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic super heavyweight judo champion Keiji Suzuki practices at Kokushikan University in Tokyo on April 21. Suzuki said he is eager to get back on the international stage and hopes to kick-start his bid to return to the top with victory at the national championships starting April 29.

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Olympic champ Ishii unclear on pro martial artist switch

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Ishii, who won the gold medal in the men's over 100-kilogram judo event at the Beijing Olympics, speaks to reporters at his school's dormitory at Kokushikan University in Tokyo on Oct. 7. Ishii was vague about his intentions to quit the sport and become a professional mixed martial artist.

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Kokushikan Univ. soccer players arrested over molestation

TOKYO, Japan - Two officials of Tokyo's Kokushikan University bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference on Dec. 1 following the arrest of 15 members of the school's soccer team on suspicion of group molestation of a 15-year-old girl.

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Biannual exam held for foreign students to study in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign students get ready to take the first biannual test for Japanese university admissions on June 16 at Tokyo's Kokushikan University in Setagaya Ward. The Association for International Education, Japan, an education ministry affiliate, held tests for international students across Japan and abroad for the first time. The exam is aimed at evaluating Japanese language proficiency and basic academic abilities of students who want to study at Japanese universities on the undergraduate level.

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1st biannual exam held for foreign students to study in Japan+

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign students walks to Kokushikan University in Tokyo on June 16 to sit for first biannual examination given by the Association for International Education, Japan, an education ministry affiliate, for Japanese university admissions. The tests are aimed at evaluating the Japanese language proficiency and basic academic abilities of students who want to study at Japanese universities at the undergraduate level.

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Kokushikan Univ. soccer players arrested over molestation

TOKYO, Hapan - Two officials of Tokyo's Kokushikan University bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference on Dec. 1 folowing the arrest of 15 members of the school's soccer team on suspicion of group molestation of a 15-year-old girl. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champ Ishii unclear on pro martial artist switch

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Ishii, who won the gold medal in the men's over 100-kilogram judo event at the Beijing Olympics, speaks to reporters at his school's dormitory at Kokushikan University in Tokyo on Oct. 7. Ishii was vague about his intentions to quit the sport and become a professional mixed martial artist. (Kyodo)

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Heavyweight Suzuki eager to return to int'l stage

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic super heavyweight judo champion Keiji Suzuki practices at Kokushikan University in Tokyo on April 21. Suzuki said he is eager to get back on the international stage and hopes to kick-start his bid to return to the top with victory at the national championships starting April 29. (Kyodo)

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Olympic judo champion Riner in Japan for training

Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner of France speaks to reporters after training at Kokushikan University in Tokyo on June 10, 2015. Riner is looking for his seventh consecutive title at the world championships in Kazakhstan in August and second straight Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st biannual exam held for foreign students to study in Japan+

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign students walks to Kokushikan University in Tokyo on June 16 to sit for first biannual examination given by the Association for International Education, Japan, an education ministry affiliate, for Japanese university admissions. The tests are aimed at evaluating the Japanese language proficiency and basic academic abilities of students who want to study at Japanese universities at the undergraduate level.